How do I fix one of my earbuds, which only work properly if I hold down the mic button (Samsung)?

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I read a couple threads on the internet, most of these people had the problem from the start, or when they tried to use it on their computer.

I'm using the Samsung earbuds that came with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S4), they've been working fine for a year or so, then yesterday, the right earbud started to have really low sound (almost inaudible) compared to the left one, unless I held down the mic button (the button under the volume control on the earbuds).

I made sure the earbuds were properly connected and that the pin was properly pushed into the phone.

Is there any way I can fix this?