IPhone 4s headphones no longer working properly

I purchased my iPhone 4s when it came out and have been using the headphones all this time. I have noticed however, in the past few months, that the audio output has changed.. In order for me to hear the music properly, I have to angle the headphones in a special way (as in it is barely audible in the usual angle).. Has this happened to anyone else? and is this covered under the extended warranty?
Thanks!!

I was having an issue where my phone was not vibrating for incoming calls even though it was set to vibrate in silent mode. It was still vibrating for texts. I finally figured out the solution that worked for me:
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To try and explain, i will select 'new playlist' and then go to the first artist i would like to add music from. I then select track X and add that to the playlist.
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I have help for you!!!
I had EXACTLY the same issue recently. What I had to do on my PC was go into the My computer section> click on my C drive> click on users> click on my username> go into music and then iTunes> Here you should see something that says iTunes Library. Make sure that iTunes is Closed and then take the iTune library and drag it onto Your desktop. This will create a copy on the desktop but iTunes will not see it. Reopen iTunes and you should see an option to scan for media. Once you do this iTunes should re-build your iTunes library and It should be able to sync. If it syncs fine and all your content is available go to the iTunes library that you dragged to the desktop and delete it as you should not have a new one. If this does not work absolutley do NOT delete the iTunes library that is on the desktop.
Call Apple and let them know of the steps you have taken and request some help. This should fix it though!

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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IPhone 4s headphones no longer working properly

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