Ear phone jack won't go in all the way

My earphone jack won't go in all the way.  I've tried cleaning the hole with compressed air, and a Q-tip with rubbing alchol.  Nothing seems to be working.  Plus, my ipod is showing the headphones are plugged in, so I can't even listen to anything with the speakers.

Try looking inside the jack It appears something is stuck inside. Look at your headphones plugs. Maybe the tip broke off.
I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store before try the below since you may cause further damage
  Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar 
See:
Broken headphone jack! 3.5mm dillemma....: Apple Support Communities
How do I remove 3.5  tip of a headphone...: Apple Support Communities

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