Iphone 4 power button stuck

For a while now my iPhones power button is jammed and won't work and it's driving me mad. I saw on YouTube to put a bit of paper under the button to make it work again, is this a good idea or will it damage it more? Any other suggestions would be great. I would take it to an Apple store but I live miles away from one, thanks.

I had the same problem, still not fixed. Its seriously annoying.

The only thing that will work is taking it to an expert to fix it, anything else will damage it further and make it beyond repair.

Hope this helps.

Don't go sticking things in a phone. Take it to the shop and they can fix it easy.

Pay the small amount of money it costs to get it fixed, better than breaking it.

You could use assistive touch

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