My ipod will play sound through the speakers but headphones won't work?

I've tried a few different headphones in my ipod touch and none of them work. i've plugged the headphones into the computer and they all work, so that means it's a problem with the ipod itself.
is there anything i can do to fix it or is it just time to buy a new ipod?
It's a third genereation 32gb ipod touch that i've had for a little over a year. my friend had it for a while before that.

Go to system preferences/sounduotput and se if you can select from there, make sure volume is up and mute is not checked.
Try pluggung a set of head phones in and out several times
Try a NVRAM/PRAM reset:
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ollow directions for a battery you should not remove yourself

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