Having problems with my iPhone 5 earphones, am I the only one?

2 Christmases ago I got a IPod touch and the earphones for that started to make the music sound like a broken cd within weeks then within 5-6 months they stopped working entirely. Last Xmas I got a iPhone 5 and the earphones that came with that are doing the same thing as the other ones did. I love the earphones made by apple and prefer them to others but they cost £25 for new pair which I can't afford.
Am I the only person who this is happening to? If not, how did you resolve this issue?

I opened up the earphone and I fiddled around with the wires and it fixed it…

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