Not working for me.

linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k
linards@linards-desktop:~$ alsa reload-force
Usage: /sbin/alsa {unload|reload|force-unload|force-reload|suspend|resume}
linards@linards-desktop:~$ alsa force-reload
Terminating processes: 2876 3001 3048 3083 (with SIGKILL:) 3117 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio)).
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3150(pulseaudio). 
mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Failed to create /var/run/alsa/. 
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Not keeping list of removed modules because /var/run/alsa is absent.
It will not be possible automatically to reload these modules. 
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules:/sbin/alsa: 219: cannot create /var/run/alsa/modules-removed: Directory nonexistent
 snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.
mkdir: cannot create directory `/var/run/alsa': Permission denied
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: (none to reload).
linards@linards-desktop:~$ sudo alsa force-reload
[sudo] password for linards: 
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
Terminating processes: 3150lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3259lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3292lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3327lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 (with SIGKILL:) 3360lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio)).
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3392(pulseaudio). 
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc).
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-seq-dummy snd-hda-codec snd-seq-oss snd-hwdep snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-midi snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.
linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k
linards@linards-desktop:~$ pulseaudio -k
linards@linards-desktop:~$ sudo alsa force-reload
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
Terminating processes: 3659lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3707lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3747lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 3772lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 (with SIGKILL:) 3819lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
 (failed: processes still using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio)).
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/linards/.gvfs
      Output information may be incomplete.
/sbin/alsa: Warning: Processes using sound devices: 3844(pulseaudio). 
Unloading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc (failed: modules still loaded: snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc).
Loading ALSA sound driver modules: snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-seq-dummy snd-seq-oss snd-seq-midi snd-seq-midi-event snd-seq snd-hda-codec-atihdmi snd-usb-audio snd-usb-lib snd-ca0106 snd-ac97-codec snd-hda-intel snd-hda-codec snd-hwdep snd-rawmidi snd-pcm snd-timer snd-seq-device snd-page-alloc.
linards@linards-desktop:~$