Apple keyboard "volume up" doesn't stop

Hi folks,
Suddenly the "volume up" button (also F12) on my keyboard randomly acts as if it's being continuously pressed. Then the "volume down" won't work until I press the "volume up" key again, at which point it begins working again. Then in a few minutes or so the whole situation starts up again. It's the wired USB keyboard with the number pad on the right, not the bluetooth keyboard. I believe this happened since the newest OSX software update (10.9.4), but I'm not 100% sure.
So... Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

1. Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/ph14222
2. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
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