one lesson i've learnt time and time again: never sleep with your earpiece on. whatever brand your earpiece might be, sennheiser, philips, sony, audio technica.. they will all go kaput if you sleep with them on.
it has happened to me millions of times.. and the worst part is, sometimes i dont even sleep with my mp3 on. i just decide to keep my mp3 (together with earpiece and all) by my side when i sleep, even when im nt listening to it or even if i dont intend to listen to it. sleeping with my mp3 by my side is sth like sleeping with my phone you know. they work synonymously in keeping me company when im dozing off to sleep. ok, so my very new (less than 3 months, i think) earpiece recently screwed up. i realised this when i was in the train, on my way to school. note that i can get very pissed off when my journey to/from school or anywhere is spoiled by my mp3 refusing to work, or my earpiece suddenly screwing up on me.
now, the right earpiece will only work if i slowly twist and turn the bloody earpiece. i think i've bought more than 20 earpieces in my whole entire life. i am damn sick and tired of spoiled earpieces. seriously.