There’s nothing quite like overpaying for a tech item only to watch said item slowly fall apart. Especially, when that item is an aging pair of AirPods. Because a pair of AirPods cost upwards of $149.00, you won’t be able to replace them as often as they get clogged. No, what you need is a life hack for how to clean your AirPods so the volume improves, because nothing is cooler than breathing new life into old products.
Turns out that cleaning AirPods is just as easy as using them and if you’re not cleaning them regularly, you should be. Soundguys.com says to achieve optimal use of your regularly worn inner ear sound gear, you need to clean them after about 72 hours of use. Luckily, your days of using clogged AirPods are nearly behind you thanks to this life hack from TikToker @twobrokegirls_.
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What You’ll Need
- Old AirPods
- Old toothbrush
- Your mouth
To salvage your old AirPods, take an old toothbrush and make sure its bristles are clean. Next, dampen it with a little bit of water. Then, use the toothbrush to scrub around the outside of the earpiece where the speaker goes into your ear. Once that’s done, you’re going to use a cleaning tip from your old Nintendo days. You’re going to take your AirPods and find the two dots that are speakers. Then put your mouth over the bigger hole and blow. This will clear any and all debris.
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Presto. The volume on your Airpods will be as good as new. Now if we could only figure out how to do that with our lives!?
