Mac OS X Lion: Sound problem after unplugging my headphones.

I am running the latest Lion on my Macbook Pro. I pluged in my Beats headphone while using face time and after i unpluger the headphones the sound only work with headphones. The hole where the headphone go has a red light coming out of it. I have looked arround the web but have not found a solution. Help????

Hi b,
There is a switch inside the audio jack that may be stuck. Try gently inserting an audio plug, gently wiggling it, and then removing the audio plug.

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