Weird Mail sound

Does anyone else's email alert sound have a weird hiss sound after it plays -- BING, then a quick sisss
Very odd.

On my MacBook Pro 13.3 Retina I hear a kind of white noise in the following cases:
1) Just after plugging-in my headphones and it lasts about 1 min.
2) Once a system sound (notification of smth else) has palyed. It lasts some 10-15 sec. and ends with a click sound.
I know that people are able to hear deferent frequences depending on their age: younger people can hear frequences that are inaudible to older ones. Thay would be nice that Apple finally fix it, as it's frustrating to work with headphones on.

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I've tried closing and opening mail. I've tried re-booting. Still no sound for "in-box" mail that is not "routed" to another mail box.
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Hi Norman --
Until about a week ago, I heard a sound when new mail arrived and a nice swish when mail went out. Now silence! I tried Sound in System Preferences -- but no help there. Please advise. Thanks!
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