Earpiece Always Going Silent

My iPhone very often gets stuck in the headphone mode. I will pull out the headphones, the phone will ring (audibly), but no volume in earpiece. I can switch to speaker and hear the call. When I play the music or Podcast I cannot hear the speaker. Turning the volume up and down, I can see it thinks I'm adjusting the headphones which ar not plugged in. I can usually get it back by resetting, but no such luck tonight.
Any suggestions on why this is happening?
Thanks,
Steve

I just solved my problem. I did some research and found this video:
http://www.luckow.com/iphone/
It involves a Q-tip and Windex. I used the Windex only and my earpiece was back. Apparently debris gets in there. I had tried compressed air, but that did not work. So, please pass this tip around for future reference. It's amazing how tied you get to these devices. I was in a frenzy as i kept getting call after call and I'm someone who is definitely a cell phone light weight.
Thanks.
Steve

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