IPod Touch having problems w/ Bluetooth playback

I've had a pair of Sony DR BT21G Bluetooth headphones for a year or two, and been very happy with them.  I've used them on my iPhone 3GS, my Macbook, my Droid X, an iPad, and now I'm primarily using them on an iPod Touch 4g.
I've found that when I use them on the iPod touch, I have major interference issues.  If I'm walking while playing, the music constantly cuts out.  If I put it in my pocket, forget about it - it's unlistenable.  If I carry it, it's usually okay, especially if I hold the device at chest height or higher. 
This is not the way Bluetooth is meant to work... I thought my headset was acting up, until I paired it back to my Droid X and couldn't force interference to save my life.
So is my iPod Touch faulty?  I think I still have a few months left on my Applecare plan for this little guy...
Does anyone else have this kind of troubled playback with an iPod Touch using Bluetooth?

I have had a similar problem. I got an iPod touch for my birthday. One of the main reasons I wanted it was to use it with my Bluetooth motorbike helmet so that I could listen to music wirelessly on my way to work. It worked perfectly to start with but has now stated skipping. When the music cuts back in it often speeds up to catch up with itself as well which is really annoying. Some days it works ok and only skips occasionally and other days it is completely hopeless. I read somewhere that switching off WiFi could help free up some memory and help with this problem but it didn't work for me. I have also tried removing the helmet from my devices and then re-pairing it but that did no good either. Otherwise I can't find any other suggestions except that it might be a loose wire in either the transmitter or reciever. Does anyone know if this is likely? My helmet works fine with my phone so that would imply that the problem lies with my iPod.
This is the first time I have had an Apple product and although I like many of the features this is really making me doubt the quality of the hardware. I have also heard that getting help from an Apple store is like getting blood out of a stone so I'd really like not to have to mess about with that. If anyone has any ideas I would really appreciate it. I'm a total novice with this sort of thing so I was expecting to find a very simple answer on the internet but no luck so far. If you manage to get yours working Drew it would be great if you could let me know how you did it.
Thanks a lot everyone!

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