PS5 Slim not reading discs

[u/spookyydog]

I’ve had my PS5 for a few months now (April, I believe) and it refuses to read discs as of yesterday (multiple games and 4k blu rays have been tried). I’ve tried rebuilding the architecture and disconnecting and reconnecting the drive. A disc icon shows up on screen, disappears then the eject button no longer works and I have to turn the whole console off to get the disc out. Is this just the drive? Or a larger issue? I’ve submitted a repair request with Sony but if there’s an easier way I’m open to suggestions (I tried a laser cleaner but no luck).