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Protect your hearing with AirPods

Noise pollution, like sleep deprivation and poor air quality, is something we all fail to take seriously. City sounds in the modern age sit regularly above 85 dB, which damages your hearing after only 8 hours andmakes us all slowly go deaf — and that's to say nothing of the other negative health effects. AirPods noise cancellation is an excellent way to combat this, except when you turn on transparency mode (where the microphones pass outside noise through) to be aware of your surroundings. Transparency mode is essential to avoid, say, getting hit by a car while crossing the street, but letting the sound back in arguably negates the benefit of ANC since you'd hear all those loud noises again and have to turn up your music volume to compensate. Cue AirPods hearing protection features.

First, enable Ambient Noise Reduction. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual > Headphone Accommodations, then enable Custom Transparency Mode and drag the slider as high as you'd like for Ambient Noise Reduction. You'll have to connect your AirPods before these settings appear. When transparency mode is enabled, your AirPods will cancel out annoying background sounds without cutting out the important ones like voices.

Your AirPods can also automatically make sure your music never exceeds 85 dB so your volume never exceeds safe levels. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Headphone Safety, then toggle Reduce Loud Sounds and drag the slider to 85 dB or below. If you forget to turn volume down, your iPhone will notify you when you've been listening for too long at a high setting. We also recommend enabling Sound Check in Settings > Music, which prevents volume spikes in your media that would be jarringly loud.