Headphones no longer control phone

Firstly, I'd like to say I'm on my 4th iPhone 4s in 2 years.  I believe I am passed my Apple Care.  All previous iPhone 4s' were returned specifically for issues dealing with the reciever on the iPhone - sooner or later it would crap out and sound like a transitor radio.  Now, this has occured again on this one, for the 4th time, however, I am passed that issue, because it is quite a common problem (my brother is on his 5th for the same issue).  Another issue that is common with headphones is when iPhone gets stuck in 'headphone' mode even after removal (here is that thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/6897427#6897427).  I have worked through those issues.
On to the new issue.  Since I am now solely using the phone portion of iPhone with headphones only, the new issue is incredibly annoying.  Out of the blue, my 1-week old earbuds no longer controled the phone.  So, the volume mechanism which is also the microphone no longer worked.  I can hear clearly out of the headphones, but the volume control does not work, Siri does not activate, and the worst of all, the mic does not work. 
How do I know the latter?  Well, my wife called me, I had to answer on the actual phone.  I could hear her fine through the headphones, but while the phone was in my pocket, she was saying bad connection or cannot hear me.  I noticed that I could hear this sharp distortion sound as I moved.  I took out the phone and she said she could now hear me.  This led me to the realization that mic on the iPhone was active and was causing the ruffling sound when rubbed against my pocket.  Now when I make a call with the headphones, if I rub the iPhone's mic, I hear the distortion, telling me it is on...so I have to hold the iPhone up to my mouth (like you would if it were on speaker) and I can hear through the headphones.
This *****.  Period.  I use my iPhone for work, and need HANDS-FREE!!!  There was another thread on this earlier, but it is now archived.  So I am starting it again. 
Here is that thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18253417#18253417
Thanks for all help.
BTW - I have used a 1/2 a canister of compressed air in the jack, to no avail.

If you look in Setttings>Sounds is the Change with Buttons turned on? What other troubleshooting have you tried? Try a reset, hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The phone should reboot. If that does not correct it, since the device is new, make an appointment at the Genius Bar at the nearest Apple Store and have the device checked.

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