An open record of things people cannot explain

Several: Pacheco, San Fernando · 2019-10-01 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Several: Pacheco, San Fernando

Like a motor. Constant & intermittent. Sometimes louder. Stops 1 sec if I move my head. Fills my ear like a vibration. Fans will SLIGHTLY mask the hum. Earplugs won't...the only way is sticking my finger in my ear. It literally feels like it fills and expands in my ear/head.

What they reported

First noticed: 2011

Pitch: 136 hertz - sine

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Insomnia, Sense of vibration, Anxiety, irritation, anger, feel invaded

Changes with weather: Not sure

What stood out: a low hum

 

Others who described something like this

2019-07-10

low frequency hum or rumbling Live within 2 miles of Great Lakes shipping channel (Lake Superior/Lake Huron) so thought at first was freighters or possibly jet plane overhead despite sound b

both described a low hum

2019-02-05

hum, a mechanical noise, continuous, never-ending, somewhat pulsating, varying intensity, always from south, I hear it inside my closed house (all else quiet) on southern side, I do not hear

both described a low hum

2019-02-22

A Low hum that I can feel vibrating in my ears. An exterior feel around my head and ears. It's a slow pulsating deep hum that vibrates. It is constant and I have realized it is not just in m

both described a low hum

2019-03-26

Sounds exactly like there is a large truck idling down the street outside. but I can actually feel the noise vibrating and pulsing inside my eardrum. The way it goes in and out mimics the so

both described a low hum

2019-11-06

Distant idling diesel engine, stops when I yawn or if a sound is made I played an audio 'subwoofer test' online at onlinetonegenerator.com and after I stopped when it got too low hertz I too

both described a low hum

2019-03-13

Low, constant, almost pulsing hum�like that of the background engine noise of the Enterprise on Star Trek: TNG or the 'glowing' hum of the nuclear reactor on the Simpson's; a little rap

both described a low hum

2024-07-20

A pulsing low frequency vibration that hurts my ear at night. I can only hear it in my right ear and if I fully block my right ear by cupping it with my hand I can’t hear it through my left

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

2018-03-20

Humming/ rumbling in ears that can last months or come and go over days. Extremely stressful after all tests reveal nothing wrong. Causes stress and anxiety. Feels like an invasion when you

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

2018-11-30

The sound seems to come from the sky, an intense vibration. Similar to the frequencies emitted by a diesel engine of a car with a slight acceleration or a larger engine at slow speed. Someti

the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details

Has this happened to you?

Write it down while you still remember the details. We will look for the others.

Tell us what you saw

Know someone this happened to?

If this reminds you of something a friend or a relative told you once and never mentioned again, send them this page. Reading that a stranger described the same thing is usually the part that helps.

By emailBy text

Nothing is tracked back to you and nothing is sent on your behalf. The link is just the page you are reading.

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.