CD Combo Drive in PB Ti 800 DVI. I did SOMETHING WRONG. Help!

Yep. I just put the Dual Disc DVD/CD ( Massive Attack Collected ), and it wouldnt come out. Stupidly, i just grabbed the edge of the disc , and pulled it out by force.
I think i BEND SOMETHING INSIDE ( no crack sound ), because now my drive wont let anything in. It just blocks everything on the right side of the slot.
I really dont know what to do, can i fix this by myself? Or is the replacement drive a must...?
PS The CD is great ( >_< )
All best
Benedict

Well.
I got it work now. Believe it or not, i just flipped my PB upside down ( on my way to uncover it ), something snapped/clicked. I wondered if it was connected to my problem, so i turned the PB on to see that drive now ***** everything like a vacuum cleaner.
So, im ok now, thanks. Maybe this thread is to be deleted, feel free to do it. Or maybe some of my questions, if answered, might help anyone.
Cheers!
PS I guess i should mark myself as "helped" huh?
PS Oh and if anyone would be so nice id like to know what actually happened?

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