Plug In Headphones then iPod Freezes...

I'm having a strange problem that is really annoying me because it makes my iPod of no use. Whenever I plug in any headphones, speaker, headphones that came with the iPod everything will slow down (like the album pictures scrolling by on the main menu) and then lock up. If I push buttons I can hear a beeping. If I had music playing before plugging in anything it will continue to play until I press a button and then the iPod is locked again. I have to use the Middle button + Menu reset to get it working again. I have tried what support for iPod Nano page told me and that didn't work. I have restored the iPod twice and that still didn't work. I'm at a loss for what to do right now. Is there something that I can do to fix this?

Does the same thing happen when you plug the ipod into the usb connection? If so, your headphone jack is shot and you need a new one.

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