Macbook HD Noise

Hi,
I bought a 13" Macbook Pro 2 months ago, It came with the stock hd (Hitachi 500gb 5400 rpm).
At the beginning, it wasn't making any noise but now started to make noise when I open applications.
Does anyone knows how to I solve this issue?

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