Trackpad dead spots after using MoshiPalm Guard

Recently I am getting dead spots on the trackpad of my MacBook Pro 13in.
The spot is somewhere to the left of the center. When I circle my finger tip around that area, the cursor does not move.
What is even more puzzling is that if I first place my finger in the problem region, then drag it along the trackpad to another region on the trackpad, the problem temporarily escalates to that region as well. (So dragging your finger all over the trackpad starting from the problem region does not move the cursor a bit).
There seem to be occasions when the dead spot is not completely dead but just highly insensitive.
I don't think it's a software problem.
Perhaps the Moshi Palm Guard/Trackpad skin is causing some conductivity issues?
I should say that the problems only appeared several weeks after I placed the Moshi Trackpad skin to protect the aluminum shell.
Is anyone experiencing similar problems?
Please help!

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
I would for sure say that the problem is the skin on the trackpad. In my opinion, you don't really need a skin for the glass trackpads. They don't wear like the older ones do and leave a big shiny area. Try using your trackpad without the skin for a day or so and see if it works normally.

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