N95 Earphone buzzing

Hi guys
Have had a quick search through but can't seem to find anything here which might help so thought it best to ask.
My N95, which I've had for about a year now and been mostly happy with has developed an annoying problem, the earphone has a tinny buzzing sound like interferance when the other caller is talking.
I can also hear myself talking through the earphone when I speak and that is buzzing too.
If I connect my headphones it is perfect and if I use my Bluetooth headset it is perfect too. Similarly if I switch to loudspeaker this is also perfect, so I reckon there is a fault with the earphone, but don't know what or if there is a way to fix it.
This has happened all of a sudden the phone hasn't been dropped or been swimming.
Hope somebody can help me, thanks in advance
Matt

Just to let you know, I took my n95 to the local Nokia care shop, told the guy and he whipped it out of my hand saying "surprise surprise!"
10 Minutes later my phone had been cleaned totally inside and out, had a new earphone fitted, some new screws for the back of the slider, which was loose and also some stoppers to stop the battery fslling out and also to replace the manky sellotape that I had been using to stop this since I got the phone a year ago.
All in the cost was £10!! I am over the moon, I really thought I would need a second mortgage for this repair.
Just so you know this is the Nokia Care shop in Hayes End Middlesex, highly recommend them, great bunch of chaps.
And once again thanks to you guys for your advice in the first place
Matt

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Can sum1 advise me on a good earphones for the N95 (3.5mm Audio Jack). I want the earphones to be loud as N91 or louder lol however u knw on n91 it has the bass effect I would like earphones that is capable of that.
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The augmented GPS seems to work (my phone knows where i am in a building)
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It’s almost a year now that I was waiting for this magnificent piece of technology, I mean 5 megapixel camera, 3.5G, WLAN, S60…what could you ask for more? Surely the N93 turned heads with its twisting and turning but this baby did more than that.
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I saw a huge screen with QVGA resolution and 16 million colours, 13 main keys including a joy-pad, a stylishly placed camera popping out of the housing, a speaker, and that infamous Nokia N sign.
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On the left side there is another speaker grill and a special 3.5mm jack of which I will speak about later, it also has an infrared cover and the microSD slot, very nicely built on the cover and easy to remove.
On the back we obviously find that awesome Carl Zeiss lens 5 megapixel camera with DVD recording and a powerful flash and even a stylish shutter. You also find the battery cover, which contains a BL-5F 950 MaH battery, same as the N93.
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The keypad lightning is done very well, there are lines of blue light coming between the keys when it’s dark and it gives the phone that futuristic look. The lightning of the LCD is also done very well, a very bright screen but still a perfect contrast.
This slider phone got something I’ve never seen on a phone of its shape: the base is huge and the top slide is thin as a needle. But moving on to the other slide, I notice that when opening the slide, it makes an ugly and loud voice, oppposite of when closing the phone. Turning the phone on the pther way, activates the landscape mode. They multimedia keys on the left side of the phone aren’t keys, they feel like a touchpad, you can’t see them, they are flat, a stylish manouvre and an ergonomic choice, they are also blue backlit. When turning the phone to landscape mode triggers the multimedia menu which can be customized, and pressing the play button activates the music player. The screen’s rotation is quite fast and it doesn’t usually crash.
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As I said before, I would like to especially talk about that 3.5mm jack on steroids. Normal jacks offer just a two channel input or output. This one has 3 channels, both input and output at the same time, which is a wonderful connection by Nokia, I haven’t seen it or atlease noticed it anywhere else, so for me, these small details count a lot. This special jack helps with the audio controller and also makes way for TV-Out. It can be used normally and connected to stereo systems.
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The flash is very powerful, in totally dark situations, it looks like daylight, especially indoors.
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Advantages: 5mp Carl Zeiss camera with Autofocus; DVD-like recording; Powerful flash; loud speakers; 3.5mm jack with 3 channels; HSDPA; GPS; S60 OS9.2
Disadvantages: Weak battery; GPS takes long to startup; OS is still young in some aspects.
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...hmmm, very interesting...
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I have recently bought the 2012 21.5 inch 2.7 GHz iMac and everything has been working perfectly up until today.
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You might also consider buying a spare battery - I'm sure you can get one for like 10 bucks at Sim Lim Square.Message Edited by patc on 05-Apr-200708:59 AM

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Hi Thanks very much for the info, when i removed the lcd, the phone started as normal, even the bbc iplayer worked when i connected to the tv so i bought a cheapy lcd thru ebay and everything is a-ok, quality of the lcd is poor tho, but will get a better one when cash allows, also got my broadband back on now as well , thanks to all those that tried to help

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