ITunes resets play count to "1" after syncing

Hi, recently I've noticed that after syncing my iPod the play count for the tracks I've played that day are showing as 1 even though many of them have been played a lot more than that (some in the 100s). This has only been only happening since I upgraded my software to iTunes 10.2.2 and is very frustrating as I find the play count info very useful.
Can anyone shed some light on why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?
Thanks,
Chris

When your ipod is plugged into your itune click on it in itune and uncheck sync at the bottom of the page.

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