How to Clean the Headset for Work?

In fact, the headset for work can get dirty easily. Proper cleaning and maintenance can make your headsets look like new when they get dirty.

Sometimes, because we don't see the headsets directly when using them, we don’t always realize the need to clean them. Moreover, when not in use, headsets are often stored away and not the focus of our attention.

However, when you take a moment to closely examine them, it becomes clear that cleaning your headset for works is necessary.

Tips for Headset for Work

• The ear pads can get dirty and may even suffer material damage over time.

  
  

• The microphone might get clogged with residue from your recent lunch.

  
  

• The headband also needs cleaning as it comes into contact with hair that may have gel or other hair products.

  
  

• If your headset for work has windshields for the microphone, they can also become reservoirs for saliva and food particles.

  
  

• Plastic speaker casings are often designed with many crevices, which are perfect hiding spots for earwax and other ear-related secretions.

  
  

• Regular cleaning of headsets is a good idea. Not only will you remove earwax, saliva, bacteria, and hair product residues from the headsets, but you will also be healthier and happier. Healthier because you will rid the headset for work of these harmful substances; happier because you know those dirt spots are a thing of the past. That is, until your next headset cleaning session.

Good Methods for Cleaning Headset for Work

Preparation Tools

Before you start cleaning your trusted headsets, make sure you have the following tools at hand:

• Gloves

  
  

• An old toothbrush or similar tool

  
  

• Tools for removing stubborn particles, such as toothpicks, pins, or pointed objects

  
  

• Isopropyl alcohol or cleaning wipes suitable for electronics

  
  

• Spare ear pads

  
  

• If your headset for work uses microphone windshields, prepare spare windshields

• A clean microfiber cloth

If cleaning is your goal, it makes sense to have the necessary tools ready.

Cleaning Headsets

Now that you have prepared the tools, what's the next step?

1. Remove all existing foam ear pads and microphone windshields.

2. Wipe the entire headset for work with isopropyl alcohol or cleaning wipes, including cables (if your headset is a wired model), microphones, microphone booms, headbands, side stabilizers (for monaural headsets), etc.

3. Take your toothbrush or similar tool and thoroughly scrub your headset in circular motions. Pay special attention to any crevices where particles may accumulate.

4. Use tools like toothpicks to remove stubborn particles that typically accumulate in cracks, crevices, etc.

5. If necessary, use isopropyl alcohol to help loosen stubborn particles.

6. Wipe the entire headset for work again with cleaning wipes.

7. Replace any foam ear pads and microphone windshields as needed.

8. Unlike foam ear pads, leather ear pads can be cleaned and reused if in good condition.

By following the above guide to clean your headset for work, you should be able to ensure that your headset is very clean and minimize your exposure to harmful bacteria.