Mi Superdrive won't read any Audio CDs or DVD-R

Hello, i have read that many users may experience same problem as i. My Macbook Pro mid 2009 suddenly stopped reading any audio cds or dvd-r,it just reads DVD movies or programs, i wonder how can i fix this trouble.
Does my superdrive needs to be replaced?
Does anyone have found a way to get this solved?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers

If you are under AppleCare, ask for them to fix it.
If you are not under AppleCare, it may just need a drive cleaning. I can't recommend any specific cleaners, but do know some work, at least as long as they meet these requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2446?viewlocale=en_US

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