What to do about (sort of) broken Audio Input on Desktop?

[a9ch4f]

My audio input has become partially functional over the past few days. It's not too bad, but a lot of the time, I'll hear audio out of one ear and not the other, or I'll hear really low quality audio. I looked at the input, and it appears to be decently loose. I also noticed what resemble audio inputs on the back of my computer on my motherboard. They're beneath 'Intel Lan.' Could I use any of these audio inputs instead of the one at the top of my case? I have an Asus Z97-A motherboard and a NZXT Phantom 530 case.
Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[DookieDraws]

Yes you can certainly use the back audio ports. I am using them on my system with headphones.

You'll want to plug your headphones into the GREEN line out port.

 

[tyler449100]

The audio port on top of my case doesn't have the best quality so i use the one on the back from my motherboard. You will probably get better sound quality from using the one on the back of your case.