Windows 10: Left ear on headphones not working and test doesnt work

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  1. Left ear on headphones not working and test doesnt work


    Hello,My headphones arent playing out the left ear on them when using on Windows 10. I have tried using the test sound option but it only plays twice out of the right ear when it normally plays left then right ear. I have tried the balance option but it only shows 1 and 2 and when each are changed, they both only changes the right ear only. Please help,Heahphones: DT 990 Pro Had for around 1 year

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    JohnS6_607, Nov 18, 2023
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  2. chezlord Win User

    Headphones only working in left ear.

    I have just built myself a brand new pc and I have plugged in my regular headphones (that work perfectly fine on other devices) and audio is only coming through the left ear. I have checked the balancing and it says that both are fine. The troubleshooter says nothing is wrong, but I am only getting audio through one ear, please help.
     
    chezlord, Nov 18, 2023
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  3. 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.

    If you think this was useful, feel free to "mark it as an answer" to help those who are facing the same problem.
     
    Carlos Tin, Nov 18, 2023
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  4. Left ear on headphones not working and test doesnt work

    Headphones only playing in the left ear, driving me mad

    I have Windows 10, and my headphones will only play into the left ear, and my right ear is completely muted. I know it's a problem with the computer since I've switched headphones and still had the problem and my headphones worked fine with another device.

    I've already looked at multiple threads and haven't found anything that works yet.

    I've already check the balance under my speakers' properties, and they were both equal.

    I've updated the drivers, and when that didn't work, I uninstalled them and restarted my computer, which reinstalled them for my automatically with the latest versions.

    I've even tried blowing into the socket like some people said.

    I couldn't try one suggestion because I only have one audio input about how the right ear playing if you plugged a different pair of headphones into another port, and it could be fixed by half plugging headphones into one port while fully plugging other
    ones into the other.

    I seriously have no idea what's going on. What else could be going wrong here??
     
    HaroldVing, Nov 18, 2023
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