Help - liquid soap stuck in 3.5mm headphone jack

not_bobby_shmurda · 9 Dec 2019 at 02:06

Hi, this is my first post on this forum so please forgive me if I mess something up as I am not familiar with this site.

Basically a van crashed into a bus stop right outside my house and I was the first one to go out and check if everybody was okay. I was on the phone to ambulance operator people and assisting with injured person simultaneously. I got a fair bit of blood on my hands and on my phone. Wasn't that much of a problem as I could clean thoroughly using hand wash. To wash my mobile phone I covered a piece of kitchen towel with hand wash and rubbed all over phone making sure not to miss any spots.

When I woke up this morning I switched the phone on and noticed the headphone icon which normally shows when headphones are plugged in. I did not have any plugged in. Some of the soap must have dried in the 3.5mm jack. Is there a way I can get this out with minimal damage? I am very reluctant to turn the phone on as I am worried it may short circuit or explode or something. Thanks for reading and any help is much appreciated!

not_bobby_shmurda · 9 Dec 2019 at 02:31

Thanks for replying, lol I understand that it sounds unbelievable. I don't currently have access to a pipe cleaner so I have inserted a cotton bud in there a few times but it seems to not have worked. I have just checked the obttle and it does not mention anything about being flammable which is reassuring. Would there still be a chance of it short circuiting though? I washed the phone about 17 hours ago and it still feels greasy.

not_bobby_shmurda · 9 Dec 2019 at 11:13

So last night I rolled up numerous pieces of kitchen towel and shoved it in. When I woke up this morning the phone no longer shows the headphone icon. Is this what you would say is cleaned and back to a good electrical signal? Or should I take it to a repair shop to have it cleaned professionally or something?

not_bobby_shmurda · 11 Dec 2019 at 00:53

Thanks for replying. I will look into that. I haven't yet attempted to recharge the phone. Is it worth putting some in the charger port as well as it evaporates? That's assuming I find something small enough to rub it in the charger port with.

not_bobby_shmurda · 13 Dec 2019 at 10:17

Okay, thanks for replying. I'll do that then.