My headphone jack isn't recognizing my headphones

I just bought a 7th gen Ipod nano.  My headphones work fine, but my Ipod isn't recognizing them at all. I tried resetting the settings, but that didn't work. I tried another set of headphones and that didn't work either.

Did you check the headphone jack to make sure it was clean and clear of any sort of debris or damage?  Make sure you are plugging the headphones in all the way as well. You shouldn't see any silver from the headphone's plug still.
B-rock

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