Glitchy typing when hands are on sides of trackpad.

My 2006 MacBook is glitchy if my hands rest on either side of the trackpad. It will randomly delete chunks of text or move the cursor and begin entering text elsewhere. It's really annoying, and I've lost a lot of work because of it. Help? (And thank you in advance!)

Try removing the battery and run the MacBook on the AC adapter.....the batterty may have begun to swell and could be putting pressure on the keyboard from the back side....

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