Microphone seems to work well also. Have tried +5 sleep headphones and these are by far the best. Once the toothpick rotated freely I pulled it out and the hinge pin stayed firmly in place. I love these for displaying my marathon and race medals. It was clearly MADE for the AirPods Max. Too hot! I?m looking for help here since calling is not an option. Mostly because even though there is stuff out that that claims to be natural. Instant relief upon putting them on. It helps organize my small entry way and it?s nice to have my shoes up off of the ground.