# PlayerDeafenEvent > Fired when a player deafens themselves in voice chat (suggestive mode). `gg.lode.lecternapi.api.event.PlayerDeafenEvent` --- ## Signature ```java public class PlayerDeafenEvent extends LecternClientEvent ``` --- ## Overview This event fires when a player voluntarily deafens themselves (stops hearing voice chat) via their client UI. It does not fire when the server force-deafens a player. --- ## Example ```java @EventHandler public void onDeafen(PlayerDeafenEvent event) { Player player = event.getPlayer(); // Player deafened themselves } ``` --- ## Related Pages - [[PlayerUndeafenEvent]] — Undeafen event - [[IVoiceChatManager]] — Voice chat control