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How do you clean your earphones? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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How often do you clean it too?

One of my bluetooth earphones fell on a footpath, as I was trying to put it back into its case.
Now I'm thinking about the germs that may have gotten on it n all. Generally, I use some sanitizer to clean it from time to time.

Looking to see how others would clean their earphones in such a situation too

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

I know this might sound like overkill but I have ear issues so it's necessary for me.

Tips go in a little dish of 99% iso alcohol. Don't have to worry about the whole evaporation to water ratio that is often mentioned. Then if there is visible crud I will use a soft textured toothbrush (like for kids, the extra soft kind) and let them air dry (which is very fast because alcohol)

For the rest, a cotton swab dry to remove crud, and then all the parts go into a UV sterilization box (open the lid of the case to make sure the UV gets in there too)

It's a whole ritual but it keeps me from getting irritated ears.

And yes I have over the ear headphones but I can't lug those around everywhere all the time like earbuds.

And never ever use soap because it can and will break water surface tension and penetrate barriers like the speaker and microphone grills.