HT1338 cannot eject my mac mini the disk stuck

at first icannot put in the dvd or a cd in it. it just stuck whenever whenever the cd or the dvd disk is halfway inside so ithought there was something inside but its was clean inside the cd drive there are no object or whatever small things in it so i just used some writing pad  by inserting it and slowly pulling it out and there was this spinning  sound that the drive is working, so eventually i tried to insert the disk suddenly it works but after a couple of ejecting and inserting then it happened it wont eject but i can hear  the spin of the disk but it just wont pop out. thanks if there could be onte that could help me solve it

Reboot and hold down the mouse button until it ejects.

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