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Henry St Leger

How to use AirPods' volume limiter to save your long-term hearing, no matter your age

Pair of AirPods next to iPhone

Have you ever considered limiting the volume of your AirPods? It won't occur to us all, but there are good reasons to – maybe you have a personal preference for keeping noise to a minimum, or maybe you want to reduce the risk of harm to your ears.

Earbuds can actually be a risk when it comes to hearing loss – particularly if you don't have noise-cancelling earbuds such as AirPods Pro 2 – because the lack of good sound blocking means listeners often have to ramp up the volume for their music, podcasts or calls for the content to stay audible if there's lots of noise around you. Non-pro AirPods have very poor passive sound isolation, which means they're especially vulnerable to this.

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