Constant low but distinct, penetrating, background rumbling droning noise which surges/pulses similar but not the same as a parked car or lorry engine idling in the near distance. Can hear e…
both described a low hum · 7 km away
UK, Flintshire CH5 · 2020-03-24 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
Continuous deep humming sound , bit like a running engine or generator . Sometimes the pitch will change . We’re currently on lockdown due to Coronavirus and the hum has gotten louder and more frequent even during day . Maybe it’s electrical or waves due to amount of people at home on devices .
What they reported
First noticed: 2016
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Insomnia, Sense of vibration, Anxiety
Changes with weather: Not that I’d noticed
What stood out: a low hum
Constant low but distinct, penetrating, background rumbling droning noise which surges/pulses similar but not the same as a parked car or lorry engine idling in the near distance. Can hear e…
both described a low hum · 7 km away
Low frequency hum, oscillating and getting louder then quieter in a regular pattern. Only hear it at home and not always there. Louder at night. If I press my ear to the house wall I can hea…
both described a low hum · 13 km away
Low deep hum, heard mostly at night as I'm a poor sleeper it wakes me up, been happening a number of years now, need to sleep with a fan on to cancel the noise out. My oldest son has Asperge…
both described a low hum · 72 km away
A low rumble. For ages I thought it was from roadworks that happened during the night when they were digging up a nearby road. But then realised the roadworks had stopped but the sound hadn’…
both described a low hum · 102 km away
Very low frequency noise, very quiet. Sounds like it is coming from all around me and closing in when I focus on it. The Hum sounded much louder when I walked into my bathroom. The wall most…
both described a low hum · 47 km away
very low frequency hum. I had some instances of falling asleep with headphones on with low frequency white noise playing because my new neighbour was harrassing me, and I'd also been listene…
both described a low hum · 52 km away
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