My mic doesn't work consistently during calls

In a call my mic will cut in and out. Sometimes tapping it on a hard surface will help it. I have dropped the phone in the past but the start of this did not directly coincide with any particular drop. I understand that something could have come loose but I'm wondering what it could potentially cost to have apple fix this, I do not have apple care.

well i got it fixed but now i am experiancing problems in the programs ventrilo and teamspeak, i will talk into my mic, which if i turn on without being in vent or teamspeak normally with the volume controls i can hear my self normally, but in vent or teamspeak my voice speeds up so its like if i were to say "t...e...s...t" it would say "TEST" really freakin fast, any help?

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