diff --git a/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
index 9f0acc6c7c..94b1ab0703 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Extended_Init_EventHandlers {
 class Extended_FiredNear_EventHandlers {
     class CAManBase {
         class GVAR(FiredNear) {
-            clientFiredNear = QUOTE( if (_this select 0 == ACE_player) then {_this call FUNC(firedNear)}; );
+            clientFiredNear = QUOTE( if (GVAR(enableCombatDeafness) && {_this select 0 == ACE_player}) then {_this call FUNC(firedNear)}; );
         };
     };
 };
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Extended_FiredNear_EventHandlers {
 class Extended_Explosion_EventHandlers {
     class CAManBase {
         class GVAR(ExplosionNear) {
-            clientExplosion = QUOTE( if (_this select 0 == ACE_player) then {_this call FUNC(explosionNear)}; );
+            clientExplosion = QUOTE( if (GVAR(enableCombatDeafness) && {_this select 0 == ACE_player}) then {_this call FUNC(explosionNear)}; );
         };
     };
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/addons/hearing/CfgVehicles.hpp b/addons/hearing/CfgVehicles.hpp
index 1f499d88a4..41562e9044 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/CfgVehicles.hpp
+++ b/addons/hearing/CfgVehicles.hpp
@@ -92,4 +92,27 @@ class CfgVehicles {
             MACRO_ADDITEM(ACE_EarBuds,12);
         };
     };
+
+
+    class Module_F;
+    class ACE_ModuleHearing: Module_F {
+        author = "$STR_ACE_Common_ACETeam";
+        category = "ACE";
+        displayName = "Hearing";
+        function = QFUNC(moduleHearing);
+        scope = 2;
+        isGlobal = 1;
+        icon = PATHTOF(UI\IconHearing_ca.paa);
+        class Arguments {
+            class EnableCombatDeafness {
+                displayName = "Enable combat deafness?";
+                description = "Enable combat deafness?";
+                typeName = "BOOL";
+                class values {
+                    class Yes { name = "Yes"; value = 1; default = 1; };
+                    class No { name = "No"; value = 0; };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
 };
diff --git a/addons/hearing/UI/IconHearing_ca.paa b/addons/hearing/UI/IconHearing_ca.paa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..128f08f6f0
Binary files /dev/null and b/addons/hearing/UI/IconHearing_ca.paa differ
diff --git a/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 95d317b4b1..0785a32aff 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PREP(earRinging);
 PREP(explosionNear);
 PREP(firedNear);
 PREP(hasEarPlugsIn);
+PREP(moduleHearing);
 PREP(putInEarPlugs);
 PREP(removeEarPlugs);
 PREP(updateVolume);
diff --git a/addons/hearing/config.cpp b/addons/hearing/config.cpp
index 4499e647f6..0825573d9f 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/hearing/config.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,22 @@ class CfgPatches {
 #include "CfgAmmo.hpp"
 
 class ACE_Settings {
+    class GVAR(EnableCombatDeafness) {
+        value = 1;
+        typeName = "BOOL";
+    };
+    class GVAR(EarplugsVolume) {
+        value = 0.5;
+        typeName = "SCALAR";
+    };
+    class GVAR(UnconsciousnessVolume) {
+        value = 0.4;
+        typeName = "SCALAR";
+    };
     class GVAR(DisableEarRinging) {
-        default = 1;
+        value = 0;
         typeName = "BOOL";
         isClientSetable = 1;
         displayName = "$STR_ACE_Hearing_DisableEarRinging";
     };
-};
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+};
diff --git a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78e79d971e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Author: CAA-Picard
+ * Initializes the Map module.
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * Whatever the module provides. (I dunno.)
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * None
+ */
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+_logic = _this select 0;
+_activated = _this select 2;
+
+if !(_activated) exitWith {};
+
+[_logic, QGVAR(enableCombatDeafness), "EnableCombatDeafness"] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);
+
+diag_log text "[ACE]: Interaction Module Initialized.";
diff --git a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf
index 187d4ce116..48b1befc18 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #define STRENGHTODEAFNESS 3
 #define MAXDEAFNESS 1.1
 
+// Exit if combat deafness is disabled
+if !(GVAR(enableCombatDeafness)) exitWith {};
+
 // Check if new noises increase deafness
 if (GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS > GVAR(currentDeafness)) then {
   GVAR(currentDeafness) = GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS min MAXDEAFNESS;
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@ _volume = (1 - GVAR(currentDeafness) max 0)^2 max 0.04;
 
 // Earplugs reduce hearing 50%
 if ([ACE_player] call FUNC(hasEarPlugsIn)) then {
-  _volume = _volume min 0.5;
+  _volume = _volume min GVAR(EarplugsVolume);
 };
 
 // Reduce volume if player is unconscious
 if (ACE_player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) then {
-  _volume = _volume min 0.4;
+  _volume = _volume min GVAR(UnconsciousnessVolume);
 };
 
 if (!(missionNameSpace getVariable [QGVAR(disableVolumeUpdate), false])) then {