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Belkin Launches Kit for Cleaning Earwax Off of AirPods
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That’s why you shower with the watch on though. 😉 well I do anyway…We need one for Apple Watches too. When you work out and your arm starts sweating the build-up sweat gets stuck under the Apple Watch. Thus giving a dirt smudges effect
This comment was normal and I was totally on board until it completely derailed… YouTube?!?
The thing is, honestly, this kit is a complete rip off and entirely unnecessary.
A damp microfibre cloth will remove muck from the mesh on the AirPods and a damp cotton bud will remove it from the silicone tip.
If you’re producing enough earwax to clog the AirPod mesh - go and see a doctor.
A damp microfibre cloth will remove muck from the mesh on the AirPods and a damp cotton bud will remove it from the silicone tip.
If you’re producing enough earwax to clog the AirPod mesh - go and see a doctor.
Hi, don’t do this! The ideal frequency for you to be inserting things into your ear canal is never, and in healthy conditions a quick swab of the outer aspect with a q-tip about once a week is plenty to keep your ears clean. Your ear canal self-cleans.
Yeah this is very expensive and a lot of bits of plastic just to be used once and thrown away, really unappealing.
Yeah I thought the earwax IS the ear-self cleaning? I don't use q-tips ever. Last time I did, I impacted the earwax and had to get it removed at the doctor. Never again!
Yeah, maybe ideally always use the rubbing alcohol (90%+ only) since it's non-corrosive.
Exactly this. Excessive wax production is a sign of something more serious you may want to get a doctor to look at, but aside from that, leave it alone! It’s normal!
I have the Bose QC 1 Buds. At the end of each day that I use them, I clean them with a paper towel dabbed in 70%/90% isopropyl alcohol. My earbuds look brand new. I do same same thing with my phones and Apple Watch.
Really?!? This is a product. Cotton swabs and water or rubbing alcohol. Don't give Belkin money for this.
What a stupid thing to sell.
All you need is Patafix: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B01CL5S22E/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=3JDPJKP4GJH37&keywords=uhu&qid=1669936171&sprefix=uhu,aps,131&sr=8-1
You can get those for like 1-2 € in any shop.
Push it in, and pull it back out in a circular motion. Your AirPods will be super clean.
All you need is Patafix: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B01CL5S22E/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=3JDPJKP4GJH37&keywords=uhu&qid=1669936171&sprefix=uhu,aps,131&sr=8-1
You can get those for like 1-2 € in any shop.
Push it in, and pull it back out in a circular motion. Your AirPods will be super clean.
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/sigh... I should have known better.
I read the article title, rolled my eyes and said to myself "oh boy, what stupid price will this have?"
Then I skimmed the article and said to myself "hmm, $14.99 isn't that bad"
Then I re-read and see:
I should have known better. No excuse for it being single use.
I read the article title, rolled my eyes and said to myself "oh boy, what stupid price will this have?"
Then I skimmed the article and said to myself "hmm, $14.99 isn't that bad"
Then I re-read and see:
I should have known better. No excuse for it being single use.
There is a reason Apple doesn't sell them as refurbished. BestBuy does though!
I clean my AP with soft tissue and disinfectant (70%) every other day. Rarely I need to clean with cotton swab. When I had Sony Wf1000xm3 ( Sony's product naming division must be awarded), I used memory foam ear tips for a while. They were causing really bad smell. Sometimes I left them in soapy water to clean. It wasn't helping much. Silicone ear tips are the best to keep clean.
Ummm... I never said you should insert anything into your ear.
Honestly glad that I hardly have any ear wax. Although about once every week or two I take a bath and I fully submerge my ears and turn my head so the hot water gets in deeper. That probably helps!
When I first got the first gen AirPods Pro, I let my daughter try them because she wanted to experience the noise cancellation. Never again. IDK how people deal with so much wax!
When I first got the first gen AirPods Pro, I let my daughter try them because she wanted to experience the noise cancellation. Never again. IDK how people deal with so much wax!
