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7716 · 2018-12-31 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in 7716

Hum like a large engine running in the distance that never changes tone I have lived in three houses in the past thirty years: 1989-2001 Bricktown NJ hum started and became load in the last few years. 2002-2012, 07716 not noticeable. 2013-2016, 34957 very noticeable, extremely annoying. 2016-2017, 07716 not noticeable 2018-present, 07716 became very noticeable sometime in the spring of 2018

What they reported

First noticed: 2018

Pitch: 136 hertz

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Insomnia

What stood out: a low hum

 

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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.