I got tired of that shit, as well as the fact that they don't last more than a month on average due to shorting out. So, I dug an ancient pair of "Over the Ear" headphones out of the closet, and busted out my soldering iron and rewired them with thick speaker wire that won't break, and I used heat shrink at the jack and ear level to reinforce it all. On my morning walks, I get some funny looks cuz I look like I just strolled out of 1977, but I kind of like it because it gives me that "this dude might be crazy" vibe, so they leave me the fuck alone.