IPod looks like it is playing audio, but no sound

Every day or so, when I first start up my ipod there is no audio. The timeline shows that the song is playing and the the play icon is there. I can adjust the volume and navigate just fine, but there is no sound. The other symptom is that the time display always reads 12:00 when this happens.
Once I reset and come back the same song, it will play, I can hear it and the time is correct. So for some reason it appears to get stuck and doesn't output the audio.
Help?

I'm pretty sure it just turns on. All seems normal. I go to play a song and there is no audio and then I notice that the time display seems reset to 12:00. If I switch songs or move into a song with the slider, no effect. It just seems to play but no audio. I've tried switching earphones.
Once I reset, everything is back to expected normal.

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