Have to click real hard on trackpad

my trackpad on my macbook pro isnt click as usual ever since i dropped it..... you now have to click reallllllyyyyy hard and longer for it to click and respond. what should i do??

Since you likley damaged your very sensitive trackpad, the only remedy that you have, as I see it, is to take the machine into your local Apple Store or an AASP and have them repair the damage. I don't know of anything that you can do yourself...
Clinton

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I turned my computer on and I noticed the "click" function on my trackpad is no longer operational. I went to the nearest apple dealer but unfortunately I am traveling in Bangkok, Thailand and the language barrier made it difficult to communicate. Is there any way to fix the click function?
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The trackpad still has all of its other touch functions.
The clicker seems to still have its normal motion for clicking after comparing to other macs.
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