How many times has your iPod developed a fault? Have you ever had to send it back to Apple for repairs, only to find it would cost more to repair than it would to buy a new one? Have you ever lost all of your tracks in one moment of sheer panic?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes, you’ll need a doctor, the iPod doctor.

Naturally, this is in the United States.

Demetrios Leontaris is the self proclaimed ‘iPod Doctor’ and makes a living being on call to fix the iPods of anyone who needs his services, which when you’ve spent months ripping all of your CDs could be a real time saver!

Demetrios Leontaris works in Manhattan, New York, and travels from client to client performing emergency repairs on iPods for what he calls a very reasonable fee. A typical fix of the headphone input jack would cost around $70 for example. Cheaper than replacing your iPod, and of course you’re paying for the specialist knowledge of someone who knows how to fix it.

Demetrios Leontaris runs just one iPod repair service, though there at least three services offering iPod repair in New York alone. It’s hardly surprising though as Apple has sold 150 million of their iPods since 2001… that’s a lot of potential customers.

Leontaris may well be onto a good thing, as it believed among iPod owners that Apple deliberately make their repairs and servicing charges expensive because they want sell you a new iPod, rather than repair your old one.