Headphone jack shorting out for left ear

My ipod touch 4g is in pristine condition. It's only been dropped once, and not from very high, maybe a couple of inches, at most. but now i find that the headphone jack is not working properly. At first I thought it was my old headphones shorting out, so I went and bought new ones. The left bud wasn't working on this one either. But if I wiggle the plug a bit, the left bud comes in. I tried my friends headphones to see if it was just a fluke, and sure enough, the headphones left bud wasn't working.
The ipod is practically new, got it last July. What can I do?

As your iPodToch is less than I year old t should be under warranty and so I suggest you take it into your nearest Apple store and have them look at it. They should be able to diagnose the problem for you.

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