United States, pasco · 2019-09-23 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
Like a distant place overhead, or a very far away constant train horn, except it doesn't stop for hours I've heard this since I was a child. It's always been something of a white noise for me at night. It used to soothe me even if it kept me awake, but the older I get the more anxious I get during times I can hear it at night. I had no idea this wasn't normal until very recently. I thought everyone heard this, and I never thought to bring it up because it's easy to ignore since I've been hearing it my entire life.
What they reported
First noticed: 1994
Pitch: Sine 224
Loudest: During the night
Where: Equal indoors and outdoors
Symptoms: Anxiety, Able to what range of time it is.
Changes with weather: Snow seems to block out any nearby background noise and it can be heard and listened to better in the snow but it doesn't change the time or volume.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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