Option Key Not Working Correctly

Hi All,
I'm having a very strange issue with my Option Key all of a sudden. It has stopped functioning as an Option Key and will ONLY increase the volume setting. When I bring up the keyboard viewer the Option Key won't register, it just turns up the volume. I've repaired permissions from my install disk and restarted a few times, but it didn't help. It's a VERY annoying problem, and I'd really appreciate any help at all. Thanks.

Thanks for the response, eww.
I was beginning to think it was a hardware issue, too. BUT, I turned my laptop off last night (instead of putting it to sleep like usual) and now this morning the Option key is working fine again. Seems very odd to me, since I restarted my computer a few times last night and the problem was still there. Perhaps it's heat related?
I'm just wondering now if it's a sign of more troubles to come or just a bizarre random occurrence.
Thanks a again.

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