95444 · 2019-03-13 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
low pitched hum, most noticeable when all else is quiet, feels annoying and like something is very slightly wrong. was worse when i lived in santa barbara, better now i live farther out but i still feel-hear it so interested to find this site- from the guardian article
What they reported
First noticed: Before 1990
Pitch: (did not work on my phone)
Loudest: Equal night and day
Where: Equal indoors and outdoors
Symptoms: Insomnia, Sense of vibration, a sense that something is off/wrong, not anxiety more low level impending doom but as if i wouldn�t be surprised if an earthquake happened
Changes with weather: yes, seems quieter when it is cloudy?
What stood out: a low hum
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