Trackpad not working properly mbp 13 inch 2011 (early)

My trackpad suddenly stopped working well more precisely is being erratic. When I move my finger across the pad the pointer is not moving and when it does move there seems to be a lag. The gestures are not working properly etc and the pointer would move on its own not by much but a little bit. I have tried SMC and PRAM and that has not helped. I attached an external mouse and was having problems with moving the pointer, however when I selected disable trackpad when external mouse is attached the external mouse worked just fine. All of my software is up todate I am running OSX 10.6.8.  I hope I do not have to get another track pad the laptop is about 7 months old and I have an apple care plan but I am out of the US for the next couple of months so I am looking for fix I can do myself. Any help would be greatly appreciated

I am sure you have tried what Apple says in this article.
But cleaning the trackpad with a damp but not wet micro fiber cloth might help
until Apple Care can take care of the problem.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449

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