diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/mob_sounds.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/mob_sounds.dm
index ef997b22e8..b4f70d86be 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/mob_sounds.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/mob_sounds.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /datum/looping_sound/mob/deafened
 	start_sound = 'modular_chomp/sound/effects/ear_ring/ear_deaf_in.ogg'
 	start_length = 4 SECONDS // 2 seconds shorter than the actual file ending, bc we want it to overlap
-	mid_sounds = list('modular_chomp/sound/effects/ear_ring/ear_deaf_loop.ogg'=1)
+	mid_sounds = list('modular_chomp/sound/effects/misc/silence.ogg'=1)
 	mid_length = 3 SECONDS
 	end_sound = 'modular_chomp/sound/effects/ear_ring/ear_deaf_out.ogg'
 	volume = 40
diff --git a/modular_chomp/sound/misc/silence.ogg b/modular_chomp/sound/misc/silence.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41ee44cd04
Binary files /dev/null and b/modular_chomp/sound/misc/silence.ogg differ