USA, Richmond · 2021-05-03 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
A low hum in USA, Richmond
A low hum that can slightly fluctuate. It reminds me of the sound of the old oscilloscopes. I only hear it at night, generally after 1 A.M. and it awakens me from my sleep. It keeps me awake and the only way I can get rid of it is spend anywhere from 1/2 hr to 45 min. telling it to go away (not outloud) and that is only if I have the strength to do so. If I don't have the strength (which is most of the time) then I have to turn on the tv and make sure I get myself mentally involved in whatever I am watching until it goes away. It takes concentration to make the hum leave. Using earplugs does not work. This is driving me nuts. It is now happening every other night or every two nights. I know if I tell my doctors they will think I am nuts, even if I show them articles on it. What can they do, anyway? This is absolutely terrible! Once and only once I attempted to match the frequency with my own hum, and my teeth were closed. It caused my entire head to rattle like it was going to explode or something, which was for only a tiny part of a second as I immediately stopped the hum and released my jaw. I was now hearing the sound even louder (during and after my humming attempt) and the experience scared the living daylights out of me. I am careful not to do so again. This whole experience scares me and is driving me nuts. I have diffuse systemic sceroderma (and other illnesses that have come along with it), so getting my rest is literally a matter of life and death. I have to do my best to not worry about the hum and its effects. This is absolutely awful. I need to find out what the source of this sound is, so I can do something about it! It does not sound like a normal ringing in my ears (when that rarely occurs, that is). This is relentless when it happens, and is getting worse every time I hear it, which is now approx. every other night when it awakens me from my sleep. HELP ME, PLEASE
What they reported
First noticed: 1997
Pitch: 350 Hertz, volume all the way up, Sine sound
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Headache, Insomnia, Nausea, Sense of vibration, Anxiety, Fear (of what it is doing or might do to me), anger (that it won't cease and that is exacerbating my diffuse systemic sceroderma),
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