4s muting itself

This headache is my iPhone 4s 32GB running latest IOS 7.1.2 mutes itself spontaneously!
For the temporary fix to unmute I have to go to settings/general/accessibility/assistive touch/device/unmute; all is then fine until anytime from 1 minute to random later I hear a short vibration and a silent mode banner and it's on silent again! Then have to go through the unmute process again or use assistive touch shortcut from screen which I've had to activate to save time.
Before you ask Do not disturb is not active, hardware is in perfect condition, Bluetooth is not connected and I've not attached any headphones.
I have reset and restored the phone and deleted most unused and recent apps, but the problem persists so I have a phone that, in general, will not ring! Defeats the main point of having a phone!
Any new ideas? I've scoured the online forums to no avail.

Hello LlNeilll
Try out the troubleshooting in the article below when you do not have any sound coming from the speaker.
iPhone: No sound or distorted sound from speaker
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts5180
Regards,
-Norm G.

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