The home button and sleep button on my iPod touch are stuck. What can I do to fix it?

Is there any way I can fix this without opening it up?

Try:
fix for Home button
iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
- If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
- If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
You can do it an an Apple store by:
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
or sent it in to Apple. See:
Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
- There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Some of the fixes work worj the Wake/Sleep/Power button.

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    Try:
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    fix for Home button
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    - If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for:
    Apple - Support - iPod - Repair pricing
    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
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    Try:
    fix for Home button
    iPhone Home Button Not Working or Unresponsive? Try This Fix
    - If you have iOS 5 and later you can turn on Assistive Touch it add the Home and other buttons to the iPods screen. Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch
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    You can do it an an Apple store by:
    Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
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    Apple - Support - iPod - Service FAQ
    - There are third-party places like the following that will repair the Home button. Google for more.
    iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens

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    Have you looked here:
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