Iphone 3Gs phone sounds stop working at random.

I have an Iphone 3Gs and am having some issues with the phone sounds. I can lock the phone after its been working perfectly and come back to it in a few minutes and the unlock sound will be gone, the key sounds dont work and any apps that have sound will not put out any sound. The phone is never set to silent and the volume levels are always around the same level, also if I open the ipod the tracks will play but there will be no sound through the phone or the headphones/speakers and the onscreen volume level slider does not appear.
During this issue the alarm will still sound out and the ringer still rings and the sms tone will still sound.
I can rectify this by switching the phone of and on but this is happening more and more and Im sorry for seeming to over the top but this is a huge inconvenience and shouldnt happen in the first place.
Is there a reason this happens and is there anything I can do to stop it happening again?

I have the exact same problem.. Just got a brand new 3GS today, after my old one was replaced.
The sounds stops working and at some occasions the speaker will play some strange sounds. Even noticed that when my gf tried calling the phone, it gave away a "phone to close to speaker-sound". If you know what i mean.
I have no idea what to do, anyone?

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