Creaking near hinges of MBP screen

Hi everyone,
I've had my MBP since May 06, and am loving it...no problems. But recently I noticed the hinge of my screen feels different, like it opens up less smoothly. And it creaks when I open it, or tilt it around on my lap. I'm wondering if its eithe too loose or too tight. And I think it started after I awkwardly picked it up one-handed because i had to grab something else falling off my desk.
Anyone experience this? I don't have teh tiny screw-driver to play with it. I'm thinking about bringing it in to the Apple Store to have someone look at it. The creaking is very quiet, almost like a fast "tic-tic-tic."

I have the same issue. I pride myself on how I take care of my mac so when the mac staff at the apple store informed me that it was "physical damage" I was in disbelief.  It seems to me that if putting a mac book in a backpack to transport it is enough to cause physical damage then that would be considered a fault in the design, considering I purchased the laptop in order to be mobile and transport it from location to location.
I am very upset.

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