Why do apple headphones with mic loose sound???

i've had numerous apple headphones with mic and they seem to loose sound from one earplug!
Anyone know why? At £26 pound each time, they're not cheap!

headsets have been shortlived since I had walkmen in the early 1980's sure expensive ones last a bit longer but they all die pretty early
best way imho is to buy a stereo bluetooth headset which support the bluetooth profiles called a2dp
no wire no metal fatigue

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In case you don't see why this could be a big deal, let me remind you that these little earphones will run you $79 new. Naturally, I'm sure there's got to be a reasonable solution that another owner of these headphones may know of or can share with me.
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