IPod touch 3rd generation problem. Please Help!

Recently my ipod touch 3rd generation has gotten two gray vertical stripes on the sides of the screen. I have never dropped it and never had anything heavy on it. Is there a way I can fix it?

Basics from the manual are restart, reset, restore ( from backup and as new)
Try all of these.
If this fails then it is likely a hardware issue.

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