Hi John, Quite interesting. I've noticed myself that at times I become more obsessed with hearing the hum, and it is at these times I hear it loudest! Due to the low frequency nature of the hum, together with the fact that these low frequencies signal danger (maybe to warn us of predators that might growl, from an evolutionary point of view), it seems that we are wired to become more sensitive to the hum the more we try to investigate it. I have experimented with this, and indeed when I tell myself to "ignore it, it's nothing… don't worry about it" or "ok, you can hear it… now forget about it", the intensity of the hum diminishes (not instantaneously… can take a few days of actively trying to ignore it), and can even become elusive for weeks or perhaps months at a time. Of course it does return, and quite possibly due to the fact that I become curious as to "where it went"? Ie Can I still hear it? And then I have a job of ignoring it again. I have also found a really hard day's work to be of great benefit. I recently had a deadline to meet, and the six weeks prior to this were very long days of work, and not much else. During this time, the hum completely disappeared for me.
I am really interested in building a device to measure the hum, as you so often refer to. Are you able to elaborate on the design for the group? I know at least one other member is interested in trying to measure the hum. Josh On 02/07/2012, at 3:43 PM, john dawes wrote: > > Over many years it has been noted that Hum sufferers living in the same > locality do not experience the same variations in Hum level at the same time, > add to this the well known Holiday Effect, and it becomes apparent that the > sensitivity of sufferers cannot be relied upon to indicate the intensity, or > even the presence of the Hum. > It was for this reason that it was necessary to construct an instrument to > measure the intensity of the energy causing the Hum and compare this to a > human estimate of the intensity and the result is that they do not co-inside. > > Some sufferers have learned to control the intensity of the Hum by a change > of diet and avoiding specific foods and drinks, others reduce the Hum by > taking mineral supplements or medical preparations. > From a survey of sufferers it has also been revealed that there is a strong > connection between body temperature and the percieved intensity of the Hum, > lowering the body temperature can lower the perceived Hum intensity which is > most probably why Paracetamol is so effective at controlling the Hum. > > A small but very important group of people are those who at one time were > troubled with the Hum and now no longer hear it. Questioned as to any changes > that had taken place in their life style or the local environment, no obvious > cause was reported and the only common factor was that they had put on > weight. > > Together, these observations point to the fact that the intensity of the > perceived Hum experienced by sufferers is related to the rate of metabolism > of their own body. > > For those who find the Hum most troublesome at night the following experiment > could be tried. > The main meal should be taken at midday and only a very light meal taken late > afternoon, after this nothing until breakfast the next day. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
