Drive wont "suck" in discs

recently my macbook stopped accepting discs the way it used to i went to put in a dvd and it was like hitting a brick wall. its almost like the slot is not as far open as it used to be. my macbook has never been dropped or stepped on or anything. i havent even had it for 6 months. i love it and was able to get a disc in by pushing it in a long way, and then it still left like an 1/8" hanging out. i pressed in the disc with a fingernail and it read, played and ejected fine. the discs just wont go in like they used to. any help would be appreciated. i am under warranty so im not too worried, i just dont want to send in my laptop or drive to an apple store if someone knows an easy fix.
thanks.

i took it to a genius and he thought that there might be something bent inside or maybe my shell had just been enough that it wouldnt allow discs to get in easily. they took it apart and said my optical drive track was bent. this can be bent by picking up a macbook by the back right of the base when the laptop is open. they bent it back and told me if i have any more problems they would replace it. so now it works fine. now my ipod just went out and its only a little over 6 months old.

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