Whenever I push my UE 500 and my cx500 into my ear, it makes this crumpling or crunchy sound that sounds like I am crumpling my speaker diaphragm. Am I damaging my earbuds or is this normal. I cannot find a way to prevent this, even by twisting it I to my ear, it still makes noise.
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