Fingerprint sensor not reading half the time?

I got the 5s and and up until yesterday afternoon the scanner was working flawlessly. But suddenly it stopped reading as well as usual. It started to not even be able to read my prints and then wouldnt even let me configure a new print withhout a fail error. And on the slight chance i get it to configure, it works for a few tries then stops. i notice that when i take a cloth to it and then wash my hands this works. but even after 5 minutes it stops again. and then i have to wipe it down and repeat. this houldnt b happening and i know it. is it hardwear or softwear? complete crap for just spending 900 dollars

I haven't been actively looking for an answer since I first posted. I also haven't had a chance to go back to Verizon to try to get a new phone.
For now, I basically have to wipe the button down (pretty forcefully) after every few uses. I'm not sure if my thumb gets too oily/dirty/whatever because I do notice an imprint of my fingerprint on the button after a few uses and that's when it seems to start failing.
My fiance also has a 5S and she has not experienced this issue at all. I was hopeful that it was the phone but since the problem came back for you maybe it has something to do with our fingers? When I have a chance, I'll try to get my phone replaced to see if that fixes it but I don't have a good feeling about that.

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