USA, Maine · 2021-12-20 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive
a very low frequency hum that I hear with only my left ear. It is louder at night and I cannot escape it even in a remote area. It often is a pulsating type of hum. Not a constant. Almost like a morse code. I also have a low frequency "flap" of my left ear whenever a certain motor or even the wind is making that frequency. Even some people's voices will "drive my ear crazy". I can stop the flapping irritation with closing my ear but I cannot stop the hum even if I lay on my left side or close my ear manually. I found out about this idea that I wasn't crazy when I read "The Invisible Rainbow" by Arthur Firstenberg. He is the one that introduced the "hum" to me and mentioned your name. Thank you. I am glad to know I am not the only one!!!
What they reported
First noticed: 2000
Pitch: 40 hz
Loudest: During the night
Where: Indoors
Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Sense of vibration, sometimes I feel my entire body vibrate like my cells are vibrating. I don't know if that is related. Mostly I it just disturbs me. We sleep in a very quiet environment.
Changes with weather: only when it's windy - then it bothers my ear, but doesn't affect the hum
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