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You should clean your headphones ASAP (and the correct way to do it)


Hearing health doesn't only pertain to volume levels; it's equally important to keep headphones and earbuds clean. Here's how and why.

What you'll need: Your earbuds, mild soap and warm water, a microfiber cloth, a soft-bristle toothbrush, or cotton swab, and a dry paper towel. Wet your toothbrush, microfiber cloth, or cotton swab and wipe or scrub the earbuds' mesh coverings, hard plastic, and silicone ear tips. According to Lachelle Lazarus, AuD, Audiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, regularly inserting earbuds into your ears doesn't pose an inherent risk.

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