I hear a ticking noise behind the front bumper that gets louder, when i turn my lights on to high beam. It becomes really annoying when im idoling. I'm told it may be coming from the distributor, but i dont think so???? When i rev my car it goes away, then when revs are low it starts again. Also i hadn't started my car for about a week, and yesterday it didnt turn over the first time which it unusual, it sounded like the starter motor had trouble, but when i gave it some throttle it finally started. Could the battery be the problem????

??? pop the bonnet and listen for where exactly its coming from....

Possibly an alternator playing up, could possibly be a bearing letting go. Thats a long shot but if it increases as battery load is increased then i'd be looking electrical.

sounds like the alternator... check if its loose or has play in the pulley..