Why my iphone5 home button goes unresponsive sometimes

sometimes my iphone5's home button does response at first press and the screen remains dark, it comes alive after several presses and sometimes it does not work at all and i have to press power button to make the screen alive. why this happens? how can i get rid of it, any solution?

You can try here.  However, if you iPod is within warranty I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
FIX for iPod Touch Home Button: Apple Support Communities

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