Masking Hum... Environmental Health people apparently have (not everywhere) recourse to special HF white noise generators that can assist in this way. If the Hum is really debillitating -it's worth pursuing, you never know you might find -and it may work!
On Apr 12, 12:52 pm, snowcountry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi VB! This is what I was curious about - how many people are > starting to hear the hum, or discounted it (and are now looking for > sites like this) It's been a part of my life for 17 years. No cell > towers out here or high voltage lines. I don't hear it all the time > and when I do, it's at night. (except for a couple of weeks ago - > when it started up in the afternoon) Does help to concentrate on > something else, a fan would be helpful. > > On Apr 12, 2:03 am, Trev <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi VB- well, you can get some fellow feeling on this site![ If not > > full answers,much as we'd all like them]. > > I expect you'd tried earplugs. Some people use a room fan (esp. at > > night) to mask Hum. > > The swish is like white noise and distracts the hearing- I don't use > > the technique, as my Hum is not excessively loud. > > As you lose the Hum on travel- does this always work (all directions) > > and is there an elevation change? > > If so ,does clearing ears- as in a plane descent, help/alter the > > sound? > > Don't despair, it's early days yet and Hum can quite easily disappear > > as quickly as it came. > > I've lost it for months, if that's any consolation, but it can come > > back, like a bad penny, eventually. > > The summer's coming- so if you have a tent that can be tried, it's > > been done before! > > Rooms can amplify the problem of standing waves.Sometimes it seems we > > almost tune to buildings. > > [Bear in mind -if the hum is in one location,even if heard in only one > > ear, it could likely be noise pollution- as your ears may be > > differently acute and ELF hard to direction locate. > > How far from Rail lines, Gas pipes, EHT power cables or Motorways are > > you?] > > > On Apr 12, 8:11 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > The one ear only thing is common. Like you I sense it it one ear only, > > > or to be more accurate from one side only, the left. If you drive 15 > > > miles and the sound goes, it's only temporary. If you were to remain > > > there a day or two, it will 'find' you. To all intents and purposes > > > the symptoms are that of tinnitus, but as you know it's not.- Hide quoted > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
