IPhone keyboard and phone keypad "sticking"

My iPhone 4S, when using keyboard, has started to repeat letters. Three or four in a row. When I attempt to erase the repeated letter it will start to erase everything - one word at a time but fast. By the time I get it to stop, I might have lost most or all of what I've typed. Also, the keypad for the phone "sticks" for lack of a better word and the key sound just drones on. And the phone will all of the sudden magnify everything till like only a few letters are visible. I have to turn off the phone to correct it and since everything is so big it's a real pain to try and find the "slide to turn off" slider thing. Has anyone experienced these problems?

anyone help?

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Phil
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