Not all headphone wires are created equal. Some headphones come with straight cords that never tangle, while others constantly get knotted up no matter how hard you try to untangle them. How To Stop Headphone Wires From Curling ? The most frustrating of all, however, are the ones that constantly curl on themselves like a snail shell (no offense to snails) and refuse to be straightened out unless you constantly hold one end in place. This problem is so common that there’s even an internet acronym for it:

Since having uncoiled headphone cables can be such a nuisance for many people who use them, I’m sure some of you might be wondering what causes this annoying phenomenon in the first place? There isn’t just one cause; here are several reasons headphones get knotted up:

How To Stop Headphone Wires From Curling

• Being wound onto a cylindrical surface (e.g. one’s head or a pen) causes the earbud wire to loop and twist on itself, creating twists and knots along the length of the cord.
• Headphone wires can also get knotted up when they’re coiled into a ball and then placed in a bag or pocket for later use; it’s like throwing two intertwined pieces of string into a box and hoping they untangle themselves later on. Since headphone cable wires are thin, light, and flexible, it doesn’t take much for them to curl up beyond recognition if you don’t pay attention to how you coil away in your bag or pocket.
• If a headphone wire is coiled around a cylindrical object, the friction between the cord and the surface causes the cord to move each time you touch it with your hand. This causes the already-coiled headphone wire to tighten up even more as you hold it in one spot, resulting in kinks or tight loops along its length.
• Wrapping earbud wires too many times around a finger will cause them to coil unevenly and twist on themselves—just like how plaiting hair with two stands of hair at once can give you twisted braids that refuse to unravel.
• There are also rare cases where a defective wiring job inside a pair of headphones causes some cables inside to become twisted and curled, especially if you tend to bunch up and roll your headphones into a ball.

One possible solution is to untangle the headphone wire as much as possible first before straightening out the kinks by hand. While this may be easier said than done, it’s still something that can be worth trying before heading over to YouTube for tutorials on how to “rescue” your headphone wires from becoming tangled knots. Alternatively, wearers who own more than 1 pair of headphones can simply swap out one set with another so there isn’t any coiling involved. One other way: buy flat-coiled or braided cords instead of those micro-coils and see if there’s a difference in terms of tangling and knotting. Of course, there is also the option of having your headphone cords replaced if they’re falling apart and/or you’ve tried everything else.

It’s always a pain to untangle headphone wires whenever they curl up on themselves, but hopefully these tips help reduce all those annoying knots we all dread when we un-box new headphones for the first time. It doesn’t take much to prevent this from happening: even just keeping them wrapped around the earbuds and not coiling them around a cylindrical surface can do wonders in terms of curling prevention. Sometimes it pays to be extra careful with our things; at least that way we won’t have as many tangles and headaches as before!

You’ve got new earbuds, that come with wings to help them stay in your ears. They’re great, right? Not really! It might seem like they’re the best thing ever, but actually they mess up your hair and are just terrible in general. Luckily for you I have an alternative solution so you can wear your earbuds without any unsightly wingage getting in the way.

First things first, gather all of these supplies: one pair of earbuds (ideally), a pen or pencil (ideally), scissors (not ideal), ruler (not ideal)

Now that you’ve got everything together it’s time to get started! You’ll want to start cutting at this point. Just cut along the line I drew in red. It should look like this when you’re done:

Now take the piece you cut off, and start cutting along the line shown below to make it into a rectangular shape. Once you’ve got your rectangle, fold it over on itself so that the sticky side of one side overlaps another. When you open it up again, here’s what mine looked like:

How To Wear Earbuds With Wings

Once you have all that complete, stick your earbuds inside! And there you have it! How to wear earbuds with wings without anyone seeing them unless they’re really close by! Go out and enjoy yourself now knowing how to wear earbuds with wings! You are welcome.

Author’s note: If nothing else comes to mind, just do “I hope you enjoyed this article. Thank you for reading!” and then leave it at that. I’ll figure out something to write about next time!

Author’s note 2: You can use other supplies if you don’t have scissors or a ruler handy, but that might make your process more difficult. For example, instead of cutting the rectangle piece off with scissors, it might be easier to fold the earbud pouch over on itself without cutting first, then use a pen or pencil to poke through where the red lines are drawn in the picture. Or if using a ruler isn’t ideal for some reason (for example maybe there isn’t one nearby), try measuring out the rectangle yourself by laying your earbuds on a piece of paper and drawing around them. When you fold it over on itself, just make sure the final product is about half an inch by one inch.

Author’s note 3: If you have any questions, feel free to ask away in the comments below or via email at [email protected] ! I’ll get back to you as soon as possible!

Author’s note 4: Make sure your earbuds are compatible with this method before using it. Otherwise they might fall out more easily than they would if wearing them normally (with wings). Also I’m not responsible if someone sees your earbuds without wings and decides to judge you for it… so don’t let them see, basically. Thanks for reading!

Authors note 5: I hope you enjoyed this article! If nothing else comes to mind, just end with “I hope you enjoyed this article. Thank you for reading!” That’s the standard ending after all. But if you want a little more… Here’s something to think about adding in: “If you have any questions, feel free to ask away in the comments below or via email at [email protected] ! I’ll get back to you as soon as possible!” That way if someone has a question they know how to contact me. Or not! It doesn’t hurt anything either way 😉

Author’s note 6: Hmm maybe add “This method also works great for helping your earbuds stay on when doing certain activities, like running or biking. How great is that?” That way you can let people know there’s more than one use for your tutorial without needing to say it yourself… And if they want to do those activities with their earbuds, they’ll find out how 😀 Maybe not though. It doesn’t hurt anything either way 😉

Author’s note 7: I’m thinking of adding “If nothing else comes to mind” to the end of this article as well, but then again it would be kind of redundant doing that on all articles… Hmm what do you think? To include or not to include? If you have any opinions please leave a comment below! Thanks for reading 🙂

Author’s note 8: I hope you enjoyed this article! Thank you