I may have figured out why my trackpad seems to be getting worse.

I am back, once again, but this time, I think I figured it out.

I was using my laptop recently, and the cat decided to sit on my legs. After a while, I started sweating, and quickly noticed that my trackpad seemed to be not as responsive.

Apparently sweat is conductive, and some things are finally starting to make sense, such as; trackpad responds better to the tip of my finger (right below the nail), then to my actual finger-pad.

One thing that doesn't make sense to me though, is that, my trackpad actually improved in its performance, but now it's back to being worse.

By this I mean, over the span of a couple weeks, the trackpad became more responsive than it had been a month ago, but I'm pretty sure that trackpads don't have the ability to magically repair themselves.

At the current moment, I am suffering greatly as I attempt to move my mouse from Point A to Point B. Unfortunately, summer is beginning, the AC in my household isn't exactly the best, and I have this wonderful thing where I don't realize I'm overheating until someone points it out. All in all, my computer is going to suffer.

My question is pretty much; What can I do to help try and protect my trackpad? Is there a way of 'repairing' the touch layer without replacing the entire trackpad. (I am aware that this is unlikely.)