Crap. I just started having this problem yesterday and figured all i needed to do was restart the phone. Didnt help. Confirmed that its a hardware fault because pressing the phone further on my ear enables me to hear a bit clearer. Whelp, guess its time to send it in...have a bright area on my screen thats bugging me anyway

REALLY disliking the somewhat shoddy build quality of some of the earlier units..from usb to mic to this..kinda reminds me of the pre.