Laptop Mic and Headset Port Help

[Pacifist]

So my laptop only has one port for a 2 in 1 mic and headphone headset. Anybody know a way to get my headset and mic to work together?  I tried plugging in a mic and headphone into a splitter into the port, but it doesn;t work. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Opened up my jlab mic+earbud combo, and nothing popped up while in audacity. I think a USB mic and headphone thing is the only option

[munch]

there's this cheapo USB soundcard that is all over ebay, I got one - but a fair warning, volume is far too loud for pretty much any headphone I tried it with. I set OS volume to 1% to get listenable levels.
it works wonders for microphone though, which is what I got it for at first.

[Cheesebaron]

So you are using a 4 conductor to 3 + 2 conductor splitter, or what does this splitter you use do?

[IvanIvanovich]

trrs to dual trs adapter is what you need. Just search iphone headset adapter, very easy to find.

[Cheesebaron]

trrs to dual trs adapter is what you need. Just search iphone headset adapter, very easy to find.

Although when using a TRRS then microphone is only mono. Hence there is no need to have the 3rd conductor on one of them. So TRS and TS would be sufficient enough for the task.

[tooki]

So my laptop only has one port for a 2 in 1 mic and headphone headset. Anybody know a way to get my headset and mic to work together?  I tried plugging in a mic and headphone into a splitter into the port, but it doesn;t work. Any suggestions?

EDIT: Opened up my jlab mic+earbud combo, and nothing popped up while in audacity. I think a USB mic and headphone thing is the only option

Assuming it is indeed a combo headset port, then you simply need this: http://www.amazon.com/Exclusives®-Headset-3-5mm-Smartphone-Adapter/dp/B00D6NPH88/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1402477827&sr=8-7&keywords=iphone+headset+adapter

That or an external USB soundcard. But I've had rather mixed results with the really cheap ones, so I'd use onboard audio if you can.