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General and ongoing cleaning can help you maintain your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
General and ongoing cleaning can help you maintain your AirPods or AirPods Pro.
When I listening to my AirPods it sounds like my right AirPod is slightly louder than the left. I even replaced the left one on an Apple Store, but still having the same issue. Unpair/Pair was another try.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this?
Thanks!!
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AIRPODS
One of the most common reasons why one AirPod may sound louder than the other is the accumulation of dirt, dust, or earwax on the speaker grills. To clean your AirPods, you can use a soft, dry, lint-free cloth to wipe the surface of each AirPod. You can also use a dry cotton swab to reach the hard-to-reach areas, such as the small cracks and crevices.
For the speaker grills, you can use a soft-bristle brush or a toothbrush to gently brush away any debris that may be stuck on them. Do not use any liquid or sharp objects to clean your AirPods, as this may damage them or cause water damage. After cleaning your AirPods, make sure they are completely dry before placing them in the charging case or using them again. This way, you can ensure that your AirPods sound balanced and clear.
I might say this is the best method to fix this issue, However there are other fixes too, but I can't elaborate each one, its best you search on google and find a relevant guide or you can visit this guide that has provided 8 Solutions on how to fix volume on one AirPod lounder then other
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.
My left AirPod’s sound was muffled and I went through all the normal troubleshooting with Apple chat support just for them to tell me to bring it in for replacement which I didn’t feel like doing but thought I had no choice until I googled my problem and came across this thread, the sucking thing really worked.... 2 years later! Thanks
I’m having that EXACT problem. My right AirPod is perfectly loud the way I want and my left is completely off. I can hear out of it fine.. buts it’s not as loud as right and I’ve tried disconnecting the Bluetooth and everything.
Well, yep I tried it. Boy did I feel stupid - that is until it worked!!
Amazing, I would have never guessed it would work . Thanks a lot. I tried a number solutions - the toothpick, the duck tape (using the sticky part to pull out the ear wax) - nothing worked - that is until I tried the sucking approach - nice...
I have to say the whole sucking thing, was along the lines of internet jokes, and I have to say the thought of sucking earwax is gross, but not as gross as buying new AirPods, so I gave it a shot.
What The! I’m dumbfounded it legit works, and no earwax came out or anything gross.
I would do this for a friends AirPods but I would highly recommend this be a trouble shoot before buying new ones.
I did the sucking thing and the checking the slider in accessibility as well and my left AirPod is still quieter than the right :( it was working perfectly yesterday and last night, how do I fix this???
soo I tried the sucking method and my right airpod sounds like it has WAY more base then the left AirPod. I even did a test on which airpod is the loudest and the right one is!!! I’ve tried cleaning them, sucking them and etc and my left airpod sounds quieter than the right. I even went to settings to see if there was something wrong there and their wasn’t! I’m not sure what to do
This is exactly what my problem was. Unfortunately, using a small knife to push out the offending piece of cardboard/paper/whatever damaged the screen inside the silicone cover, so time to go to the apple store anyway. Uggghhh.
Regardless, thank you for this!
Sucking on the small speaker definitely fixed my problem. Another thing to clear your Airpod of earwax even more is to blow through the smaller side speaker on the outside of the bud until you feel airflow coming through the big speaker. This is a sign that the pod had been cleared of the wax that was preventing the sound from coming out. Hope this helps!
as weirdly as this sounds it’s worked. i was so mad that it one side was louder than the other but then i read the replies and it worked. you don’t have to “suck” the biggest whole just clean it and it will work but if i doesn’t then trying sucking so glad i didn’t have to go out and buy new ones
What worked really well for me is to put the AirPod with mesh screen facing down for 10-15 in direct hot air of hairdryer. Then clean out with Q-tip. Repeat a few times to where you can see through mesh screen. Then suck air through a few times and repeat once more with hairdryer.
My left AirPod was louder than my right AirPod. I had cleaned them the night before and they were working perfectly. Today the right AirPod was quieter than the left so I tried sucking on the speaker of the AirPod and it worked! They are even louder than before because I did it to both of the AirPods! Thank you for the suggestion!
Wow. Thought this was total snake oil, but I've 'forgot', reset and reconnected so many bl00dy times I was willing to try anything. Worked first time. Apple defo didn't mention this in their support section. Have no idea why this works - I'd cleaned every single speck of wax from them and this sucking had no discernible physical effect that I could see (No more wax came out etc) but it fixed it perfectly....!
Oddly this works! I’ve tried this method after I saw this and it works. I had my doubts about this but when I tried this solution It works like I just bought them. If you think this doesn’t work try it.
I had the same problem just a few seconds ago. So, i tried this method and I was a little skeptical, but it actually worked!! I sucked on it for a few times (man this sounds weird) and the audio from my left airpod was back to normal.
Thank you guys so much!
If one AirPod is louder than the other
