If one AirPod is louder than the other

My left airpod was quieter than my right and something that helped was I took a cloth and I wet it very little and cleaned my airpod and the black ear part were the sound comes out. that helped me a lot and it started being louder

Or try the no grosso method and hear up the oval-shaped screen that the sound emits from with a blow dryer and usa Q-tip and rub it back forth over the screen until you no longer pick up anymore ear wax. I, too, sucked and then thought to myself a) this is kind of gross b) who in the past year or so has asked to use the? c) wouldn't this work better if you heated up the ear wax and pick up the less solid wax with a Q-tip?

I would heat the screen at 30 second intervals and then dampen the Q-tip, and rub vigorously back and forth over the screen. Keep one side of the Q-tip dry and use that, too.

Holyshit it really worked! My wife was disgusted that I’m sucking one ear to try fixing it. But she was relieved when it started working because she was the one who took the liberty to clean my AirPods which indeed caused excessive air in left earplug. Thanks folks!

recommend sucking on the end of the airpod that is quieter, kinda gross but effective.

tip: use micro cloth, toothbrush or q-tip after blowing to remove gunk then repeat until nothing

hope it helps :)

I was just having this problem and after taking it in and out of my ear and messing with hearing in the accessibility settings I look at my AirPod and there is a THICK layer of earwax so I scoop it out with a toothpick and wipe it down with a cotton swab and it works perfectly again.

i left my AirPods in my trousers while they went in the washing machine. They got totally messed up so I put them in rice for a few days but the left ear was MUCH quieter than the right like it wasn’t even there but I just sucked the water out and now they are perfect!

My right side AirPod suddenly became quieter. I read the comments below and really did not want to suck out earwax, so instead I blew hard into the bottom of the right side quiet Airpod, and amazingly this worked fantastic. Now both AirPods are now equally loud!

I tried sucking to no avail, guess my ear wax was pretty strong, so I got a little panicked but I tried licking the surface of the main speaker, hoping my enzymes would help break up the wax and that actually worked. Don't like... spit on it or anything just use surface saliva and place it on lightly and suck

I had this problem until I went further into the comments and read what people suggested. Here is what worked for me:

Take an old toothbrush you don't use anymore, and some alcohol wipes. First, use the alcohol wipes and wipe the screen of the pod face down (so othat no liquid goes inside). Then use the toothbrush and scrub the screen of the pod gently. Next, I know it sounds gross, but using just the edge of your lips, suck the pod to get any stuck ear wax out of the pod. Then repeat the process until you visibly can't see any earwax on the rim of the airpod.

My airpod fixed itself as soon as I did this, but make sure to check if you can hear from both sides clearly. Hope this helps!

I did not think that was going to work, but somehow it did! My left ear phone was much quieter than the right and I figured it was broken. Once sucking over the biggest screen started to bring air through, the sound came right back.

The whole sucking thing worked for the first few times, but then it seemed permanently stuck lower. I adjusted my playback settings to force the other one a little lower, but then it kept getting worse until I can’t even hear out of one.

it’s also worth noting that these AirPods are about six months old.

I been dealing with this and haven’t been able to use my right air pod for some time because was so low. So I sat here in a parking lot sucking the crap out of my air pod and it actually worked! 😂🤣😂🤣

To fix your sound issue, take a softly bristled clean toothbrush. You can then carefully brush the larger opening of the Earpod. then, (bear with me) suck on the larger opening until you can feel that you are causing air to come through. Then, brush again. This should solve your issue

I am... shocked that this worked. I’ve had this same issue with my left AirPod for about 3 months now, I reset my settings, changed my hearing sensitivity, nothing seemed to work. If I’m being honest, I thought I had hearing loss in that ear. Anyways- I read this and laughed like anyone would because it sounds ridiculous. I gave it a go and I’m shocked because I’ve never heard my AirPods sound this clear. Thank you so much!!

Hello, i found something that might help.

Go to your settings and find Accessibility.

Scroll to “Audio/Visual”

Scroll all the way down, you will see a scale to which you can balance the sound in your headphones. If the left airpod isn’t playing as much sound as the right one, or vice versa, go to the middle, and scroll the scale just a tad bit to the side who isn’t playing as much sound. This is what’s helped me. :)