IMac optical disc drive error

Hey there... first things first Im new in this discussions forum. Ok, here's my problem...
Something wrong with my optical disc in my iMac. I inserted a disc into the drive but few seconds later it ejects back the disc. I thought the disc is damaged so I inserted another disc but same thing happened, it gets ejected back.
Then, I turned off the computer to let it cooldown first. When I turned again and try to insert a disc things gone worse. The disc can only be inserted half of it. So anyone please help me or I just send to Apple repair centre as a last resort.

Omg... i felt very sorry that Im posting at a wrong forum topic... please pardon me.

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