Constant dinging when sound unmuted

Every time I unmute my MacBook Air, be it using headphones or speakers, there is a constant dinging sound.  It's one of the sound effects that comes with the computer, but every second or so, it dings even though I don't have new mail or any other notifications going on.  The only way to get it to stop is to reboot the computer.  I don't leave the sound on all of the time because of so many web pages having videos or ads embedded into them.  Has anyone else had this problem?

The mechanical noise makers on a MBP are The HDD, the DVD drive and the fan(s). It is possible that you may have downloaded some software that may be the cause if these noises.  If it is software, and you cannot find the source, a reinstall of the OSX and then your user data may be required.  A Time Machine reinstall would not be applicable in such a situation.
Often it is helpful if the model/year of the MBP is identified and the OSX.
Ciao.

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