Pearl 9105 Keyboard Fault or Software Problem?

Hi,
I have had my BB Pearl 9105 for about 3 months now, it my first BB and I am overly impressed with it as it does everything I need and more. However I have noticed over time that when I am writing text (either email, or SMS or anything that uses text input), I find that when I push a key once, the equivalent letter or number will output multiple times.
For instance if I set numlock on and press the number "2" once, it will write "222". This sometimes happens on other letters on the keyboard also, but the worst is mainly when using key 2.
I have done a reset by removing the battery when the device is on, and that temporarily fixes the problem, however after a couple of hours it goes back to outputting multiple letters or numbers.
Has anybody else seen this? I would have thought this problem was actually something physically wrong with the keyboard, but it moves around randomly and can happen to any of the keys or multiple keys at once, which suggests a software problem to me?
Any help would be much appreciate. My details are below. Thanks and regards,
Jamie
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V5.0.0.689 (Platform 6.2.0.54)

It sounds like what I have seen multiple times on a device with moisture damage.
Even sitting on a bathroom counter during a hot steamy shower or bath can cause keyboard and trackball problems UNTIL properly dried out.
It really is more common than you think.
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