IPhone 5 headphones only plays out one ear?

I recently got the new iPhone 5. When I plug it in to a headphone jack it plays in one ear only. I have tried several sets of earbuds but it continuously plays out of the right side only.

Try plugging it in as hard and as deep as it can go, sometimes i need to. Otherwise it seems that you the earpods you have purchased are faulty, and btw the earpods don't have earbuds.

Your phone's headphone jack is faulty. It appears to be a very common problem with iPhones & iPods according to the large # of such complaints on this forum.

Nearly always, either the jack hasn't properly seated or the wires on one side are damaged in some way. Been through a lot of that because my cats have a love affair with earbuds and headphones. Sometimes you can repair it, most times you can't. Very often the bend is near the jack.

Its becasue iphone earphone is so cheaply made it is trash. Get a new one