Some stats please SENSITIVE. Whereabouts are you, your age, sex? <<<< most likely F from the crying bit. Though I sympathise completely, and yes it can drive one insane, I've not yet cried over it, stuck things in my ears, pillow over the head, banged aforementioned head against wall etc. You say " Well, the moment I shut off my tv the hum took over.... " Yup , that's it, feels like it's coming from all around you, then at and angle, from the floor, the walls, sometimes loud to the point of feeling it, then sometimes just ticking over in the background. Is it more intense during wet weather where you are? Or do the weather conditions make no difference? From your description you're picking up the WWW Hum, it's everywhere, and sorry, apart from creating some background noise to mask it, you're stuck with it, until whoever is responsible switches it off. It's an externally induced form LF of tinnitus* and some of us, actually countless loads of us, have the disability of picking it up. Seems it's either the nerve between the ear mechanism and the brain or the brain itself that's the receiver. Normal acoustic sound hitting the ear drum appears to override The Hum. Here in the UK it's been varying between intense to low for the last week or so. 9 on The Hum scale to say about 2, presently, about 2. Try a detox, that might help you, no caffeine, alcohol, etc, see what happens.
* I bit my tongue when writing that, sometimes I feel I was a bit harsh, but it was the attitude you know, and the message was not in itself incorrect except that it's from the outside, not in. -- 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.
