Question about my sound, please see these video examples

Hi Premiere Elements gurus
Say, I wonder if you know what's going on with my audio? If you look at these three clips:
http://youtu.be/UkWyqPcULEM
http://youtu.be/eXCs1W5DMx
http://youtu.be/XsxvoieBnQA
You'll notice that there is a lot of hiss in the background. In fact,  there used to be a little bit more, but I used the noise reducer in  Adobe Premiere Elements, but that make the audio sound a little weird,  with some extra reverb.
Does it sound like there is more/extra hiss or room noise than you would  expect (than "normal")? And if so, if this caused by my equipment  setup, as I have a Sennhesier G2 Evolution wireless mic feeding into a  Canon Vixia via it's mini-plug, but I have the output on the Sennheiser  set very low and perhaps the Canon is adding extra gain to boost the  sound? Just a theory.
Do you think it's possible to get clean sound, where I can remove the hiss/hum and just get vocal, using the audio effects? What plugins would I use and how would I use them, what settings?
OR is there a third party audio scrubber that will clean the sound for me somewhere?
Thanks!
Ronald

Hi both of you. Thanks for your replies!
I think I found a solution. First, I've also uploaded a copy of two of the videos with the original sound and with the Noise Reduction effect removed, but the Denoiser (which was already in Premiere Elements since version 7) effect applied. The Denoiser did an excellent job of removing the extra noise that I hear.
Do you guys hear a different in the audio between these sets of three clips?
Kathy
With Noise Reduction Effort (bad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxvoieBnQA
Original Soud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSzJ4mpg8Q
With Denoiser Effect (good) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA5pORnR_Bw
Jaeny
With Noise Reduction Effort (bad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxvoieBnQAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkWyqPcULEM
Original Soud http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6twTOnxFYhM
With Denoiser Effect (good) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIepnSlc3IY
I think I'm happy with the Denoiser effect cleanup. Whew! I'm still going to reset the baseline levels of both my Sennheiser transmitter and receiver to see if I can get cleaner sound from them into the camera.
PS: Thanks for the link and the suggestion to try the Magix software Bill, I am curious to get that.
PPS: Thanks for your reply as well Steve. I now own three of your books (well, technically 2, as Muvipix.com Guide to Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 9 is two in one - still reading the photoshop part).
Best,
Ronald

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