Very low frequency humming I contacted the local Council but their only response was to offer to deploy noise nuisance recording equipment (designed to address noisy neighbours), which I did…
both described a low hum · 11 km away
Hull HU4 · 2018-10-07 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low humming noise, recently started, around 60Hz. It is not coming from any gas, electricity or water in the house as I have turned all of these off, and the humming persists. Very hard to sleep at night and nothing drowns out the noise. The noise can only be heard indoors.
What they reported
First noticed: 2018
Pitch: Around 65Hz Sine wave
Loudest: Equal night and day
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Headache, Insomnia, Sense of vibration
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.