Trackpad suddenly won't work, sort of

Just yesterday, the clicking part of my trackpad stopped working.  Everything else works--scrolling, moving the mouse around, etc.  And I can triple-click and highlight.  But clicking on a link, clicking so the cursor is in a particular field, etc.--that doesn't work.  I haven't installed anything lately or upgraded.  I'm using a USB mouse right now.  I've looked in the discussions and haven't found anything that has helped.  Any ideas?  Thanks.

If you are not comfortable taking the bottom off, have Apple do it for you.  If you want to do it yourself, it requires a #00 Phillips driver.
Ciao.
If you do choose to do it yourself, note that three screws near the hinge are longer than the rest. 
If the battery is swollen, it should be replaced.
Message was edited by: OGELTHORPE

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