These cleaning tips will help you keep your headphones clean and disinfected to extend their useful life and protect your ears.
The headphones are in constant contact with our skin, so perspiration and dirt can easily adhere to surfaces. In the case of models that are placed inside the ear, they also have the wax factor. Its correct cleaning is crucial.
This is extremely common and is not always a lack of hygiene, but rather lack of knowledge. It is important to know that cleaning these devices is important not only for the bacteria and microbes that are deposited on them, but this dirt causes them to go components deterioratingthe audio quality suffers and the music is heard at an increasingly lower volume.
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How to clean headphones
The first thing would be to remove the removable elements: The pads, if that specific model has them. As long as they are silicone, rubber or plastic, can be washed with neutral soap and water.
For the headphones themselves it is best to use cloth soaked in alcoholalthough not just anyone will do: the ideal is that it be isopropyl alcohol, since it is a specific product to clean and disinfect. In the case of having a mesh as a cover, do not use alcohol as it can permanently damage it. Better to use a very soft brush.
for the coverin the case of wireless headphones with bluetooth system, Experts recommend a damp cloth for the outside and cotton swabs dipped in isopropyl alcohol for the inside.. It is important that they do not leave lint and be very careful with the charging contacts.
Once everything has been sanitized, it is important to let it air out for a few minutes to prevent moisture from generating and breaking.
Source: Ambito
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