The plastic ball stuck in the microphone plug

I am not sure this question related to Apple but let me ask , the circle of little plastic ball is stuck in end of the microphone plug of MacBook Air. How can remove it?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 3, 2022 11:10 AM

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John Galt

Level 10

156,056 points

Feb 3, 2022 12:39 PM in response to sangduan81

It's happened before. The proper way to fix it will require disassembling the Mac: Get Support.

Resist the temptation to stick something else in there in an effort to dislodge it.

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