Headphones only play in one ear

My Apple headphones started only working in one ear on my iPhone 4s. I tried the headphones in other devices and they work fine. I tried different headphones on my phone and they do work in both ears. However they do not work with the device that I use to listen to my phone in my car.

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I see that you are having some issues with your headphones. It does sound like a hardware issue with the headphone jack if this happens with multiple sets of headphones. You try reinstalling your IDT High Definition Audio driver. If that doesn't work then I would recommend calling HP Total Care at 1-800-474-6836 in North America or visit this link if you are outside of North America.
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Music only plays in one ear

well i checked my head phones and they are not the problem
i have also put in different head phones same prob
i think the problem is there might have gotten some dirt in the headphone spot. any clues how to get that dirt out.
cause if u wiggle the headphone wire by the ipod u can occaionally get it to work.
I want to stick something in the hole to maybe clean it out but i dont know what or want to ruin my ipod
ohh and if it matters i have a 30gb video ipod
thanks

not sure how old your iPod is, but i'm assuming warranty has run out hence you have not simply taken it in for service. the quandary is, you could stick something in to dislodge the dirt that might not work and wind up in a worse (ie more costly to repair) situation.
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