Memory Leak/Track Pad/Mouse and Headphone Jack

Help-
I have a Macbook with the intel core duo. 4 GB of RAM.
Context.
Computer is used as a media server. Stereo is connected via an optical link from the headphone jack to an external digital to audio converter. Music is stored on external 1 TB My book. Computer is left on and idle for extended periods of time.
Problem:
As the computer is left idle, the trackpad/mouse become increasingly unresponsive. Eventually they stop responding all together. Un-responsive means they jump and can not be maneuvered around the screen in smooth movements. System fan begins to run as this problem gets worse and system monitor indicates memory continuing to be consumed despite no applications running other than startup apps. ---*When the optical jack is removed from the headphone jack this problem disappears*--- and the system returns to normal.
Please help. I specifically purchased the macbook to serve as the platform for this media server and leaving it running for extended periods of time with no use is normal for me. Having the computer lock up because I have the optical headphone jack plugged in is unsat.
Thanks -
Hud

i also made a topic about this, i'm not sure if you're still watching it, but I found the solution by coincidence when playing around on youtube.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=iAQ79JT0agY&feature=related
"Discovered it was an issue with the headset jack. Something was triggering the digital audio jack inside. Simply cleaned the jacks and everything started to work again."
I didn't mention earlier that when i left my headset connected, the volume icon in the menubar would go up and down in short intervals (similar to the youtube clip) Even though I can't understand how, this must have been the issue, as I just cleaned the jack, and the problem is gone. Hope this helps you as well!

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I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro since your recent Yosemite update. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having intermittent but persistent responsiveness issues with your mouse or trackpad, you may want to try using Activity Monitor to see if these incidents correspond to occupied system resources, especially system memory or CPU. You may find the following article helpful:
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