IPod plays through one speaker

I've had my iPod 5th G for about 3 years now and today, without warning, it has only been playing music through the left speaker. I assumed it was the headphones I was using, but after trying 3 other pairs I found this was not so.
What should I do?

If multiple pairs of headphones do not work, than the headphone jack/plug is probably loose and unable to make a solid connection. This isn't really something you can fix yourself unless you take the ipod apart, so i would suggest going to the apple store or contacting apple.

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