Hello, I have recently realised that I am suffering from a form of hum exposure and feel quite grateful to have discovered an active community discussing the issue in depth. I'm 31 years old and about 1 year ago moved home to a small cottage in the Scottish Borders. I made my first concious note of the hum about 2 months ago, I found myself complaining at the thought of that dreaded low frequency sound being audible again at night while I was quietly browsing the internet on my computer. Suddenly I asked myself "What low frequency sound is that?" I realised I was experiencing this previously but had managed to keep it in a semi concious state of awareness. Since the moment I became fully aware of it I have taken time to try and locate a source, much like other sufferers.
The area where I live is surrounded by large wind farms, however despite the obvious I do not believe this is the source of my hum. Closer to my home runs a large electricity pylon which crosses over the view from our home to the south west and heads out towards the north, I have some suspicions however again I do not feel that this is the direct cause, though it may be a contributing factor. Our house is on top of a hill, the hum is loudest in my bedroom which has brick and stone walls, as well as a solid stone floor, it captures and amplifies low frequency sounds quite well, above is an attic with a pointed roof. The hum is also louder in the attic. I can hear it quite audibly in a number of locations within about a 10 mile radius, including outside, though it is harder to hear in the open due I think to the ambient noise. About a week ago it stopped, this lasted one week. It has now returned. I have no solid theory as to what it might be other than what I have read online, my inclinations are towards electrical interference and the ionosphere and perhaps sun spots and solar activity, possibly a combination of the three. I find using google trends quite insightful for picking up correlations and patterns in human thinking and experiences since google searches are mapped, I found it interesting to see that there is a distinctly visible pattern which shows spikes in correlation with each other for both "the hum" and "sun spots" this is by no means evidence but using this we can capture possible ties in terms of suspected connections. I attached a screen capture for your amusement. I also noted that as of late last year I was prescribed methylphenidate (generic Ritalin) for persistent adult ADHD symptoms (a trait which runs rampant in my family), I am highly suspicious that this is what has pushed the envelope so to speak in terms of my ability to become aware of this sound / energy. Methylphenidate is a stimulant medication which blocks the re-uptake of dopamine, it also raises blood pressure to some extent. I've read about links between the hum and medications that affect BP, I am right now trying to decide whether the medication is directly altering my perception of the hum or if it has simply amplified it or allowed me to become more aware of it. Is it abnormal for someone my age to be preceptive of this phenomenon? I already fall into the category of being mildly eccentric and a social oddity, being privy to a low frequency sound that the majority of the population cannot hear has only added to this since I have to keep it to myself otherwise I get looked at as if I have finally lost the plot, I do however believe that I am firmly grounded, just perhaps a little too much for my own and some others liking. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EUQsujP5vKw/UcjJLdGh1UI/AAAAAAAABi8/HrfiR9GfYYQ/s1600/hum-solar.jpg> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
