"Hold" switch on nano is frozen

The "hold" switch on my nano is frozen. It will NOT move. It is in the "on" position, not
hold." BUT ... when I pick the playlist I want and tap the wheel to begin the music ... the nano also freezes. I can't reset it because the toggle switch won't work. The only thing that works is to let the battery completely run down, recharge it, and then everything works fine ... until the next time.
Anybody know how to "unfreeze" the switch??

thanks for the info on how to fix it when it is stuck on hold, mine did that today too and my boyfriend wanted to take it apart to fix it, lol, I told him NO WAY. I will try these suggestiins and see if they work. I would prefer not to restore if I don't have to, I would hate to lose all my music on there.

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