Iphone 4 water damage - power button/home button not working right?

A few days ago I dropped my iphone in water, and immediately turned it off and let it sit in rice for 48 hours. Since then I've plugged it into my computer and it seem to be working fine. The screen is responsive, sound works, I can access all of my photos, etc.

The only issue is the power/lock and home buttons are unresponsive for the most part, and I have to press the lock button nearly twenty times to get the screen to light up. Once lit it works perfectly fine and doesn't seem to be having any problems.

Is there a way to fix this, or can the Apple store repair it? I don't want to go out and buy a new phone if I can save this one. It seems to be working fine for the most part, so I figured it was worth a shot.

Look into the headphone jack. If you see a red dot, Apple will NOT repair it. Apple doesn't repair phones with water damage.

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