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Button to turn off directional sound/hearing

Hello, I am deaf in my right ear so when I played minecraft java with headphones(which i prefer to do) I can't hear music, mobs, etc. on the right side of my character. I have been trying to find a way to turn directional hearing off but from what I've researched there is no easy way to do so? 

So I was wondering if there could be some sort of button in the controls to turn off directional sound/hearing. This would mainly help people like me who are hearing impaired, but also people who prefer to have it off. Thank you!

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    I am deaf in my right ear and this would be soo helpful

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    i want to be able to listen to my favorite disk (otherside) and mine while not looking at it at the same time

     

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    hi! i have the same exact problem as you, microtia in the right ear. i also think minecraft should have this feature, but just to help people out i have some alternatives to make the game more accessible:

    - depending on the nature of your deafness, try different headphones. my hearing loss is conductive, which means by using bone conduction headphones designed for people like me, i can enjoy stereo sound. i use Trekz.

    - turn on mono audio mixing. this is an audio setting on most computers. all sounds will play in both ears equally. i do not prefer this solution because although it works, in my experience it also significantly reduces your sound quality (i have absolutely no idea why this happens.) but it's a solution!

    - turn on subtitles. i have these always on by default, they subtitle almost every sound in the game and the direction it's coming from. incredibly helpful.

    i would greatly appreciate an accessibility feature that allows the players to customize sound panning. the subtitles are a great step in the right direction, but unfortunately hearing loss that affects each side differently is a relatively common experience that does not get a lot of attention, and doesn't have many easy solutions.