diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_emote.dm
index 1de8e23cf0a..54aec1862e7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_emote.dm
@@ -152,8 +152,22 @@
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/gasp/play_sound_effect(mob/user, intentional, sound_path, sound_volume)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
+	var/oxy = H.getOxyLoss()
+	var/volume_decrease = 0
+	switch(oxy)
+		if(0 to 50)
+			volume_decrease = 0
+		if(51 to 100)
+			volume_decrease = 50
+		if(101 to 150)
+			volume_decrease = 65
+		if(151 to 200)
+			volume_decrease = 80
+		else
+			volume_decrease = 95
+	sound_volume -= volume_decrease
 	// special handling here: we don't want monkeys' gasps to sound through walls so you can actually walk past xenobio
-	playsound(user.loc, sound_path, sound_volume, TRUE, frequency = H.get_age_pitch(), ignore_walls = !isnull(user.mind))
+	playsound(user.loc, sound_path, sound_volume, TRUE, -10, frequency = H.get_age_pitch(), ignore_walls = !isnull(user.mind))
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/shake
 	key = "shake"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
index 963ad699dd7..61540fb7601 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	if(!istype(H))
 		return ..()
 	// special handling here: we don't want monkeys' gasps to sound through walls so you can actually walk past xenobio
-	playsound(user.loc, sound_path, sound_volume, TRUE, frequency = H.get_age_pitch(), ignore_walls = !isnull(user.mind))
+	playsound(user.loc, sound_path, sound_volume, TRUE, -8, frequency = H.get_age_pitch(), ignore_walls = !isnull(user.mind))
 
 /datum/emote/living/drool
 	key = "drool"