IPhone 3G earphones remote doesn't work

My Apple remote earphones don't work even though i can still hear audio. Basically the remote pause and skip function has stopped working as has the mic. Any ideas?

Fandang, Thanks so much for posting your reply ! I cleaned the socket with a cotton swab but that did not fix it. I then took a closer look at the headset socket. On the side you can see 3 tiny metal balls stick out. I carefully used a small pin and pushed each ball in a bit and that fixed it
I bought my iPhone from Italy (all are SIMlock free there) and it would have been a ***** to ship it back to Italy to get it repaired. Thanks again!

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