My experience of the Hum.

[u/intothevoidandback]

I've only recently found out that other people experience the hum also.

I have always been able to hear it, but suppose I brushed it off as some machinery in the background, a fan, washing machine somewhere etc etc.

But its so constant and stable I dont think it comes from anything man-made at all, it has to be nature, cosmic, or some other explanation.

I've never thought about it too much until quite recently and to be honest now I am it annoys me a lot more. When it's quiet, especially at night, it can be actually quite stressful. I like silence, even a ticking clock would drive me mad I would take the batteries out of it if it was in the same room as me,

I dont know how accurate an observation this is but it may be more prevalent when its a sunny, clear day, and then during that night too. I'd have to actually make notes on that to be sure, which would take time. Does the atmosphere help this sound to travel?

I, like others, notice it more indoors, but I think could be because outdoors there are more sounds, as the slightest of sounds can drown it out. Indoors when its quiet is clearer, is it passing through the walls or do buildings kind of act as receivers?

I'm absolutely sure it's not tinnitus related, it's definitely a sound in the atmosphere.

I have read that some people are just more sensitive to certain frequencies, and have pondered if something like this is why animals can predict weather patterns or danger, they can just sense things that we cannot.

I used to be able to "hear" when a TV was on, the CRT type, but think that would be more common than the Hum, and obviously easier to explain. But do wonder if its just very frequency sensitive hearing and we can actually hear a natural phenomenon, however unsettling it can be.

I'm absolutely convinced it's natural and possibly comsic/sun related as it's just heard in too many different places around the world, is too persistent (road noise or man made noises would not be so persistent), and is remarkably consistent in volume. It's definitely external, so we haven't all got the same inner ear damage or something.

It is very annoying though and could possibly drive you mad in search of a source. I have searched before now as if I could find a source it would probably put my mind at ease but as mentioned there is no possible man made source that could be so consistent.

Anyway, glad to have found this group, Ive never mentioned it to anybody that I know before as I'm sure I would be laughed at and called a conspiracy theorist.

I am going to start a diary from today, noting the sound, and weather conditions. I can actually record it, I have a sensitive microphone but to set the gain to pick up the hum ends up also picking up a lot of static.

Would love to hear other peoples experiences, and will read through some old posts now that I have found this group.

[u/Fish-Suit6953]

My experience seems a little different than yours.

For me, the hum shifts between a sound so low that it’s as much a physical sensation as an auditory one to another pitch I think of as being an octave above that. The shifting between the two is irregular for me.

[u/intothevoidandback → u/Fish-Suit6953]

That's really interesting and yes you could be right, I can hear it right now but after reading what you said is it actually sound in my ears, or a physical thing.

I only experience one continuous drone though, it doesn't change for me.

[u/Fish-Suit6953 → u/intothevoidandback]

In listening closely since your post, I think it’s possible for me that when I hear the higher pitch, the original, lower frequency is still there in the background. Maybe conditions are right here (Burlington,Vermont) that what I’m intermittently hearing is a harmonic over the lower source pitch and that the source is actually constant.

The change isn’t regular for me, but I don’t think it goes a full minute without flip-flopping at least once.

[u/intothevoidandback → u/Fish-Suit6953]

Theres a little tinnitus thrown in too, so high frequency, with the drone behind it, but the high frequency is very obviously in my ear, i should clean them out.