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Usa, Lehighton · 2018-12-05 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Usa, Lehighton

sounds like low frequency buzzing noise that comes from all directions the day after i started hearing it, my neighbor about 3 houses up from me called me over to ask what this noise was that he keeps hearing and i was shocked to find he was hearing the hum too, he's in his late 60's. we both talked about where it could be coming from but both of us noticed it coming from all directions

What they reported

First noticed: 2018

Pitch: 420 hertz

Loudest: During the night

Where: Equal indoors and outdoors

Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Headache, Insomnia

What stood out: a low humbuzzingmultiple witnesses

 

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This is a Hum report from Dr Glen MacPherson's World Hum Map, an open, worldwide record of people who hear an unexplained low-frequency hum. Reproduced with permission and with thanks; the project is at thehum.info. We remove anything on request. Location shown is approximate.