Headset stops working after plugged in for a while.

[PretzelOptician]

I just got back from a vacation I was on for about a month, but when I started up my PC my headset didn't work. In Sound, it shows as enabled and connected, but no sound comes out. I unplugged it (it connects with a USB and 3.5) and plugged it back in and it started working. Except, 30 minutes later while I was playing Hearthstone, the sound cut out again. When I'm watching YouTube videos and the sound cuts out, audio defaults to my monitor's built in speakers, but games have no sound until I restart the game, even after I plug in my headset. I have the Turtle Beach PX22 headset (it's a few years old).

 

[Ralston18]

Test the headsets somewhere else to see if they experience the "cut out". Would not expect to happen.

What I would expect is a possible problem with the 3.5mm to USB adapter you are using or the USB port in use by the adapter.

Try another USB port on another computer and see if the problem follows the adapter.

The objective is to narrow down the problem source by elimination.