Home button on iPod touch unpredictable (4th Gen)

Hi,
The home button on my iPod touch (4th Generation) is unpredictable. Sometimes it works first time I click it, other times I have to click it more than three times to get it to work. I have triple click turned off in general settings. At times when I have been clicking away trying to get to the home screen, the iPod controls will come up, which is fine, but I would prefer if when I pressed the home button once, it would take me to the home screen
It has done this since I brought it new online from Apple in May this year.
Thank you

Try:
fix for Home button
Fix a broken, unresponsive or sticky iPhone Home Button
- If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
- If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
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- There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
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