earpods volume controls and mic not working
I have been using my iPhone 5 phone with the provided earpods for over a year now. Suddenly today the volume controls and the mic do not seem to be working. I am being able to pause and change sound tracks using the middle button on the remote but the volume controls are not functioning and when I tried recording my voice using the earpods, I cannot hear my own voice but only hear disturbance. Someone please provide a solution to this problem. Thank you.
iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.2