Headphone Audio Jack Popping Sound

Hi Everyone,
I bought this used 17” 2.0 GHz iMac G5 just over a year ago. I usually have the iMac plugged into an amplified stereo system, which works great. But today for the first time I plugged in a set of headphones into the audio out jack and only got a constant popping sound with no computer sound what so ever. There was a significant lightning storm a week ago. I’ve never plugged in a headset before today so I don’t know when the problem started - it may have been there when I bought the machine. The internal speakers work fine as do the stereo speakers.
Has anyone else out there come across this problem? Was there any way to fix it? - Thanks!
Christopher

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