USA, Racine - 53402 · 2018-03-24 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low hum in USA, Racine - 53402
loud hum, almost like machinery droning in the background or a dryer running at a car wash - but at night when everything is closed. I've gone outside trying to figure out where it is coming from but you can't hear it outdoors at all. Was looking to locate its source because it was annoying enough I eventually wanted to call the police as it seemed a noise violation. Never could find it. It's loud in the house, though. Turned off electricity to various rooms and then the whole house thinking there was perhaps an appliance or some wiring that was faulty. It did not make the noise stop. Only at night. Only inside. Not sure that this is the same thing this sight is referring to but figured I'd report what I experience in case it is helpful.
one final note: regarding the question about sensitivity to sound--- I was a musician and recording engineer for some time. If you mean do I have great hearing, absolutely. If you mean do noises tend to bother me, no.
What they reported
First noticed: 2010
Pitch: approx 60 hertz square wave...not quite and will do this again when I return and am actually hearing it at same time.
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: unable to sleep without covering it up wiht even more noise
Changes with weather: Good question. Hot vs. cold I can't say but you can't hear it during rainstorms. It's drowned out by the noise.
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