Distant audio problems

Hello fellow survivors,

I am having trouble with my audio. It seems that whenever I play with buddies they seem to hear distant sounds like gunshots while I don't. It has been like this for years.

For example, I was regulating the water level in the Livonia bunker, and my buddy was down there. He heard the alarm when the bunker door closed, I didn't hear it. Whenever we are outside, no matter the map or location, I can't hear far away shots, but they can. At a certain point I do hear them, but their ability to hear them seems to be from much farther away. Hearing footsteps is no issue, I don't know if they can hear them for farther away.

I have no hearing problems. Can't find any audio settings to customise and I use the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 headset (on the crappy side but decent enough for directional audio and proper volume).

I would appreciate any experiences or advice on the matter. Thankyou in advance!