IPod touch making odd scratch sounds during playback

Whenever I play music through my iPod Touch (8gb 3rd gen(?)), I get these sparodic scratching sounds. It doesn't matter if I use headphones or speakers, the sound still gets distorted. The only time it doesn't happen is when I use the internal speaker.

Hi guys, i didn't want to creat a new topic, but found this closely related to my question. Could it be that when using non-apple standart 3.5mm jack could damage the audio socket on iPod? if no and yo ucna use any heaphones with standart 3.5mm jack, is it possible to get an official confirmation from apple?
Thank You!

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