The British Government has been aware of the Hum problem for the past 40 years and has made a few feeble attempts to find the cause. For the past 32 years the Department of the Environment (DoE) now part of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has been researching the problem and has achieved nothing, they are now no closer to finding the cause than the day they began. The latest wheeze from this department is to employ a psychiatrist and a psychologist who will convince Hum sufferers that the problem is all in the mind and if sufferers stop thinking about the Hum it will go away. This is a typical British solution which places the onus on those affected and covers up the tarnished image of the so-called experts. British Government funding also goes to the University of Salford who has been investigating the problem for the past 22 years and like the DoE has achieved absolutely nothing, although they appear not to be seeking a medical or psychological solution but rely more on a scientific fudge factor. Examination of the web pages of these two departments will show that in a combined total of 74 years of public research they have not managed to make one single measurement of the Hum. Unable to find any answer, these departments have repeated made the ludicrous claim that Hum sufferers have super sensitive hearing. It has been known for many years, and now substantiated by those who completed the survey on this web site, that the majority of sufferers are over the age of 50, many have poor hearing, and some are totally deaf. An old deaf person with fantastic hearing powers must be something new for the medical records, and only a government scientist could come up with an explanation like this. However, it is fair to say that these are not the only government departments who live in the realms of fantasy, after exhaustive research, the head of an NHS hospital department specialising in auditory problems has also recently made a similar statement.
The latest British Government Minister to turn a deaf ear to the plight of Hum sufferers is Ms Gillian Merrion MP. Minister of State at the Department of Health. We can only hope that the forthcoming General Election will bring a change in Government and Ms Merrion can employ her undoubted talents elseware. -- 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.
