Hearing Protection vs Loud Sound Reduction

[srknpower]

Hi. According to this website, Hearing Protection is only available in the USA but the countries such as the UK, Turkey, Brazil have Loud Sound Reduction option instead. What is the difference between these two?

AirPods Pro 2 - Hearing Health Feature Availability

Hearing Health in AirPods Pro 2 is a Hearing Test, Hearing Aid, and Hearing Protection all in one device. See feature availability based on location.

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[rasg]

Here is what I found:

"With iOS 18.1 and the soon-to-be-released AirPods firmware update, the AirPods Pro 2 will offer hearing protection at all times across noise cancellation, transparency, and adaptive audio modes. There’s no “concert mode” or a specific setting to toggle. You can think of this as an expansion of the loud sound reduction option that was already in place. Hearing protection is on by default, and Apple says “an all-new multiband high dynamic range algorithm” helps to preserve the natural sound of concerts and other live events."