Non responsive home button ip4

Hi,
Is anyone having a problem with non responsive home button on the iphone 4.
I have a unit hat i sabout 6 months old and it has just started having this problem where i need to press the home button about 5-6 times before it works.
Tiddler

Do the basic troubleshooting steps described in the iPhone User Guide (Appendix B):
Restart
Reset
Restore from backup
Restore as new
If the last step doesn't help, there is a hardware problem with the home button. Take it to Apple or whoever provides iPhone warranty service in your location.

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