IPhone 4 audio capacity discrepancy

my iPhone 4 "capacity bar" (displayed when the phone is plugged into itunes) says that i have 10.6 GB of audio, but i only have 8.7 GB of audio in my itunes library, which is synced with my iPhone 4
why is there a discrepancy of almost 2 GB?
i only have 500mb of album artwork, and have no podcasts, movies, audiobooks, or TV in my library
i have 6 music videos and 80 applications, but they are each apportioned there own "capacity section" within the iphones "capacity bar" and therefore do not account for the massive increase
what is even more confusing is that if i click on the little arrow next to the iphone under "devices" and highlight "music", the audio figure matches perfectly with the 8.7 GB figure from the itunes library - so why then does the capacity bar say a completely different figure.
does anyone else experience this?
i am using itunes 10.0.1 and have iOS 4.1 installed on my phone
your opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks - I should have included more detail, let me explain further. When I play music from my iphone 4 through my car stereo, either through the auxiliary setting using a headphone jack, or through the wireless bluetooth setting, only the right channel plays. Same thing when I play through headphones - only the right channel plays. Didn't use to happen, and I haven't dropped the phone or damaged it in any way. I can't find any settings to adjust as far as right or left channels. I've read where some think it could be the headphone jack, but that wouldn't explain the problem happening through bluetooth also.
I've tested other iphone 4's both ways in my car, and they play through both channels. The car radio also plays through both channels. Any ideas?

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