{"id":15954,"date":"2026-03-27T10:17:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15954"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:36:00","slug":"it-actually-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=15954","title":{"rendered":"Airpod\/iPod cleaning that actually works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bet like a lot of folks, you have a set or two of airpods. I have an older set I use for running since the sound in them after a year or so was starting to get quieter and duller. Then, it got to the point I could barely even hear out of the right one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I tossed them, I decided to see if cleaning them out would help. There wasn&#8217;t any obvious ear wax in them. So I looked online and sure enough Apple itself now has a video and procedure on how to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/75jhvAcM-xo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I tried the method out. The first go <em>seemed <\/em>to improve things, but I wasn&#8217;t sure. The next day I tried it again, and the right airpod suddenly had a lot more volume. I tried it a 3rd time on the 3rd day, and low and behold &#8211; they were practically like new (well &#8211; except the battery life was still only good enough for a 60 minute run &#8211; but that&#8217;s another story).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had tried this method before, but using isopropanol alcohol. It largely gave poor results. It seems the key is to use micellar water &#8211; usually for removing makeup and dirt on sensitive skin. I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B006RBR7NO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&amp;th=1\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B006RBR7NO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&amp;th=1\">Bioderma &#8211; Sensibio &#8211; H2O Micellar Water<\/a> and it seems to be what they use in the video (it has a distinctive translucent red cap).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bet like a lot of folks, you have a set or two of airpods. I have an older set I use for running since the sound in them after a year or so was starting to get quieter and duller. Then, it got to the point I could barely even hear out of the right one. Before I tossed them, I decided to see if cleaning them out would help. There wasn&#8217;t any obvious ear wax in them. 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