How to repair the headphone jack

Hey all,
I have an iphone 4, when using the phone my earbud works, but for some reason whatever is supposed to happen in order to turn off the external mic on the phone doesn't work anymore, meaning whenever i'm on the phone I and the person on the other end of the line can hear everything else that's going on as well.
I paint houses for a living so the thing has taken some bumps so I'm thinking that something just isn't making contact properly inside the jack.
If so, how do I go about repairing it?
Thanks!

The cost for repair depends on where you have it repaired, whether that be Apple or a third party repair company.  Apple charges a flat rate.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
Third party companies can do it for much less
B-rock

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