Lock/Sleep button not working

My lock sleep button just stopped working. It feels loose and it no longer clicks. I have not dropped it and it has always had an Otter Box on it. I took it out of the case to double check and its not cause of the case. Looking online this seems to be becoming a bigger problem. My one year warrenty ended two months....HELP!!!!

The iPhone is out of warranty so Apple won't replace it. This happened to me not to long ago and the guy at the Apple Store showed me a feature that I used as the Sleep/Wake button until I got a new iPhone. Give it a try.
Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch > Toggle On
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