No Audio from speakers

My headphone jack is glowing with a red LED and when I press any of the volume controls it just shows an error icon under the volume bar which is at full. I've researched this before, and everyone says to put a paperclip or headphones into the jack and wiggle it around, but this hasn't worked for me.

Hi, Zack.
Calm down. This is a quite simple situation to solve.
I had the same problem and struggled to find the answer. Apple's solution was to take my MB to the nearest authorized center (which is 250km away from my town), so, before taking such trip, I read lots of stuff and found a solution.
You, accidentally, triggered the digital audio switch that is found inside the audio jack, that's why you can see a red light coming out from it. You might have done so by plugging in and out a headphone or external speakers, so, the first attempt should do the same thing again.
Plug a headphone in then out lots of times and check if the light turns out. Actually, this didn't work for me, so I did what I found in a website.
Get a toothpick, look inside the audio jack hole. You should see a tiny switch at 3 o'clock, gently insert the toothpick inside the jack and move the switch down. The light will turn out and your sound will miraculously come back to life.
Remember 3 things:
1. This is NOT an Apple authorized procedure, so, do it on your own risk (But keep in mind it worked for me and for others).
2. Use a resistant toothpick or similar-shaped tool, you won't want to have a piece of wood stuck inside your Mac.
3. Move the switch gently and, if it doesn't work at first, try moving it up and down a few times, and, if it's not at 3 o'clock, check at 9. I read some cases where the switch was in different positions.
I hope it helps.
Cheers.
JP

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