How do you keep your earphones working/healthy for a long time?

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I%26#39;ve gone through 4 pairs of earphones since Christmas. I%26#39;ve finally found out the reason why is because I wind the cord around my mp3 player after I%26#39;m done listening to it. So, I%26#39;m going to get a new pair soon, and I%26#39;m wondering what do with then after I%26#39;m done listening to them, and keep them untangled. I tend to listen to them on the go, and when I%26#39;m walking so a case for them isn%26#39;t an option, so something more like a certian way of winding them would be good. And, what else I can do to keep them working for a long time.

Answers:

ive been having the same problem.but you can wrap it around your ipod, then take the ear phones off. then it will be in a molded circel! wind it but dont put a lot of tension on it, and the part plugged in. if the wire untangles if to loose just put the earphones under the winded wire. Wind the wire around something like a clothespin. Keeps it in a neat coil, but not wound tightly (that will damage the cord!).

Also, ears get waxy, so clean ears, and clean h-phones with rubbing alcohol 1 - 2 times/week. If you can keep %26#39;phones in a waterproof case, also good. Electronics no like wet! If you can run the cord under your shirt or jacket and have it come out of your collar, that will prevent tangling problems with other stuff too... I tie it around the iPod loosely.

And sometimes when the headphones were new or something I would whine them up around the iPod then take them out and put it on the side[but it still gets tangled sometimes

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