Something stuck in USB port

Hello
I have a mid 2010 MBP, and recently i have not been able to plug anything into the USB port closest to the SD slot. I dont remember anything getting stuck in there, it just seems to have suddenly happened.
I was wondering if t is possible to remove the port and clean it out, and see if anything is lodged in there or if the port is broken in any way. Is it possible to replace it if it is?
Thanks

Most likely it was at the bottom of the bag you use to carry your laptop in. You might want to do the following two things...
1) Clean and keep your bag clean of stuff that ends up at the bottom of it.
2) Start putting your laptop in that bag with the ports facing up, but if your bag isn't clean you run the risk of now having things get lodged into the CD/DVD slot loading opening and if it gets all the way in there, it'll be near impossible to get out as opposed to the ports on the other side.

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