diff --git a/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp b/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
index ce968ed2ca..f09f259266 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
+++ b/addons/hearing/CfgEventHandlers.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Extended_FiredNear_EventHandlers {
 class Extended_Explosion_EventHandlers {
     class CAManBase {
         class GVAR(ExplosionNear) {
-            clientExplosion = QUOTE( if (GVAR(enableCombatDeafness) && {_this select 0 == ACE_player}) then {_this call FUNC(explosionNear)}; );
+            clientExplosion = QUOTE(_this call FUNC(explosionNear););
         };
     };
 };
diff --git a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_explosionNear.sqf b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_explosionNear.sqf
index 8cea263fec..7e4d0b9bfc 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_explosionNear.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_explosionNear.sqf
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ if ((!GVAR(enableCombatDeafness)) && GVAR(DisableEarRinging)) exitWith {};
 
 params ["_unit", "_damage"];
 
+if (_unit != ACE_player) exitWith {};
+
+TRACE_2("explosion near player",_unit,_damage);
+
 private ["_strength"];
-_strength = 0 max _damage;
+_strength = (0 max _damage) * 30;
 if (_strength < 0.01) exitWith {};
 
-[{_this call FUNC(earRinging)}, [_unit, _strength], 0.2, 0] call EFUNC(common,waitAndExecute);
+[{_this call FUNC(earRinging)}, [_unit, _strength], 0.2] call EFUNC(common,waitAndExecute);
diff --git a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf
index 035d5eaa88..2b4daecc72 100644
--- a/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf
+++ b/addons/hearing/functions/fnc_moduleHearing.sqf
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@
  * None
  */
 #include "script_component.hpp"
-params ["_logic", "_units", "_activated"];
 
-if !(_activated) exitWith {};
+params ["_logic"];
 
 [_logic, QGVAR(enableCombatDeafness), "EnableCombatDeafness"] call EFUNC(common,readSettingFromModule);