DVD/CD Slot Problem

All of a sudden I can't get a DVD into the DVD/CD Combo slot on my iBook G4. Apparently something is jammed. Is there a simple way a non-geek can fix this?

Is there any possibility that a CD or DVD was left in the drive? Or that a label or something has come off and is stuck in the drive? I think it would be worth going through the steps in the following article to see if there is something stuck in the drive and if it can be gotten out.
MacOSX 10.4 Help: Ejecting a CD or DVD when all else fails:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh/1750.html
If no luck, please post back. Also, you could go to Disk Utility and verify permissions and repair if necessary just in case that is a factor. But your situation sounds like more of a mechanical problem to me.
Good luck!

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