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Gympie · 2024-07-20 · from the WORLDHUMMAP archive

A low hum in Gympie

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 ear so at some point my right ear became hypersensitive to noise/sound.

What they reported

First noticed: 2018

Pitch: 50 hz

Loudest: During the night

Where: Indoors

Symptoms: Ear discomfort (pain, fullness, throbbing), Insomnia, Sense of vibration, Anxiety

Changes with weather: Not sure

What stood out: a low humpulsing light

 

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2018-03-20

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2018-11-30

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2019-10-01

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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.