Windows 10: I hear left and right audio on both sides

When I take off my right earphone, I can still hear right audio on my left earphone and vice versa.

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left and right audio on wrong side

My audio channels are coming out of the wrong side, right is left and left is right... please help

 

Sudden loss of audio from the right side of headphone

Okay so I'm using a MSI laptop this afternoon with my headphones plugged in. I can hear audio from both sides of the headphone without any problems.

For some reason, the headphone suddenly have no audio output from the right side when I use my computer this evening, with the left side being normal with audio. Upon some experimentation, I doubt whether it's a software or hardware issue. Here are my findings:

• The headphone gives audio for both sides when I plug it in the laptop half way through (in order words, the headphone works normal when I plug it up to the 3rd ring of the jack but not all the way in)
• When the jack is fully plugged in from the half way state mentioned above, the
  audio in the right side suddenly cuts

• The headphone is fully functional when I test it with my phone
• The right audio dies when I test with different headphones

Is this issue related to the audio settings of Windows 10? Thanks

 

Audio issues with only the left side of headphones/earphones work.

Hi Charlie,

The port of the device could be the culprit why only the left side of your headphones works. A hardware or software changes could also be the reason for this kind of issue. However, let's not assume anything yet until we isolated your concern. We suggest
that you run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter in Windows Settings. Simply search for
Troubleshoot in the start menu. Under Find and fix other problems, click on
Hardware and Devices. We also suggest that you run the audio test for your headphones in Hardware and Sound. Here are the steps on how to do so:

• Go to Control Panel, then click on Hardware and Sound.
• Under Sound, click on Manage audio devices.
• Click on Headphones, then Configure at the bottom right.
• Run the test, and see if both sides of your headphones are working there.

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