Why cant i hear myself?

[AC Question]

The microphone on my Droid maxx has not been working at all. I don't know what's wrong with it, every time I try to take a video the sound never plays back because the microphone never picked up sound. The external speaker works like if I'm watching a video from Facebook, but if I try to record something the sound is not present.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! The video camera usually uses a secondary microphone, so perhaps yours is blocked or faulty. That secondary mic is usually used for speakerphone calls as well--can people hear you when you're using your speakerphone function?