IPhone 4 will not ring. Please help

My iPhone was working fine. It stopped ringing when a call comes in. I also do not hear the rings when a test or message comes in. I can hear the ringtones from the speaker. The alarm clock works. The darn thing just won't ring. The first time it happened, I powered it off and it worked fine for a few hours. Now, it want ring. Someone please tell me what to do. Do I need to reset the phone? It's backed up to my computer and iCloud.
Settings under Sounds:
Vibrate - Off
Ringer and Alerts - High
Change with Buttons - On
Vibrate - Off
Ringtone - I've tried each one

Never mind. I got it to work. Thanks, C

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