Can you hear the Hum?

[Berzerker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hu...20and%20Canada.

I can So can my sister and it was loud out in the African boondocks 60 miles from any town in a wooden hut. She's convinced its the Earth vibrating and structures with slab formations and unloaded walls can under the right conditions transmit those vibrations as a low rumble akin to a distant train. She said cooler weather can increase the hum as the ground transmits low frequency waves more easily, and sure enough, the hum has gotten louder for both of us this week as cooler weather arrived. She also said narrow ear canals may be linked so get professional cleanings in the fall. I've heard it before but dismissed it as a train or the wind, she investigated the renovations required ostensibly to fix the problem. Ouch! She had to sell a house because the hum was so bad. Its weird to hear it and go outside and hear nothing, but I think she's right. Fortunately only a small % of the population can hear it. I thought either the transformer box or wall meter was causing it.

[EPW]

This is a perfect metaphor for your conspiratorial thinking. Almost too perfect...

[SlowwHand]

Tinnitus?

[EPW]

Tinnitus is a conspiracy pushed by big pharma to cover up for the 5G beams transmitting signals from our cerebellums that are then picked up by Hunter Biden's laptop and processed by ancient aliens. The aliens are, of course, using our brains to mine bitcoin - and the bitcoin is sold to the Clinton foundation to fund Research to create Ukranian Nazi Supermen who will "liberate" the Donbass --- whose Russian inhabitants are last bastion of free thinkers in the world who -- well I'll say it -- haven't succumbed to the Jewish deep state that runs the world.

[Berzerker]

I occasionally get a little tinnitus but it has a higher pitch to it, this sounds just like a freight train rumbling thru the countryside at a distance

I can literally hear it and stick my head out the window or door and it disappears, its a vibration of the structure itself I think

[Berzerker]

This is a perfect metaphor for your conspiratorial thinking. Almost too perfect...

Why is it a conspiracy? Russiagate and the wet market were conspiracies and both were concocted with the help of our CIA... And of course we know they're never involved with conspiracies.

[Berzerker]

I dont hear it now, it comes and goes... The seismic waves have to match up with the structure's frequency with the right atmospheric conditions. The next time I hear it I'll turn on the furnace and see how the influx of warm air affects the hum.

[EPW]

I anxiously await your update

[Berzerker]

haven't heard it lately, I think the conditions have to be just right. Or maybe my ears just cant pick it up until it gets loud enough. there aint much than can disturb my sleep but that was the first time it kept me awake even with a fan and tv in the background

[BeBMan]

I can hear another Hun every day, so what the heck.

[Berzerker]

the hum hasn't been around lately, maybe having to heat (or AC) the house changes the air pressure ratio enough to suppress an audible hum. My sister said hers came back, she has it bad. One of her ear canals is narrower so she gets it more in one ear than the other. She was an engineer and even had her house investigated by the utility. She hung a prism and could see the vibrating on the wall as the prism shook.

She told me the problem is interiors walls with little weight above are more prone to vibrating so I thought about adding sandbags or something in the attic on top of the main bedroom where there is a higher concentration of interior walls. The hum was louder on one end of the house, slightly louder on the 2nd story than the ground floor. Its hard to believe this could be the cause but my sister has spent a lot of time and $$$ dealing with the problem and she's convinced its seismic waves matching up with structural frequencies. We know quake damage is partially the result of these matching frequencies. If the earth is routinely shaking at much less noticeable levels maybe that can be magnified by our buildings. Animals have been known to act differently shortly before a quake, maybe they're picking up on an increase in that background vibrating.

[-Jrabbit]

While calling it "The Hum" seems to suggest a single source, there's a wide range of descriptions, frequencies, and potential explanations across the years and in various locations, which I'm sure your research confirms.

Quick questions:
Have either you or your sister seen an audiologist or ENT about your hearing? This should be Step One.
Are you aware that similar effects occur that are often entirely self-generated in the ear (cochlea), called otoacoustic emissions (OAEs)? Easily tested.
Also, have you considered using a precision audio meter to document these events? Because if you can hear it acoustically, as you say you do, it should be picked up easily.

[Berzerker]

I think she's done all that, I know she's been to ENTs, thats how she found out why one ear hears it more than the other. She's done extensive testing and being an engineer she had access to quality equipment. I'm sure the hum I heard could be picked up by a recorder, I stuck my head out the window and it was entirely inside. All those times I thought a train was off in the distance it was actually the hum.

Are OAEs related to tinnitus? She thinks it hits just about everywhere at once but modified by local conditions, possibly tied to the solar wind. She noticed a drop following the partial eclipse so she's going to check the next time.

[Berzerker]

the hum is back but not as loud, I'm gonna play around with the ac/heating/fan to see if moving air around the house has an effect

[Berzerker]

heater made no difference, oh well, I'll get some cheap ear plugs if it disrupts my sleep

haven't tried sandbags in the attic yet, thats a lot of time and labor

[-Jrabbit]

Fun fact: cheap earplugs fail very specifically at stopping bass frequencies. That's why they sound muffled. Worthless for your purpose. Don't waste your time.
There are filtered earplugs that do a better job (like Etymotic ER-20), designed to cut all frequencies evenly to maintain reasonable fidelity. They run about $12-20 but are cleanable and reusable. https://www.sensaphonics.com/products/er-20

[Berzerker]

thx, I'll check it out. I already bought some swimmer's pliable plugs but I suspect you're right. Putting my ears into a pillow does little to quiet the hum. I'm getting a free trial run with a white noise device.

[BeBMan]

Ho-Hum