IPhone 4 - Usage (Other) Varies Wildly: 4gb mysteriously disappearing

Never had this problem before. I am using an iPhone 4 (16gb)  with iOS 7.1.1. I use iTunes Match to manage my music.
Until recently, whenever my available space would start dwindling, I would go into Settings > General > Usage and delete the music that had accrued on my phone. After the most recent time, it seems to have become very unstable.
My phone will now flash the "Storage Almost Full" message on my screen. When I open the Usage page, the apps clearly do not add up to 16 gb even though it will show only <100 mb of space remaining. Interestingly enough, if I turn the phone off and on or do a hard reset, it will show the phone as having approximately 4 gb free. Shortly thereafter, it will warn me that I am running out of storage even though I haven't done much, listened to a couple of songs perhaps.
When I plug phone into computer, iTunes will show that the Other file is taking up all the space (approx. 6 gb). Again, if I unplug phone, perform a hard reset, and plug it back in, it, the Other file shrinks dramatically and shows the phone as having the 4 gb free.
Any clue as to what is causing this problem? Thanks.

Hello Graytness,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
From what I understand when plugging in your iPhone to the computer, iTunes shows a lot of data in the Other section.  Take a look at the following article which explains more about what "Other" is, and how to fix it.
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
Take care,
Alex H.

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