ELI5. Why do active noise cancelling headphones/earbuds not protect your hearing?

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for example, you’re in a loud train station or in a place with loud tools but you hardly hear anything with noise cancelation. why is this not considered hearing protection?

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Don’t know what everyone is saying here because ANC was actually developed for the aviation industry specifically to protect pilots’ hearing. The ones that are commercially available just aren’t good enough to be protective to that degree. A good pair will be expensive and work well to block out noises and reduce the exterior loudness.

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