N8 screen works eventually - worthwhile to fix?

My son gave me his Nokia N8 when he got his new phone, basically for me to play audio books on but now my trusty old E52 looks like it might be on its last legs.
Problem is the screen on the N8 is not "touch" anymore. It's more like "bash - several times" and eventually it will work.
As far as I'm aware, everything else is ok on it.
Do you think it can be fixed? 
Also, is it worthwhile to even try?
thanks

Hi redher,
Welcome to the Nokia Support Discussions!
Just to verify, do you mean that the phone requires more than 1 tap to recognize the action you want to make? If yes, let's try some troubleshooting steps to isolate if this is a software or hardware related concern.
Did something happen to the phone? When did it start to happen? What troubleshooting steps have you tried? If you haven't done anything yet, you can follow these steps:
1. Reboot the phone. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds.
2. Restore the phone's default settings. This will not affect your personal files such as your contacts and messages.
Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone management > Factory Settings > Restore. The default code is 12345 unless otherwise changed.
3. If the issue remains, you can try to check for any available updates via the Nokia Suite:
http://www.nokia.com/global/support/nokia-suite/
If your phone is up-to-date, you can try to reinstall it.
If the above troubleshooting steps fail, you can format the phone. This will delete all your data so be sure to have a backup file.
Menu > Settings > Phone > Phone management > Factory Settings > Delete data and restore.
Keep us posted.

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