# Question about adjusting an iPod Touch

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 6, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776 "2011-10-06T11:51:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![EarlyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@EarlyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarlyMan)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/1 "2011-10-06T11:51:49Z")

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Hi Gang -  
Is there an app or a way to adjust the balance on an iPod Touch? I have some hearing loss in one ear and everything sounds louder in the other ear when I listen to music. I find it annoying. In the “old days” there was always a balance knob on music devices (sigh). Any help would be appreciated.

EarlyMan  
RIP Steve Jobs

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**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/2 "2011-10-06T17:24:29Z")

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Try Settings|General|Accessibility.

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**Author:** ![EarlyMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@EarlyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarlyMan)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/3 "2011-10-06T21:32:16Z")

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> [@mikews99](#):
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> Try Settings|General|Accessibility.

I don’t know about yours, but my iPod Touch does not have an Accessibility tab. Are you possibly confusing the iPod with the iPhone? 😕

EarlyMan

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/4 "2011-10-06T22:53:28Z")

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There is no balance control on iPod at this time, AFAIK. Your options are (a) an in-line balancer or (b) balance your MP3 files to compensate.

This device might work: [http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HZR-62-Stereo-Volume-Control/dp/B000H0K8VY/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275937961&sr=8-1](http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HZR-62-Stereo-Volume-Control/dp/B000H0K8VY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275937961&sr=8-1)

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/5 "2011-10-06T23:40:16Z")

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> [@mikews99](#):
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> Try Settings|General|Accessibility.

> [@EarlyMan](#):
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> I don’t know about yours, but my iPod Touch does not have an Accessibility tab. Are you possibly confusing the iPod with the iPhone?

My iPod Touch has a Settings|General|Accessibility entry, but the only option I see there relating to balance is a “Mono” option.  
iPod Touch 4th generation running iOS 4.3.5

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**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/6 "2011-10-07T01:49:44Z")

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Yeah, I haven’ seen a balance control\* in decades.  
I just press the earbud in tighter on my “bad” ear.

- … but my Zune has Treble and Bass knobs (just kidding – on both fronts).

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**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adjusting-an-ipod-touch/598776/7 "2011-10-07T02:48:05Z")

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Might be a bit troublesome, but does iTunes have a balance option? If you made changes in iTunes, they might be carried over to your iPod.