Headphones arent recognized

so basicallly i can plugin my headphone and ive tried with mu;ltiple but its just not wokring. some info
- iMac Late 2007
- Yosemite
- Doesn't Appear in Sound Settings
- I think i fooled around in audio midi once and thats when it started not working (soon after(i think))
- Reset NVRAM
- Going to cost me $30 extra dollars for a heaphone to usb because im hooking up my headphones up to my tv and my imac
Any help is apprectiated!!!

It’s not just headphones that stopped working. My external speakers stopped working after updating to 10.10.3. Previously, in the Sound section of System Preferences, the Output tab would let you choose between the Internal Speakers and the Headphone jack for sound output. The Headphone option is gone. The only way to get sound now is through the internal speakers. Hope this is fixed soon!!

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Edition: Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium (R) CPU B950@ 2.10GHZ
Installed Memory: 4.00 GB
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The problem I'm having is that my computer won't recognize my headphones or any other external audio device when I plug them in. The internal speakers continue to play no matter what. I used the jack fine one night and the next morning it wasn't working. I've checked these external devices with other computers and they work fine. My computer is just over a year old and no longer under warranty, but I can't imagine it being a hardware issue after such a short time of use. I had this problem before right after I got my computer back from a repair shop. Turns out the guy didn't reinstall my drivers. Now, when I tried to follow those same steps, I'm getting nowhere. I can say that I noticed that the available drivers on the Toshiba website have changed. Before it was RealTek and now, after updates, it' was SmartAudioHD and now High Definition Audio Device. I don't know if that bears any significance, but I thought I'd include that anyway. I've tried uninstalling the driver, but everytime I restart my computer it's there under Audio Device Manager. Tech Support said that my comp automatically adds the driver so I'll never really get rid of it. Does that make sense?
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1.) Uninstall and reinstall drivers (restarted my computer after)
2.) Control Panel---> Device Manager---> Sound, Video Games and Game Controllers---> High Definition Audio Device (was SmartAudio before updating driver during troubleshooting)---->right click and "Enable" is checked
3.) Control Panel---> Sound---> Playback Tab (in Sound Dialog Box)---> Speakers (HDAD) green check mark but Headphones (HDAD) red downward arrow and "Not Plugged In" (Can enable or test because it's not detected)
Am I missing a driver? Am I missing a vital step? Please someone help me!
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If you are using Windows 7, go into control panel click on sounds and make headphones default. When you are not using your headphones you will have to do this procedure again to restore speakers on the laptop or computer. I am using Microsoft Gaming Headphones and had to do this because my toshiba laptop did not recognize it was plugged into the USB port. I have no problems with the plain speaker headphones only the ones that plug into the usb port.
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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that you hear no sound from your accessory when you connect to your headphone jack. My first troubleshooting suggestion for this situation would be resetting the NVRAM on your Mac. Please use the instructions in the attached article to complete this process and let me know if the issue continues.
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