diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
index e7ebe0391fae..6584186f576a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Implant Specifics:<BR>"}
 	var/elevel = "Localized Limb"
 	var/phrase = "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
 	icon_state = "implant_evil"
+	flags_atom = USES_HEARING
 
 /obj/item/implant/explosive/get_data()
 	var/dat = {"