Solution For Microphone - Low Volume or Not Working

I just read pages of forum discussions trying to fix extremely poor microphone volume on my Macbook Air. I tried to change all kinds of microphone settings, doing hardware resets, and uninstalling software. I even made an appointment to the Genius Bar because some people posted that they had to replace their microphones.
However, I finally found a simple solution. It turns out that after some time, dust gets inside of your microphone and blocks the holes through which it captures the sound. You need to take a tiny needle or a wire and poke each tiny hole of the microphone located on the left side of the macbook. After taking out some dust, my microphone began working as new.
Hope this helps to someone in the future.

Thanks a million! PlotinusVeritas!
A needle was to big as the holes are so tiny.
I took an old toothbrush and used one of its hair. They're made to be thin and quite tough.
This made the trick and my Macbook Air's microphone works like charm now

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