diff --git a/components/inbox-mail/types-mail.tsx b/components/inbox-mail/types-mail.tsx
index 6dfe86b..c2b8844 100644
--- a/components/inbox-mail/types-mail.tsx
+++ b/components/inbox-mail/types-mail.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ export type InboxMailThread = {
     }
 }
 
+export type Settings = {
+    soundName?: string;
+    enabled?: boolean;
+    onlyForLongTasks: boolean;
+    onlyIfNotInFocus: boolean;
+}
+
+
 export type User = {
     id: string;
     organizationId: string;
@@ -52,6 +60,8 @@ export type User = {
     logoutUrl: string;
     isAdmin: boolean;
     autoLogoutMinutes: number;
+    soundSettings: Settings;
+    notificationSettings: Settings;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/useSound.tsx b/hooks/useSound.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38580b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/useSound.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { useRef, useCallback } from "react";
+
+const audioCache = new Map<string, HTMLAudioElement>();
+
+export function useSound(volume = 1) {
+    const audioRef = useRef<HTMLAudioElement | null>(null);
+
+    const play = useCallback((src: string) => {
+        if (!src) return;
+        let audio = audioCache.get(src);
+
+        if (!audio) {
+            audio = new Audio(src);
+            audio.volume = volume;
+            audio.onerror = () => {
+                console.error(`Failed to load audio: ${src}`);
+            };
+            audioCache.set(src, audio);
+        } else {
+            audio.currentTime = 0;
+            audio.volume = volume;
+        }
+        audioRef.current = audio;
+        audio.play().catch((error) => {
+            console.error(`Failed to play audio: ${src}`, error);
+        });
+    }, [volume]);
+
+    return play;
+}
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