Opening Pulseeffects mutes the sound

Opening Pulseeffects mutes the sound. The sound comes back again when I use pulseeffects -q . Does anyone know how pulseeffects is muting my sound?

I'm on Lubuntu LXQT.

jamescw@james-optiplex780:~$ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 23.10"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="23.10"
VERSION="23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)"
VERSION_CODENAME=mantic
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=mantic
LOGO=ubuntu-logo

jamescw@james-optiplex780:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 23.10
Release: 23.10
Codename: mantic

jamescw@james-optiplex780:~$ hostnamectl
Static hostname: james-optiplex780
Icon name: computer-desktop
Chassis: desktop
Machine ID: 2ff36f57282b4c958c9fd7a4be4db9ba
Boot ID: b5ca9cb5fcf54a34b19572c5a45762c1
Operating System: Ubuntu 23.10
Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-10-generic
Architecture: x86-64
Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
Hardware Model: OptiPlex 780
Firmware Version: A12