diff --git a/addons/hearing/XEH_postInit.sqf b/addons/hearing/XEH_postInit.sqf
index 0f27321b2b..adb7827ce7 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/XEH_postInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/XEH_postInit.sqf
@@ -1,56 +1,7 @@
-// by commy2 and CAA-Picard
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-#define STRENGHTODEAFNESS 3
-#define MAXDEAFNESS 1.1
-
 GVAR(currentDeafness) = 0;
 GVAR(newStrength) = 0;
 
 // Spawn volume updating process
-0 spawn {
-  while {true} do {
-
-    // Check if new noises increase deafness
-    if (GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS > GVAR(currentDeafness)) then {
-      GVAR(currentDeafness) = GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS min MAXDEAFNESS;
-    };
-    GVAR(newStrength) = 0;
-
-    // Recover rate is slower if deafness is severe
-    _recoverRate = 0.01;
-    if (GVAR(currentDeafness) > 0.7) then {
-      _recoverRate = 0.005;
-      if (GVAR(currentDeafness) > 0.9) then {
-        _recoverRate = 0.002;
-      };
-    };
-
-    // Deafness recovers with time
-    GVAR(currentDeafness) = GVAR(currentDeafness) - _recoverRate max 0;
-
-    // needed until Bohemia fixes playSound to actually use the second argument
-    _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;
-    };
-
-    // Reduce volume if player is unconscious
-    if (ACE_player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) then {
-      _volume = _volume min 0.4;
-    };
-
-    if (!(missionNameSpace getVariable [QGVAR(disableVolumeUpdate), false])) then {
-      0.1 fadeSound _volume;
-      0.1 fadeSpeech _volume;
-      ACE_player setVariable ["tf_globalVolume", _volume];
-      ACE_player setVariable ["acre_sys_core_globalVolume", _volume];
-    };
-
-    //hintSilent format ["GVAR(currentDeafness), _Volume = %1, %2", GVAR(currentDeafness), _volume];
-
-    sleep 0.1;
-  };
-};
+[FUNC(updateVolume), 0.1, [] ] call CBA_fnc_addPerFrameHandler;
diff --git a/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
index 14e037595e..d160232c05 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ PREP(explosionNear);
 PREP(firedNear);
 PREP(hasEarPlugsIn);
 PREP(putInEarPlugs);
-PREP(removeEarPlugs);
\ No newline at end of file
+PREP(removeEarPlugs);
+PREP(updateVolume);
diff --git a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..187d4ce116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_updateVolume.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// by commy2 and CAA-Picard
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+#define STRENGHTODEAFNESS 3
+#define MAXDEAFNESS 1.1
+
+// Check if new noises increase deafness
+if (GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS > GVAR(currentDeafness)) then {
+  GVAR(currentDeafness) = GVAR(newStrength) * STRENGHTODEAFNESS min MAXDEAFNESS;
+};
+GVAR(newStrength) = 0;
+
+// Recover rate is slower if deafness is severe
+_recoverRate = 0.01;
+if (GVAR(currentDeafness) > 0.7) then {
+  _recoverRate = 0.005;
+  if (GVAR(currentDeafness) > 0.9) then {
+    _recoverRate = 0.002;
+  };
+};
+
+// Deafness recovers with time
+GVAR(currentDeafness) = GVAR(currentDeafness) - _recoverRate max 0;
+
+// needed until Bohemia fixes playSound to actually use the second argument
+_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;
+};
+
+// Reduce volume if player is unconscious
+if (ACE_player getVariable ["ACE_isUnconscious", false]) then {
+  _volume = _volume min 0.4;
+};
+
+if (!(missionNameSpace getVariable [QGVAR(disableVolumeUpdate), false])) then {
+  0.1 fadeSound _volume;
+  0.1 fadeSpeech _volume;
+  ACE_player setVariable ["tf_globalVolume", _volume];
+  ACE_player setVariable ["acre_sys_core_globalVolume", _volume];
+};
+
+//hintSilent format ["GVAR(currentDeafness), _Volume = %1, %2", GVAR(currentDeafness), _volume];