My iPod touch 4th Gen won't turn on!

So I had something stuck in the headphone jack, and i got it out with a bit of prodding from a pin. Now, when i try to turn on my iPod touch, the screen remains black. When I plug it in, the apple logo will appear for about 3 seconds and then the screen will go black again (it repeats this). Is there anything i can do or do I have to get an exchange from apple?

It has a one-year warranty, although the warranty covers failure caused by a manufacturing defect, not accidental damage.
Also, this forum category is about the iPod shuffle, not touch. So I'll request that your topic be moved to here
https://discussions.apple.com/community/ipod/ipod_touch
But in the meantime, did you try to do a Reset. This is the procedure for an iPod touch.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
Since your iPod touch does not start up properly, do the part for Reset. If that does not help, try the same thing while the iPod is connected to power (either to your computer's USB port or a power adapter).

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