IPhone 4-Temporary, but COMPLETE, loss of sound

Occasionally my much-loved and well-used i4 won't make any sound: no ring, no text notification, no iPod music, nothing. It's unpredictable, and has caused me to wake late because my various alarms and reminders make no sound either.
The phone acts like it's making sound (a little animated bell for an alarm, a moving play head for music, caller ID for incoming calls). I have to restart the phone for things to work again.
Any ideas? The problem seems to affect all apps and iOS functions, and doesn't seem like hardware because when it works, it works great. It doesn't seem like dust or dirt makes the phone think the headphones are plugged in, because a simple restart fixes it.
Thanks for your insights.

I'm 100% positive that it's not on silent/vibrate, because the LAST time it happened I got spooked, and part of my evening routine now includes briefly playing music from the phone before I go to sleep to make sure there's sound. There was last night, but not at 5am. Which made me late :(
Thanks for the quick response though!

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