My Mac won't read discs. Spits them out within seconds.

Why would it just stop working? We hardly ever use it. It won't even take the Mac discs. Help!!

Ok, I have already done all of these steps and nothing has helped! Here's my related problem, any suggestions?
My iMac won't even burn a single disc! Everytime I insert a blank disc it spits it out telling me it's not blank and won't burn onto it. I know the CDs are blank. I tried 10 from a brand new stack! I finally sent the playlist to my husband's PC (he has iTunes loaded) and he burned the CD fine using the same blank discs that my iMac kept spitting out.
Today I tried to play a music CD. It spit it out in seconds of me putting it in. I can play it on my DVD player, my husband's computer, my entertainment center, my car CD player but not my iMac No explanation, just wouldn't accept the CD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT IT'S VERY IRRITATING!!!
On top of all of this, when I upgraded my Apple Operating System the ChromCast program I was successfully using before stopped working giving me a Green Screen of Death.
APPLE!! ***!!!
Could really use some guildance here...starting to really give up on Apple...way too many problems with too many different items and no solution when my husband's PC is doing just fine!

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