Keep having to disable and re-enable my IDT High Definition Audio CODEC, what's wrong?

Hi! 
I have a Pavillion Touchsmart Sleekbook 14" with Windows 8 that I bought new about 7 months ago. I have not yet updated to Windows 8.1.
Recently I have noticed that my audio will suddenly stop working. This typically happens when my computer has been sleeping and I start it up again. The audio does not come out through the internal speakers or headphones when I plug them in. I have not tried external speakers but I imagine the result would be the same. 
If I go into my Device Manager and disable and re-enable the IDT High Definition Audio CODEC the sound returns. All sound devices I have listed are related to this IDT High Definition Audio. I have tried updating the drivers, however it informs me the most updated drivers are already installed.
I am not entirely sure what is causing this problem, but I do recall installing a Windows or HP update awhile back regarding IDT High Definition Audio. I believe it was an optional update.
EDIT: After doing some further research it looks like it is related to that Windows update and the compatibility of their IDT audio drivers with Windows 8 or 8.1 does not seem very good. If all else fails I will try uninstalling the IDT CODEC all together and use the default HP audio.
Has anyone found a solution that works for them regarding this issue?
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Thanks Viktoria, I appreciate you spreading the word
If you could mark my post in this thread with an Accepted Solution and Kudos, it will help me out, and enable the post to appear more frequently on Internet searches. Providing Kudos to my other posts relating to the issue would also help tremendously
As I stated, I will be editing my troubleshooting guide on the issue soon (probably in the next day or two). There is no greater feeling than having the fix for a crazy issue
Mario
I worked on behalf of HP.

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