How to clean AirPods from water

AirPods collect dirt, wax, sweat, bacteria and earwax while using for multiple hours a day. Its cleaning is necessary to maintain its sound quality, longevity, and the safety of your ears from infections. Fortunately, you can do it at home with a few simple items.
 
Before You Clean Your AirPods
Gather these simple cleaning items.
a. Hair Dryer
b. soft-bristle toothbrush
c. Rubbing Alcohol or Hydrogen peroxide
d. Q-Tip

Step 1: Use a microfiber alcohol

Cleaning air pods with microfiber cloth is easy to remove fingerprint, dust and sweat. First of all, dip a cotton swab in 70% isopropyl Alcohol (just slightly dump), then carefully rub the earbud to remove dirt, earwax and Bactria. Avoid pouring liquid inside earbuds or charging case. this method is completely safe and helps to fix muffled sound.

Step 2: Q-tip

Take a Q-tip, slightly dampen the swab with alcohol, and wisely rub it around the speaker mesh, frame, and rubber tips to remove earwax, debris, and sweat buildup. Always clean gently and avoid pushing deep to prevent any damage

 Step 3:  Use a toothbrush

Grab a dry soft-bristle toothbrush and gently brush the earbuds’ speaker grills to remove wax and clogged dirt. Always keep your strokes light, so you don’t press deeper into the mesh. This safe method works well for air pods, earphone and earbuds, where a cloth can’t reach to it’s edges. Regular brushing helps to fix muffled audio and keep the sound clean.

Step 4:  Soak rubber tips in alcohol

Soaking rubber tips (like AirPods Pro ) in alcohol for a few minutes is helpful to remove debris, dust, earwax and kill germs or bacteria. After soaking, gently wipe tips with a microfiber cloth and dry well before reattaching. This method cleans your earbuds and maintains hygiene. Soak only the removable rubber, not the entire earbuds.

Step 5:  Dry Air pods using hairdryer’s cool setting

Cleaning AirPods with alcohol removes dirt, dust, and earwax but leaves some moisture on the surface. Using a hairdryer in a cool setting helps dry moisture on the surface of the AirPods. If moisture remains on the surface and is not dried well, it will move into internal parts and melt or damage them. The cold setting is safe for AirPods to dry moisture and doesn’t heat the battery inside the AirPods, which can be harmful.

Conclusion

Regularly following the above steps keeps your AirPods fresh, hygienic, and attractive, protects them from bacteria, water and dirt, and clears the sound. Avoid sharing them with others and dry them properly after workouts or rain. further, to improve sound quality and the volume of your Spotify device Read article. Not sure whether your phone speaker is working correctly? Learn how to test if your phone speaker is working properly

Bonus tip

If your AirPods are clean but the sound is still muffled, moisture may be trapped inside. Cloth or Q-tips can’t fix this. Use the Fix My Speaker tool to safely push out the humidity in such a case. It works on all smartphones and earbuds, and its use is entirely free.