Trouble with my DVD/CD drive/slot.

I am having some trouble with my DVD/CD drive/slot. It will not accept any CD's or DVD's that I have tried to insert. I have tried restarting the computer and updating software. Does anyone have any ideas that may help? Thanks

try doing a SMC reset and see if that makes your CD/DVD work again.
if that doesn't work, try a PRAM/NVRAM reset.
if not, make an appointment with apple to have them look at it.

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