UK, Kendal LA5 5RA · 2019-04-12 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low hum in UK, Kendal LA5 5RA
Very faint deep hum - at first I thought it was constant but then realised it was irregularly intermittent. Only heard at night or early morning; any traffic immediately drowns it out. I first heard it when I lived in Windermere, and when I moved to Kendal 9 miles away I thought it would be gone as I assumed it was something local causing it. The exact same sound was there from day one after the move. Earplugs don't fully remove the sound (I think!) but since reading about 'the hum' it no longer irritates me or keeps me awake at night. Think I've said it all!
What they reported
First noticed: 2016
Pitch: 90Hz sine wave
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Insomnia, Insomnia only when I was thinking about it and allowing it to bother me.
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