Headphone jack is broken! [T500]

I'm always using headphones while on my computer. Earlier today, my headphone jack no longer works. Even when the headphones are plugged in, audio only comes out of the speakers. At first I thought it was an audio driver problem so I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver. It still wasn't working on my Windows 7 drive. So I then swapped in my XP drive and the audio still wasn't working. It won't work on my Ubuntu drive either. I blew some compressed air into the jack but it didn't fix the problem. Obviously it's an internal hardware problem. I'm out of my warranty (bought in June 2009, only got a 1-year warranty). I'm a college student and this is my only computer. How much will it cost for my laptop to get fixed? Is it possible for me to make the repair by myself? Please help. I'm very distraught.

if it is indeed the headphone jack that is the issue, then it is very difficult to repair it. I suggest you get a usb sound card or a expresscard sound card (the latter is better since it sits flush in the system).
Regards,
Jin Li
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So my headphone jack has broken off clean into two pieces.
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Tweezers have not helped, neither has a small magnet.
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Guys,
It is done! It's out! I have achieved what surely seemed impossibe. I mean the things I tried with my iPod Touch, be it tweezers, pliers, glues, toothpicks, ear-buds.
I read about all of these wondorous ideas and plans online, to take out that unholy peice of metal lodged in my iTouch socket.
But anyway, yesterday you guys gave me some good tips. I was about half-way in the decision making process of making appointment with The Store and almost about ready to dive into what Alex suggested up here.
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Glue, the creation of the century. Or well, maybe last century, or the one before that, I'm not sure when glue was dicovered/invented.
Anyway, getting to the point. It's out.
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I swear I wasn't expecting anything to happen. Barely 10 seconds into the "Eureka attempt", I don't know what came over me and I just pulled on the cord.
And there it was! IT WAS OUT.
Simple. Effective.
The solution always is right next to the where the problem began.
I should add, the speaker on the iTouch works fine, like everything else.
BUT, when I plugged in my new headphones, there's no output to the RIGHT channel.
I must say, this makes me sad. I don't know if I messed up something with the glue or pliers. Can't say.
I might have done some damage to those tiny silver dot like things on the socket wall which act like the self-locking mechanism for earphones/headphones.
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Many thanks again for the help.
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