How do I overcome this touchy volume problem?

Recently got the new iPod nano and it's otherwise great except I can't ever touch the wheel without the volume jumping all over the place. And i'm pretty active, and sometimes the volume starts going all over the place and sometimes even skips forward or back. I know I can put it on hold, but I tend to skip songs a lot so it makes for a hassle. Anyway to put the volume control in a sub menu or decrease sensitivity? Thanks.

I found that having my Nokia N95 close to my iPod used to make the volume very 'skippy' even without touching the click wheel!