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Australia. Am in the Blue Mountains NSW. When I've driven intestate or quite a distance away it disappears just like that. · 2018-03-20 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Australia. Am in the Blue Mountains NSW. When I've driven intestate or quite a distance away it disappears just like that.

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 hear/ feel it. Seems louder in left ear and disappears momentarily if I block left ear with finger but then comes back. It seems louder in my left ear which is also the ear where I have inner ear damage with a permanent high pitch T. I found if I block my left ear with a finger and then pull it out it's gone for a few seconds completely. If I block my right ear, when I let go the hum in my left ear is there with a vengeance until it subsides which takes a few seconds too. I can pick it up very faintly with my right but only because I know what to look for and only really when I do the finger test. Bending over also can make it go a bit and putting my head back brings it on stronger but only when I'm hearing it which has made me think it's my ears.

What they reported

First noticed: 2016

Pitch: It's very close to 38H on the sine.

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Insomnia, Sense of vibration, Anxiety, Cold sensations and not tingling but something similar to it, maybe like a numbing or scratching feeling on various parts of my head/ scalp.

Changes with weather: Yes, it seems softer when it rains or it's masked by raincompletely .

What stood out: a low humrumbling

 

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