My headphones got disconnected while playing minecraft, I reconnected them but minecraft audio didn't play until I restarted my minecraft instance, I've tested it and the same thing happened in 1.12.2, 1.14.4, and 1.16.x.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. In a minecraft instance, disconnect and then reconnect your headphones
2. Try to play minecraft audio
3. See how the audio doesn't play.
Environment
Windows 10, Java 8 update 251, build 1.8.0_251-b08
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