MacBook Pro :: Volume Turns Up On Its Own?

Jun 17, 2014

The volume on my macbook pro will randomly turn itself on.  The volume image shows up and it then turns all the way up and keeps clicking until I hit one of the volume buttons.  But it will do it again about 30 seconds later and it keeps repeating this process for days.  Shutting off the computer doesn't do anything.  It does this randomly, it may not happen for months but then when it does happen it can go on for days if not weeks.

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