If one AirPod is louder than the other

it's weird but, this problem comes from earwax. i used the small paint brush to prod in to the 3 diaphragms, and it getting louder and louder. this is my final solution and finally it works :D

unbelieve that it's the solution to fix this big problem, you should try

This started about a month or 2 ago for me. Thought I was crazy. Maybe my son and I mixed up AirPods? No, I could hear sound from both, but left was significantly quieter.

Suck on the affected AirPod until you can feel the air flowing thru - immediately heard the difference. Disgusting, but useful solution.

Yeah the sucking of the speaker worked for me like magic. One of my Airpords Pro was quieter that the other, not significantly, but I could feel it. I sucked both of the big speakers or microphones of whatever.. And I could immediatly feel after I put my airpods back to my ears that everything is working again like before.. Thanks man!!

So all day today everything was fine with my AirPods but then when I put them back in, my left AirPod sounds a whole lot lower than my right AirPod and I have no idea how to fix it. Does anyone have this problem or can help me please?

Thanks!

remove the AirPods from Bluetooth, by clicking the i and forget device.

reset the AirPods, opening the lid, and holding the button on the case for 12 seconds, the white led turns orange and back, connect the AirPods , now with the AirPods in your ears, and let’s say it’s the right not playing as loud, you put the borrowed right AirPod in your case, this will prompt a second AirPod on your phone, and the right on is now playing just as loud, take the extra AirPod out of the case, put yours in and remove the #2 AirPod in your Bluetooth devices. 

Now try your AirPods to be sure they work properly, going to accessibility > sounds and ….. and pan left to right.

This worked for me too! I am pretty careful about keeping them clean - occasionally use a tiny amount of mouth wash on a soft rag to clean them down and ‘blown’ them out of any moisture (granted breath is moist) perhaps some moisture ingress? Sucking out buds (giggles) 100% helped.

For anyone else still searching for the answer, I had one AirPod that was nearly dead. I was balancing 30% to the right to level the sound. First, I used the end of a paper clip to gently scrape out the accumulated ear wax. Then I took a cuetip and soaked it in 99% isopropyl. I cleaned out both pods and the balanced sound was restored.

i know it’s gonna sound really dumb and gross but if you like suck on the AirPods that’s quieter for some reason it completely fixes it. I did it like multiple times on my left one and it worked. I know it sounds awful but it works

I had the same issue, with my right AirPod being quieter but not silent, and this worked. I cleaned out all of the screens with a small pick to no avail. But sucking on it and then wiping it off actually fixed it. I'm so glad I saw your comment and others' comments that said the same thing!

At first i thought, Seriously? "suck out" the wax? But after i tried it it worked! at first i had yet again the same problem but with the other airpod, so i did the same and now they work properly again.

Long Live Apple Community

I couldn’t thank you enough for this! It solved this issue. I’ve set mine to 0,37 and now they’re balanced. But I’ve had my AirPods for only 5 months. What might’ve caused them to mess up the left channel?

Thanks so much Jonathan, my right earbud fit deeper into my ear than my left so the sound was quieter in my right, your tip of changing the audio slider really worked and now I can listen to everything in the same volume.

Guys if 1 AirPods is lower than the rest literally just suck the biggest speaker on the AirPods and I promise it will fix the volume problem. Honestly didn’t think it would work but one I did it both AirPods were working perfectly. Definitely recommend😁😁

If this method doesn’t work I don’t think it’s just a volume problem, I think the AirPods must be damaged or something because the volume shouldn’t just shift all of a sudden and there not be a visible problem

I was having the issue of my right airpod bud being quieter than the other. My right airpod is the one I typically use the most often.

I could not find a setting to adjust the volume on each airpod so I tried the "Suck" technique and that fixed it lol.

Who knew that the airpod would absorb ear wax like that.