IMac will not release burned CD

I burned several CDs consecutively in my iMac. When I burned the last one, it would not release it. The CD icon no longer shows up on screen. The eject button will not work. How can get it out?

Were you able to restart the computer, and hold the mouse down while it starts?
That is the most common way to try and get a media or system disc to eject if
the other expected way fails to produce results.
Another may be to be sure user permissions are corrected (disk utility> repair
disk permissions) and other basic maintenance is done on a preventative basis;
another idea may be to attempt random voodoo effects on startup, though I do
not know if things - such as resetting the PRAM on startup - could help in this.
If the optical drive has failed, that is another matter. And if nothing else you
can try does work, research this issue further before trying to use a PMU reset.

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