How do I keep itunes from launching when I plug in my headphones

I have a set of Bose headphones with an inline mic/remote and there are times that I plug it into my Air Itunes with keep trying to launch and play music. I can close itunes and it will relaucnh. The only way to stop it is to disconnect the headphoes. I use these headphonoes on my ipad and iphone with no issue.
Any advice on how to stop this?
Thank you,
Justin

Normally, iTunes would only launch if you push the start/stop button of the remote.
Means, that if iTunes launches (and keeps re-launching) as soon as you connect the headphone, there's something wrong with the headphone jack in your Mac.
It can be as simple as requiring cleaning:
With the Mac shut down, try to blow the headphone jack out, e.g. with compressed air - you can get that in cans.
Do not use liquids! The one thing you may c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y do is using a cotton bud (Q-tip) and as little as possible isopropyl alcohol on it to clean it from sticky stuff. Repeat a few times, let it dry well before turning the Mac back on.

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