How Often Should You Clean Your AirPods

Cleaning your Apple AirPods is important for both their longevity as well as your hygiene. Over time, dirt, dust, and earwax can accumulate on the speaker grilles of your AirPods, affecting the sound quality. Cleaning them regularly ensures that you get the best audio experience.

Why You Should Clean Your AirPods

AirPods spend a lot of time in your ears and can easily accumulate sweat, bacteria, and earwax. Regular cleaning helps maintain proper hygiene and prevents the buildup of harmful germs.

Cleaner AirPods are also more comfortable to wear and look good.

While now we know how to clean AirPods, the other question is: how often should you clean them? Let's find out.

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How Often Should You Clean Your AirPods

The general consensus on how often you should clean your AirPods is every 72 hours of usage time. Some people also suggest a weekly cleaning schedule.

However, how often you clean your AirPods generally depends on how much you use them – sparingly or all the time. The higher the usage, the higher the chances for ear wax, dust, and other particles to accumulate.

As such, we recommend you clean your AirPods based on your discretion. If you notice any dirt or wax buildup on the AirPods or the charging case, it is probably time to pull out our handy AirPods cleaning guide and get down to it.

Note that all you need to clean your AirPods is a piece of lint-free cloth and something with a fine edge, like a toothpick. For some stubborn stains, you can use 70% isopropyl alcohol as well.

For more details, head over to our AirPods cleaning guide.

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