My trackpad click doesn't register.

Hi there,
I have a 13" MacBook Pro, and it's trackpad click doesn't seem to be registering. Whenever I try to click on something, nothing happens. But I don't think it's a hardware problem, because as I have tap to click enabled, I would expect this to still register, which it doesn't. Also whenever I hover over something that should return something else on hover, say an item in the dock, nothing happens. I've tried restarting, and resetting the SMC to no avail. I am running 10.8.2. Has anyone else heard of this issue, or better yet, know how to fix it?
Thanks,
Sam

Is it actually.... CLICKING?
A known issue with these buttonless trackpads that are actually a huge button is that debris gets trapped in the minuscule gap between the pad and the aluminum chassis or topcase. Hence, the pad goes down, gets stuck and never comes back up. Then comes the nightmare of trying to locate and remove the obstruction without demolishing the device, lest you end up having to repair it The Apple Way: by replacing the whole topcase to the tune of lots of money.
So, is this your case?

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