Dr. Geoffs' assuming we all have LF Tinnitus ( or should that be Tinnytus for Oz?) is very patronising. I have excellent hearing like you, Matty. I have some technical expertise ,but not ehough resources or time currently for the Hum work needed. It is very elusive and also ,as you say, easily masked by random extraneous noise of varying kinds. That doesn't 'excuse' the Hum though. The big question is do YOU hear anything other than the extraneous noise that could be labled Hum? I remember a poster from earlier days this forum mentioning a group in the wilds all hearing a HUum that was persisting. Could that REALLY have been a long distance motor and would they all have SUCH good hearing co-incidently? Not in my book ,Matty.
Further, on your post sbout Group actions my experience with J Public is that they a) Can be extremely apathetic about doing anything proactive- preferring to moan about useless polititians (UK) b) If a nusiance is discovered- then house prices will bucket down, rather than chase people to pricey lawyers. c) You are assuming the Hum can be readily found. I think JD will disagree there. > On Nov 21, 9:17 am, "Geoff Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hum- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matty F > > > I am a musician (string player) and have excellent hearing. I suggest > > > that musicians are more able to hear noises that others cannot hear. > > > Many people are tone deaf and cannot tell one note from another > > > Very few people are totally tone-deaf. String players ( violin and viola at > > least) often have impaired hearing in their left ears ! (Assuming playing > > right-handed). Many rock and pop musicians have very impaired hearing, > > including tinnitus. > > I have never been a rock or pop musician. I can hear the chirp of a > single cricket 100 metres away. In the dead of night I can hear the > escapement spring of my watch on my bedside cabinet making a chiming > noise. I do not have tinnitus. My friends and relatives can hear the > same Hum that I can hear sometimes at night. It's from a ship's > generator about 2 kilometres away. The Hum is different every night > because there are different ships in port each night and every > generator is different. The Hum varies every few seconds because of > atmospheric conditions and changes of wind direction. > > Apart from people who actually have tinnitus, the Hum that most people > around the world hear is easily explained as being from large motors > of some kind within say10 km. People without tinnitus will not hear > the Hum if they go to a different location. People with tinnitus will > hear similar noises where ever they go. > > If people are concerned about a real Hum, they should find a technical > expert who can hear the Hum and get him/her to record it and track the > direction it is coming from. Then visit the source of the Hum and tell > the person responsible for it to keep it quiet or they will be sued > for a few million dollars by the neighbours. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
