Only One Earphone!!!

My ipod has suddenly decided to rebel. It will only play out of the left earphone. No it is not a problem with the headphones...i've tried on speakers and at least 4 different types of headphones. It is the ipod. Is there any way I can fix this? It is incredibly annoying to only jam in one side of my body. If it helps, when i pull the earphone out just a little it starts to play on both. BUT, it usually doesn't stay very snug for long.

If it is still in warranty you can take it to an Apple Store, if one is close to you, are go here: http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
If it is not in warranty you need to take it to a 3rd party that works on iPods or do it yourself. Here are three sites you can try:
http://www.ipodmods.com
http://www.ifixipods.com
http://www.iresq.com
Or you can look for something local.

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