Headphone jack broken ? no sound in one earphone, but they're fine

My earphones are fine, but as i play music through them from my ipod i only get sound through one earphone
i also get only one part of the song, either lead or background music
any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated, i'm really frustrated
Message was edited by: Rickers

it could be just a bad contact
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ or ifixit at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
http://www.ifixit.com/

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