If one AirPod is louder than the other

I figured it out, and it worked, if it’s not ear wax you might be hearing stereo videos or music in which one airpod has an instrument and the other has another or one earphone is the main, so go to settings/ general/ hearing/ and turn it to mono so it will not have this surrounding effect:) tell me what you think? Also check if the left and right balance is the same.

First thing to do is go into accessibility in settings then select Audio/visual and make sure the sound bar is on the middle dash. If that doesn’t work take a soft bristled too the brush and brush the big sound bar softly then suck on it till you can feel air coming out.

Clean whichever AirPod is lower with rubbing alcohol and Q-tips. Be sure to hold the AirPod facing down so that you don’t get alcohol inside of the AirPod. Dry completely with the other end of the Q-tip. What worked best for me was holding the AirPod up to the vacuum hose using the smallest piece and sucked all the debris out. Works like new. Be sure not to let go of the AirPod to where it gets sucked up. That would be horrible.. Clean again and dry completely by repeating step one.

For users with brand new AirPods Pros: I just noticed that there is a tiny piece of white plastic/cardboard from the AirPods Pro packaging stuck inside one of my ear tips! I used a toothpick to pry it loose and this completely fixed the issue. Hope this helps someone!

I didn’t “suck” the thing - I simply blew sideways into the smaller speakers and forced the wax out that way. I had to very gently remove the wax that blew loose, then cleaned the main speaker with proper solution. Eww, guys. LOL

I can also confirm that sucking the air out does work. It sounds weird, but they will be much louder. Also check your settings under accessibility, but if you didn’t change it then it’s most likely fixable by the sucking thing. Also recommend putting a paper towel over the speaker when sucking, and also to do so until there’s air flow through the pod!

In case you're dealing with AirPods pro, please make sure that the AirPods tips are not blocked by anything.

In my case, I've found out that when I took out one of the tips from it's paper case, I tore by mistake a piece of paper that stack inside one of my tips... :-).

I though I'm getting crazy, after hours of hours of trying any suggestion on the web :-)...

Anyway, check the attached photo to understand the problem.

Don’t know if my problem is the exact same as yours, but you could give this a try anyways. (A little context) Last night I realized that I’d been living with my right AirPod being louder than the left for about a month, and I had neglected to do anything about it. I decided at around midnight yesterday, that it was time for a change. I cleaned my AirPods, and got all of the ear wax and gunk out with a toothpick, very gently and carefully. I cleaned the main speaker, along with all of the other holes. I put them back in and noticed that while they both sounded better and more clear, the left was still much quieter. I then reset them, once again, no change whatsoever. (Solution) Finally, in a desperate attempt to restore my beloved AirPods, I put my mouth around the large speaker on the AirPod, and sucked on it until air came through. I did the same with the other one until I could feel air come through as well. To my joyous surprise, they had the exact same volume, both sounded much more clear and had better bass. No material came out when I sucked, but I went ahead and got a few tiny little bits of earwax out with the toothpick again. This may be disgusting, but it absolutely restored my AirPods!

I tried sucking on the big speaker of the AirPod that wasn’t working & that was a no go. I cleaned both speakers and that didn’t help either. I tried blowing into the speaker with a can of air and that did the trick for my AirPod that didn’t sound as loud as the other one. Hope this helps.

I had about half volume in might right AirPod and ended up here.

A more effective version of the 'sucking' option for me was to use some electronics duster on smaller, inside screen. Let me explainI first cleaned out the primary screen with a Zeiss cleaning wipe and a Q-tip. Then, while it was still damp, I blasted the smaller screen and a bunch of bits came out of the primary screen. I did this a few times until everything was clean and sound was loud, clear and equal again.

I've no idea if this is a terrible idea, so, your mileage may vary, and I won't take responsibility if you blow up an AirPod, but for me it was a fine solution.

Most people will say to just clean it out, this didnt work for me. However what did work, was i went into settings<accessibility<airpods<audio accessibility settings and then i put them in and played a song while adjusting the balance slider towards the side that was lower (my left airpod) until it sounded about even for me sadly this is the only thing that worked for me as of now.

Sucking out the liquid wax buildup actually works. For me, it was the left that was lower than the right. It was considerable, to the point where you could barely hear anything out of the left side. I think headphones open your ear canal enough to allow that fluid to drain into the headphones. I recommend cleaning them after every use. A paper business card corner works wonders for cleaning around the screen, and also your charging case. -SLY

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 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.

Weird solution but hear me out: if you have an electric toothbrush, get a replacement brush-head, keep it dry, and when this happens, use the electric toothbrush and make small little sweeps along the speakers of your AirPods. The little bristles will go into the little holes and pull out any gunk without damaging the AirPods. Done it multiple times and mine still work like brand new!