diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/flashbang.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/flashbang.dm
index ff92bf3ab64..c566f3b347b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/flashbang.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/flashbang.dm
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/grenade/flashbang/prime()
 	update_mob()
 	var/flashbang_turf = get_turf(src)
-	for(var/obj/structure/closet/L in view(7, flashbang_turf))
+	for(var/obj/structure/closet/L in get_hear(7, flashbang_turf))
 		for(var/mob/living/M in L)
 			bang(get_turf(M), M)
 
-	for(var/mob/living/M in view(7, flashbang_turf))
+	for(var/mob/living/M in hearers(7, flashbang_turf))
 		bang(get_turf(M), M)
 
 	for(var/obj/effect/blob/B in view(8,flashbang_turf))     		//Blob damage here
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/grenade/flashbang/proc/bang(var/turf/T , var/mob/living/M)
-	M << "<span class='warning'>BANG</span>"
+	M.show_message("<span class='warning'>BANG</span>", 2)
 	playsound(src.loc, 'sound/effects/bang.ogg', 25, 1)
 
 //Checking for protections
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@
 	walk_away(src,temploc,stepdist)
 	var/dettime = rand(15,60)
 	spawn(dettime)
-	prime()
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+	prime()