Sound Distortion & iPod Sensitivity.

I have a fifth generation iPod touch (64GB) that hasn't given me any trouble until today. I've installed all of the available iOS updates on it and I don't know of any existing issues with it that could cause it to act like this.
I was listening to music on it earlier today and I could hardly hear it due to static and the sound constantly being switched between earphones. I could only hear out of one of them at a time but the right one worked more often. There were moments where I could hear sound from both earphones without static as normal but it seemed to be dependent on the way I was holding the iPod itself.
The sound seemed to improve the higher and further away it was from me and when it was in a vertical position and worsened in any other position. I also felt that the touch screen was more sensitive than usual as it responded to the lightest of touches that normally wouldn't do anything. This sensitivity seemed to extend to the iPod itself as the volume seemed to be adjusting itself based on whether I was touching (not pressing) the volume buttons.
I know that the distortion of sound might be due to my earphones but I want to make sure that there aren't any issues with the iPod itself. I haven't heard of anything similar to this before.

First confirm the headphones are not the problem. Try yours in another device or try a known-working one in your iPod. If iPod is problem
- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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