I enjoyed your comment on being a 'social oddity' and an 'eccentric'. I do not think this links us to the hum but does provide us a certain freedom to speak and think about it, which I believe other more 'normal' persons would be afraid to do. I have found the hum is the 'least annoying' in my bedroom, which is the only room in my complex of buildings that has a rubber roof and is carpeted, and the exterior walls are sheathed with aluminum faced insulation. This has always left me with the hope that a structure could be designed to minimize bounce. If anyone has any ideas on that, as I have stated in other posts I am planning to build a test structure over the next year. fc
On Monday, June 24, 2013 6:57:17 PM UTC-4, Euan Pool wrote: > > 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.
