IPhone 5 headphone jack broken?

I have an IPhone 5, and it's been great. Just recently, however, the sound will just cut off with the phone tilted. This only happens when I'm using earphones. Earlier, it fell out of my pocket and hit pretty hard, which might be the cause. Could it be the headphone jack? And if so, where and how much will it cost to repair it?

Bummer.

I would blow it out with a can of compressed air (or your mouth) get a flashlight and look into it to see if maybe anything got stuck inside of there when you dropped it. If all else fails, it's free to have an Apple Genius look at it & you don't have to be obligated to have it repaired either.

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