MacBook Air microphone picking up background noise and not my voice?

Hello! I really like my MacBook Air. It is truly the best computer I have ever had. However, I was very disappointed whenever I attempted to use my MacBook Air's micrphone to find that it was picking up the background noise, and not my voice. I can hear my voice whenever I record something, but it is very quiet, like the background noise cancelling software is treating my voice like the background noise and the background noise like my voice. For example, it picks up every little bump on the computer and every click and press of the key, but it won't pick up my voice at full volume! I know it is not a software problem as I reinstalled OS X, and whenever that didn't work, I erased and reinstalled OS X. Any suggestions?

macbook Air condenser mic assy. is easy to remove and replace.  (see pic below of Air mic assembly).
Mics are delicate instruments as is their nature, however the damage you experienced is either damage, or defect, nobody can know.
However I can accurately say without doubt its very rare what you experienced.
the little condenser unit could have been defective, and gave out, or myriad other possible's. I cannot pinpoint it over the web, even if I had it in my hands, still couldnt because youd have to dissect the tiny little mics to find out, and nobody will do that, just yank the old, and install the new ones.
a 'painless' repair however to be certain, quick and easy to do. 

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