IPod Touch hangs / selects controls when my finger is above the screen 5mm

Hi
16gb touch
Playing songs - some controls fail to respond ie touching the volume slider is erratic. Sometimes playing videos or songs the ipod hangs and no amount of tapping the screen helps. I need to turn off and then on again.
Also sometimes the Ipod is sensitive and controls are selected when my finger is slightly above the screen. They all seem to light up and this eventually leads to a hanging ipod.
Any help would be great.
Tony
UK

Ok well heres my opinion:
Its very hard to tell what is "normal" with new tech. Just because somthing is not what you expected doesn't mean there is a hardware/software problem. Im not saying somthing isnt wrong with your iPod however. There is still the chance that it IS a problem with software/hardware. What I would suggest is that you check out a iPod touch at an apple store near you or try out someone elses and see if it is working differently than yours is. Sometimes it more of just somthing you have to get used to rather than a problem.
Most things on the forums such as dead pixels, syncing problems, battery problems, are things that are very easy to say there is definately somthing wrong the ipod itself. But your problem with sensitivity issues may just be that your not quite used to the controls yet.
Just my opinion.

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