Zoom + AirPods = audio drop outs when Outlook and Teams notifications occur

using Apple AirPods with Zoom on Windows 10 PC, hearing loss of audio on Zoom meeting (about 3 seconds long)  to AirPods whenever Outlook and Teams notifications occur. 

No error code involved

Apple AirPods from last few years

Zoom version is 5.13.7

no t/shooting done yet, not sure where to begin

Anybody else with this issue and know the fix?