Ipod nano 6th gen damages headphones with an inline mic?

I have been using skullcandy earbuds with inline mic/ remote with an iPod nano 6th gen. The problem is that songs will skip automatically, voice over comes on inadvertantly, and volume will go up and down by itself. at first i assumed it was the headphones since it seemed that a button on the inline remote was sticking and causing all of these inadvertant problems. but, i got brand new set of earbuds, different cheaper brand with inline remote (iLuv), and first tested them on my iPhone. they worked perfectly on the iPhone for several weeks. I then started using them on my iPod nano, and a few days later noticed the same thing as before - inadvertant skipping, voice over, etc. When i tried to use the same earbuds again, but on my iPhone, the problem persisted indicating that the headphones were now damaged. That is when i realized it must be the iPod somehow short circuiting the earbuds, since it happened on two separate sets of earbuds.
Has anyone experienced this problem before when using earbuds with an inline remote / mic? is it possible that the earbuds are not compatible with the iPod? i am worried that this is a hardware issue and cannot be fixed by software update....

Did you try doing a Reset on the iPod (which restarts the iPod)?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1320
If that does not help, you may want to also try doing a Restore of the iPod in iTunes.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1339

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