How do I clean my EarPods effectively and without damaging the surface nor using the shirt method?

Oh my god your a frickin life saver. I tried absolutely everything else and nothing worked. So I did what you did and now they work just like they did when I first bought my phone .... thank you thank you thank youuuuuuu

Get a pen and use the cap of the pen. Use the bottome of the pen cap to clean them out.

So far, my only recommendation would be to use a thumb tack. But do NOT press down too hard and damage your earpods

Maybe a plain ole baby wipe. Be quick and blow out the water and such. This will not damage the earpods because the wires are tied closely together.

Well I accidentally washed mine with my clothes and they work perfectly fine lol but don't try that at home

Disinfectant wipes always do the trick for me. Including wiping down the wires and the actual speaker mesh. Hope this helps too!

Hey man, I did same crazy thing and I was happy as **** 🙂 . helped me a lot, sound much better

Use a dry toothbrush

Mine were like that too today. I just took a toothbrush and brushed them for a while. It didn't seem like it did too much to it, but they're working great now

I tried this and it worked! I guess I had some earwax buildup behind the mesh. Thanks so much! 🙂

Alternatively, use a toothpick! 😀 That's the best solution for me to quickly remove the ear wax, anyway.

Blu Tack is so effective (or prestick)!!! 🙂🙂 They look brand new! Thank you!