earpods sound uneven at certain angles in my ear

when i put my earpods in one side sounds muffled and i thought it was just earwax so i cleaned them with alcohol and even cleaned the little holes on the outside but the one side is still muffled. when i take them out and switch ears they sound even. it only sounds muffled when the headphones are in correctly its almost like there's some weird suction or something

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 9:39 AM

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MrBill3

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Jan 8, 2021 2:29 PM in response to adamwilkirson

Hello,

Low volume / muffled sound is usually a symptom of needing to be cleaned. You might try again:

How to clean your AirPods and EarPods

If no help, try this:

Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual and scroll down to “Balance L vs R” (Adjust the audio volume balance) and make changes.

Good luck.

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