IPhone Audio Output Weird

Hi,
I'm having problems with my iPod in my iPhone. The problem seems to be that when i plug in my earphones, The audio output is wierd. All I can hear is sometimes the background music and very faintly the person singing. I have tried everything for Hard Resetting my Phone and ReSyncing my music into my iPhone but it did not work, another wierd thing is it seems to play fine when the music is playing through the speakers on the bottom.
Thank You.

Have you tried to increase the volume with the headset plugged in? The volume control works separately for speakers and headset.
"When you’re on the phone or listening to songs, movies, or other media, the buttons
on the side of iPhone adjust the audio volume. Otherwise, the buttons control the
volume for the ringer, alerts, and other sound effects. "
Otherwise I would check the Settings->iPod->Volume Limit.
If that doesn't help you can see your local Apple Store Genius.

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