An ambient sound processing method provided includes determining a time-frequency spectrum of an ambient sound in preset duration. A matching scenario is determined from at least one preset scenario according to the time-frequency spectrum of the ambient sound in the preset duration, where a time-frequency spectrum of the matching scenario matches the time-frequency spectrum of the ambient sound in the preset duration. Operation information corresponding to the matching scenario is determined as the operation information to be executed, and an operation is performed according to the operation information to be executed and a subsequently received ambient sound, and an operated signal is determined. The operated signal is mixed to obtain a mixed signal, and the mixed signal is transmitted to a headset, where the mixed signal includes at least an audio signal played by user equipment of a user.