I only hear music through one earphone

Excuse me of the bad English.
When I try to listen to music on my Nokia Lumia 520 only 1 earphone makes sound. My question is why does this happen and what can I do to fix it?

depends on the issue.
1. make sure that yo have the headset completely plugged in.
if that doesnt fix it, then i would go back to where you purchased the device and see if you can exchange the headset as it may be defective.

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