iPhone 5 headphone jack not activating

[shikari89]

I am having a problem with my iPhone 5. My iPhones headphone jack seems to not be functioning at all. When I plug in my headphones, nothing happens. Audio will still come out of the main speaker. I have done a full restore, and it has not helped. I've been able to fix muted headphones before with a q-tip, but so far that has been useless. Has anyone here had anything similar happen to their iPhone?

My phone is a replacement that I have had for about 5 months with no problems. I am out of warranty.

 

[WilliamG]

I'd try taking a pin and fishing around in the jack. I had similar issues with my 5s. Turned out to be a huge amount of lint crushed into the bottom of the jack. Fished it out with a pin.

 

[Brian Y]

A quirt with some compressed air may also be worthwhile.

Does the jack go all the way in?

 

[Rocko1]

If you have tried other headphones and they are fully seated, your jack is bad. Air won't help.

 

[shikari89]

Well, it looks like I've tried everything possible. Looks like I'm gonna have to do surgery and replace the parts. Thanks guys!