IPod loses everything after syncing and ejecting from iTunes 11.0.4

hey there,
After updating my iTunes to 11.0.4, I have been having trouble with syncing songs into my iPod 160GB. At the start it would sync and everything was cool until i ejected my iPod and everything in my iPod was gone, I plugged it back into my iMac and iTunes said I had to restore my iPod, I did just that. Now each time I plug my iPod to my iMac and sync songs, it would say sync complete but after i ejected my iPod, there will be nothing in my iPod and I have to continuosly restore my iPod.
I have tried reseting the iPod itself and then do a restore through iTunes but the problem won't go away. Any help will be much appreciated
Thanks

Hello RichardWB,
Thanks for the question. I understand you are having issues with your iPod classic appearing in iTunes. The following article outlines potential resolutions:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
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