The Hum Explained: Causes, Low-Frequency Sounds & Famous Hotspots

Strange Sounds • The Hum

A distant diesel engine that never arrives. A low drone behind the walls. A vibration that becomes obvious only when everything else goes quiet.
Around the world, some people report a persistent low-frequency phenomenon commonly known as The Hum.

Unlike a sudden mystery boom or a short-lived acoustic event, The Hum may persist for hours, recur night after night, disappear for weeks and then return.
Famous clusters of reports include the Taos Hum in New Mexico, the Windsor Hum in Ontario, the Bristol Hum in the United Kingdom and the Kokomo Hum in Indiana.

There is no evidence that every event called “The Hum” has the same source.
Some documented cases have involved industrial or mechanical low-frequency noise, while other reports may involve building resonance, distant infrastructure, environmental vibration, individual auditory perception or internal ear-generated sound.
Some cases remain unresolved.

This Strange Sounds guide explores what The Hum sounds like, where famous Hum hotspots occur, possible causes, low-frequency sound and resonance, how investigators search for a source, and the world’s best-known Hum case files.

The central idea is simple: The Hum is best treated as a pattern of similar reports rather than one proven global acoustic phenomenon.

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The Hum illustrated as mysterious low-frequency sound waves spreading across homes at night
The Hum is a persistent low-frequency humming or droning phenomenon reported in communities worldwide, often most noticeable indoors and at night.

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The Hum: Key Facts

  • The Hum is not necessarily one phenomenon. The name groups persistent humming, droning and low-frequency noise complaints with similar characteristics.
  • Many hearers describe a distant engine. Common comparisons include diesel motors, electrical equipment, ventilation systems and helicopters far away.
  • The Hum is often more noticeable at night. Lower background noise can make weak low-frequency signals easier to perceive.
  • Some people report it more strongly indoors. Buildings and rooms can resonate at particular frequencies and change the apparent intensity of a sound.
  • Different hotspots have produced different explanations. Industrial and mechanical sources have been implicated in some investigated cases, while others remain disputed or unresolved.
  • Not every perceived Hum must be external. Tinnitus and other internally generated auditory sensations can sometimes resemble environmental humming.
  • Smartphones may not capture what a person perceives. Consumer microphones and automatic audio processing can reduce very low-frequency sound.

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What Is The Hum?

The Hum is a popular name for persistent low-frequency humming or droning reported by some people in particular locations.

Witnesses commonly describe it as:

  • a diesel engine idling in the distance;
  • a large electrical transformer;
  • a slow helicopter that never arrives;
  • industrial machinery behind a wall;
  • or a deep vibration just at the edge of hearing.

What distinguishes classic Hum reports from many other strange sounds is their persistence.

The sound may:

  • continue for long periods;
  • return at similar times;
  • be stronger at night;
  • appear stronger in one room than another;
  • change when the listener moves location;
  • or disappear completely for periods before returning.

Those patterns make The Hum fundamentally different from explosive phenomena such as mystery booms and skyquakes.

What Does The Hum Sound and Feel Like?

Hum reports vary considerably, but several descriptions appear repeatedly.

A Distant Engine

Perhaps the most common comparison is a truck, diesel engine or generator running somewhere in the distance.

Electrical or Mechanical Drone

Others describe a steady transformer-like buzz or the low-frequency tone produced by ventilation and industrial equipment.

Pulsing or Modulating Sound

The perceived level may rise and fall rather than remaining perfectly constant.
This modulation can make the sound especially noticeable in otherwise quiet surroundings.

Vibration Rather Than Obvious Sound

Some witnesses emphasize vibration or pressure rather than a clear audible tone.

That distinction matters because very low-frequency energy can interact with buildings, walls, windows and furniture as well as with human hearing.

More Noticeable Indoors

A recurring Hum report is:

“I hear it much more strongly inside the house than outside.”

That can happen when a room or structural element responds strongly to a particular frequency.

Common Characteristics of Hum Reports

Although no single checklist defines every Hum, many reported cases share several features.

  • Persistent or recurring: the noise may continue for extended periods or repeatedly return.
  • Low-frequency character: it is often described more as a drone, rumble or vibration than a high-pitched tone.
  • Strongest during quiet periods: nighttime reports are common because ordinary background noise decreases.
  • Location dependent: moving between rooms, buildings or neighborhoods may change the perceived intensity.
  • Not heard equally by everyone: one person may be strongly aware of the sound while another nearby person notices little or nothing.
  • Difficult to localize: listeners may struggle to determine the direction or distance of the source.
  • Difficult to record: a phone recording may fail to reproduce the low-frequency experience reported by the witness.

These characteristics are clues, not proof that two different Hum reports share the same origin.


Famous Hum Hotspots Around the World

Certain locations have become famous because many residents reported persistent low-frequency noise over extended periods.

The best-known Hum locations include:

The importance of these hotspots is that they allow investigators to study clusters of reports rather than isolated anecdotes.

But the existence of several named Hums does not prove that all of them share a common source.

The Taos Hum — New Mexico

The Taos Hum is probably the most famous Hum case in the United States.

Residents around Taos, New Mexico reported a persistent low-frequency sound often compared with distant machinery or a diesel engine.
The phenomenon received widespread media and research attention.

Investigations attempted to identify a common environmental source, but no single explanation accounted convincingly for every report.

That helped transform “Taos Hum” into a broader cultural reference for persistent unexplained low-frequency noise.

Explore the Taos Hum case file

The Windsor Hum — Ontario, Canada

The Windsor Hum became one of Canada’s best-known low-frequency noise controversies.
Residents in and around Windsor, Ontario reported a persistent rumbling or humming sound that sometimes interfered with sleep and daily life.

Investigations focused strongly on industrial activity across the Detroit River.
The case demonstrates an important point about Hum investigations:
some Hum clusters may have identifiable external industrial sources even when the sound is difficult to locate from individual homes.

Explore the Windsor Hum

The Bristol and Leeds Hums — United Kingdom

Reports of a persistent Hum in Britain go back decades.
The Bristol Hum became especially well known after residents described a low droning noise that could be difficult to trace.

Similar complaints have been reported in Leeds and elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

As with other Hum hotspots, potential explanations have included:

  • industry;
  • traffic;
  • mechanical equipment;
  • building resonance;
  • and individual differences in auditory sensitivity.

Explore the Bristol & Leeds Hum reports

The Kokomo Hum — Indiana

The Kokomo Hum is especially useful because investigations identified industrial noise sources capable of producing significant low-frequency sound in the community.

Large industrial fans and related equipment were among the sources investigated.

The case illustrates how a community-wide “mystery Hum” can involve real measurable environmental noise, even if individual experiences differ and complaints do not necessarily disappear immediately after one source is addressed.

Explore the Kokomo Hum case file

Other Hum Hotspots and Persistent Noise Cases

Hum-like reports have appeared in many other communities.
Some are classic low-frequency mystery-noise cases; others eventually turn out to involve specific structures or machinery.

Kerry County, Ireland

Residents have reported persistent humming and low-frequency noise with no immediately obvious source.

The Kerry County Hum

Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand

Recurring low-frequency noise complaints have also been reported from New Zealand communities.

The Auckland Hum

Manchester — Beetham Tower Howl

Manchester provides an excellent reminder that not every famous “Hum” is unexplained.
Wind interacting with a large structure can create powerful tonal noise.

Manchester’s strange tower sounds

One World Trade Center

Wind interacting with architectural features has also produced memorable tonal sounds around tall buildings.
These cases help demonstrate how enormous structures can effectively become acoustic resonators.

Listen to the One World Trade Center sounds


What Causes The Hum?

There is no single accepted cause that explains every phenomenon labeled “The Hum.”

The strongest approach is therefore to investigate each location independently.

Potential sources include:

  1. industrial and mechanical low-frequency noise;
  2. building and room resonance;
  3. power, ventilation and infrastructure;
  4. environmental and distant acoustic sources;
  5. long-range sound propagation;
  6. internal auditory perception;
  7. and cases where no convincing source is identified.

Industrial and Mechanical Low-Frequency Noise

Industrial equipment is one of the most important explanations to investigate when an entire neighborhood reports persistent humming.

Potential sources include:

  • large fans;
  • compressors;
  • pumps;
  • ventilation systems;
  • generators;
  • industrial motors;
  • mining equipment;
  • factories;
  • pipelines and associated machinery;
  • and other continuously operating systems.

Low-frequency mechanical noise can be particularly troublesome because it may:

  • travel farther than higher-frequency sound under some conditions;
  • penetrate buildings;
  • interact strongly with rooms;
  • and be difficult to locate by ear.

Building and Room Resonance

Sometimes the outdoor sound is weak but the indoor Hum is strong.

A building can act as an acoustic filter or resonator.

Certain frequencies may cause:

  • windows to vibrate;
  • walls or floors to respond;
  • rooms to reinforce low-frequency pressure variations;
  • or furniture and structural components to resonate.

This can explain why:

  • one room is much louder than another;
  • the Hum changes when a person moves;
  • neighbors describe different experiences;
  • or the sound appears stronger indoors than outside.

A useful investigation therefore asks not only:

“Where is the source?”

but also:

“How is this building responding to the source?”

Power, HVAC and Infrastructure Sources

Buildings and neighborhoods contain many systems capable of producing persistent tonal noise.

These include:

  • HVAC equipment;
  • heat pumps;
  • large ventilation fans;
  • electrical transformers;
  • pumps;
  • refrigeration systems;
  • mechanical rooms;
  • and nearby infrastructure.

Because some equipment runs according to schedules, Hum complaints may show strong patterns:

  • night-only;
  • weekday-only;
  • seasonal;
  • weather dependent;
  • or intermittent.

Those timing patterns can become extremely useful diagnostic clues.

Environmental and Natural Low-Frequency Sources

Nature also produces persistent low-frequency energy.

Potential environmental contributors can include:

  • wind;
  • ocean surf;
  • water movement;
  • ice;
  • distant storms;
  • and ground vibration.

However, identifying a natural source requires evidence specific to the event.
The existence of natural low-frequency phenomena does not mean they explain every community Hum.

Can a Hum Travel From Far Away?

Yes.
The source of a persistent low-frequency sound may be farther away than the listener expects.

Atmospheric temperature and wind structure can alter sound propagation and sometimes allow distant mechanical or industrial noise to remain audible over unusually large distances.

This can create a puzzling situation:

  • the source cannot be seen;
  • the apparent direction changes;
  • the sound appears only under certain weather conditions;
  • and residents may incorrectly assume it must originate nearby.

Why sound can travel surprisingly far under certain weather conditions

External Hum vs Tinnitus and Internal Auditory Perception

Not every persistent humming sensation originates in the environment.

Tinnitus and other internally generated auditory perceptions can sometimes produce:

  • humming;
  • buzzing;
  • rumbling;
  • pulsing;
  • or tonal sounds.

This creates an important distinction.

Signs Worth Investigating as an External Source

  • several independent people hear it;
  • the sound changes strongly with location;
  • it appears on suitable recording equipment;
  • it follows industrial or mechanical schedules;
  • or shutting down a specific source changes the noise.

Signs That an Internal Source Should Also Be Considered

  • the sound follows the listener everywhere;
  • other people never perceive it;
  • it remains unchanged across very different locations;
  • or it is accompanied by other hearing-related symptoms.

These are not diagnostic tests.
Persistent or troubling auditory symptoms are appropriately discussed with a qualified healthcare professional.

The important point for Hum research is that external environmental noise and internal auditory perception are not mutually exclusive explanations across the entire population of reports.


Why Can One Person Hear The Hum While Another Cannot?

This is one of the most intriguing features of Hum reports.
Two people can occupy the same building while only one strongly perceives the noise.

Several factors may contribute:

  • individual hearing sensitivity;
  • differences in low-frequency perception;
  • where each person is sitting or sleeping;
  • room resonance;
  • background noise;
  • attention to repetitive sound;
  • and whether the source is external or internal.

Low-frequency fields inside rooms can vary significantly with position, so moving even a short distance may alter what someone hears.

This means:

“One person hears it and another doesn’t”

does not by itself prove that the sound is imaginary — or that it must be external.
More evidence is needed.

Why Is The Hum So Difficult to Record?

Smartphones are designed primarily for speech, music and ordinary environmental sound.
Their microphones and audio processing may reduce frequencies outside the range most useful for everyday recording.

Automatic processing may also apply:

  • noise reduction;
  • compression;
  • automatic gain control;
  • and frequency filtering.

As a result, a phone may fail to reproduce the same low-frequency experience perceived by a listener.

That does not prove an external Hum exists, but it means “my phone didn’t record it” is not a definitive test either.

For serious investigation, equipment with known low-frequency response and appropriate acoustic analysis is more useful.


How to Investigate a Suspected Hum

The most useful Hum investigations rely on patterns rather than one dramatic observation.

1. Start a Hum Log

Record:

  • date;
  • start and stop time;
  • location;
  • room;
  • weather;
  • wind direction;
  • apparent loudness;
  • and whether other people heard it.

Patterns may emerge after days or weeks.

2. Move Around

Compare:

  • different rooms;
  • upstairs and downstairs;
  • inside and outside;
  • your yard;
  • your car;
  • nearby streets;
  • and another building.

A dramatic change over a short distance can be highly informative.

3. Check Your Own Building

Potential household sources include:

  • HVAC systems;
  • heat pumps;
  • fans;
  • refrigerators;
  • pumps;
  • electrical equipment;
  • and neighboring machinery.

4. Test Electrical Sources Safely

If you know how to do so safely, compare periods when suspect appliances or circuits are operating with periods when they are not.

Do not interfere with electrical systems, utilities or equipment you are not qualified to handle.

5. Check Nearby Industry and Infrastructure

Look for:

  • factories;
  • ventilation plants;
  • pumping stations;
  • railways;
  • ports;
  • mines;
  • construction sites;
  • and large mechanical systems.

6. Compare Timing

Does the Hum appear:

  • only at night?
  • only on weekdays?
  • during particular wind directions?
  • during cold weather?
  • at the same time every evening?
  • or during industrial operating hours?

7. Ask Other People Independently

Avoid telling them exactly what they “should” hear.
Ask whether they notice anything unusual and let them describe it independently.

Multiple independent observations are much more useful than agreement produced by suggestion.

8. Preserve Original Recordings

If you capture the Hum, keep the original audio file rather than only a compressed social-media copy.

9. Separate Observation From Explanation

Record:

“A low pulsing drone occurs between 23:00 and 02:00.”

before concluding:

“It must be a transformer / pipeline / geological signal.”

That separation makes later investigation much more reliable.

10. Compare With Known Hum Cases

The case files below can help determine whether your experience resembles a known industrial Hum, structural resonance or a still-unresolved community report.

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Explore The Hum by Location

Unlike Mystery Booms and Sky Trumpets, where chronological archives are especially valuable, The Hum is best organized geographically around documented hotspots and case studies.

Each location can have its own history, measurements, suspected sources and outcome.

Taos Hum

The iconic New Mexico Hum case: persistent low-frequency noise reports, extensive investigation and no universally accepted single source.

Windsor Hum

A major Canadian Hum investigation involving widespread complaints and suspected industrial low-frequency noise.

Bristol & Leeds Hums

Long-running British reports of persistent humming and low-frequency noise.

Kokomo Hum

An important Indiana case in which industrial low-frequency sources were identified during investigation.

Kerry County Hum

Persistent unexplained humming reported from County Kerry in Ireland.

Auckland Hum

Recurring low-frequency noise complaints reported from communities in New Zealand.


The Hum: Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Hum?
The Hum is a popular name for persistent low-frequency humming, droning or vibration reported by some people in particular locations. Different Hum cases may have different causes.
Is The Hum real?
Persistent low-frequency environmental noise is real and has been measured in some investigated communities. However, the label “The Hum” covers many different reports, and no single source has been demonstrated for every case.
What does The Hum sound like?
Common descriptions include a distant diesel engine, electrical transformer, generator, ventilation system, helicopter or deep low-frequency vibration.
Why is The Hum often stronger at night?
Ordinary environmental background noise decreases at night, making weak low-frequency sounds easier to notice. Changes in atmospheric conditions and the operating schedules of mechanical equipment may also affect some cases.
Why can The Hum be louder indoors?
Rooms and building components can resonate at particular frequencies. A relatively weak outdoor low-frequency source may therefore become more noticeable in certain rooms or positions inside a building.
What causes The Hum?
Potential causes include industrial machinery, fans, pumps, HVAC systems, electrical or mechanical infrastructure, building resonance, distant environmental noise and, in some cases, internally generated auditory perception. No single explanation covers every reported Hum.
Can The Hum be caused by industry?
Yes. Industrial low-frequency noise has been implicated in some investigated Hum cases. Large fans, compressors, pumps, ventilation systems and other machinery can produce persistent low-frequency tones.
Is The Hum the same as tinnitus?
No. An external environmental Hum and tinnitus are different possibilities, although the subjective experience can sometimes overlap. If a sound follows a person across very different locations or is accompanied by hearing symptoms, an internal auditory source may also need to be considered.
Why can one person hear The Hum while another cannot?
Differences in hearing sensitivity, room position, building resonance, background noise and the nature of the source may all contribute. The fact that nearby people disagree about a sound does not by itself establish whether the source is external or internal.
Can a smartphone record The Hum?
Sometimes, but not reliably. Smartphone microphones and audio processing can reduce very low frequencies. Equipment with a known low-frequency response is more useful for serious acoustic investigation.
What are the most famous Hum locations?
Well-known cases include the Taos Hum in New Mexico, Windsor Hum in Ontario, Bristol Hum in the United Kingdom and Kokomo Hum in Indiana, along with other community reports around the world.
How can I investigate a Hum in my home?
Keep a timing log, compare different rooms and outdoor locations, check household and nearby mechanical sources, note weather and operating schedules, ask other people independently what they hear and preserve any original recordings.
How can I report The Hum to Strange Sounds?
Use the Strange Sounds contact page and include the exact location, dates and times, whether the Hum is stronger indoors or outdoors, weather conditions, patterns you have noticed and any original audio recordings.

Sources & Further Reading

The Hum sits at the intersection of environmental acoustics, engineering, building resonance and auditory perception.
The most useful evidence comes from well-documented local investigations and comparative case studies.

Latest Hum Reports

Browse the newest Strange Sounds reports involving persistent low-frequency humming, unexplained drones, structural resonance and community Hum investigations.

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Do You Hear The Hum?

Useful reports should include:

  • city and region;
  • date and time;
  • how long the Hum lasts;
  • whether it is continuous or pulsing;
  • whether it is stronger indoors or outdoors;
  • which room or location is strongest;
  • whether other people hear it independently;
  • weather and wind conditions;
  • nearby industry, HVAC, railways or infrastructure;
  • and original audio if available.

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38 Comments

  1. I believe it is demonic in origin. No, I’m not crazy I just believe it is supernatural ultimately. I have experienced it along with poltergeist activity. Sometimes I can’t hear it, other times it is there along with a hissing tinnitus. I accept many reading this will dismiss this out of hand but this is my honest conclusion after many years of understanding and experiencing demonic activity. I’m also a practising Christian.

    • Hi Timbo, it’s difficult to argue against the possibility that this torturous noise phenomenon may be of demonic origin however, my theory suggests it maybe the cellphone transmission towers.
      I hear the hum switching randomly between 2 tones – this may be 4G.lSince 5G became operational, I hear a relentless, loud hissing that pulsates with high pitch clicks

  2. You are completely wrong when you keep chiming in with your “its in your head” BS. That got debunked a very long time ago. You are free to believe what you want but your personal belief in this matter is disinformation that doesn’t cross paths with reality.

  3. Up until a month ago, I had never heard this constant, never wavering, hum. My partner had been complaining of it for many months, but I simply kept missing it until very recently. And just like that, one early morning, I heard it. I was on the brink of waking, and my mind was not active yet, and suddenly it was coming into both my ears (or at least that’s how I perceived it). Here’s the strange part. When I concentrated on where it was coming from it would suddenly stop. Sitting up, I looked around the room and no hum. I laid back and thought I was imagining it, and after a minute it resumed after I relaxed. Once again, I concentrate on it, it goes away. When I relax my mind, it returns.
    I stopped noticing it for a couple of weeks, and it resumed again, with the same parameters. If I concentrate on the sound it would stop. If I relax my mind, and think about nothing, it would resume at the same intensity. I know of the Global phenomena, but I never got the impression it would come and go like I’m experiencing.

  4. Well I do believe its subduction. tectonic plates slipping one under the other that’s what makes the noise and it has something to do with the earthquakes…. nobody thought of that yet did they?
    The ⭐ Star Wizard man knows what some do not.

    • I’m fairly certain its 4G transmissions, possibly the carrier wave that seeks devices to connect with. I hear the hum in 2 tones randomly 1 octave apart switching from one to the other at unpredictable time intervals. I can block it out by blocking my right ear so it must be technological – external not biological

  5. it may be somebody far away who is listening to music with the base turned way up. Even if they are a mile away this sound will carry. it sends vibrations into the ground which amplifies into your house. as, I think it causes global warming too! there are so many inconsiderate people who play music in vehicles which the base really high. they just dont care.

  6. Probably one of your neighbours who dont like you shooting you with sound/radiation its been happening to me. i made a fuss and they just turned it down but i have sensitive hearing and the punks think its funny….what should i do???

  7. Same here in Arizona heard it for two weeks loud one day at 5:30 am tell about 8 am it woke me up that day and nothing wakes me up, it stopped just be for the quakes in cali, then started back up a couple of days ago, for about a day, I have not heard it since. on an interesting note, I don’t hear it after 9 pm or so, I really think it has to do with Earthquakes myself? Just a thought.

  8. It not man made, it’s something else. I’m in Bakersfield CA. I’ve heard it in several states. I have known people that have gone in to deep salt mines and it’s even worse in there. What ever the cause, it’s not good.

  9. The reason you can’t find it on electronic instruments is because it’s in your head. I’ve been dealing with this for 27 years. I had found 26 pieces of fiber optic in this apartment I use to live in. I’ve been a electronics technician for 32 years. And from my experience the gov. does not have the technology to run this stuff in our homes. You’ll hear snaps and pops in your walls and ceilings. It was so bad here in the early 90’s the sheriff’s office started calling it attic people

  10. is the hum real ? is it a man ? Please e-mail me if you know … i Live in belgium so i wont hear it but can it be possible thats the sound will be here in a couple years ? …

    • I agree with you on HAARP. I think it is GWEN Towers and HAARP together. It sometimes sounds like it is coming from above but then it sounds like it is below. I think they are bouncing signals off of each other. Also something to do with electromagnetics. Sick of it.

  11. I have lived in, and heard this noise in, various small communities in rural Alberta, but one place I never, ever heard it was in Ft. McMurray in NE Alberta. Perhaps because FtM is sitting on an ocean of oil in the form of oil sands/shale.

  12. Iam from Karachi, Pakistan and me and my wife hear the hum with regular intervals. Sometimes it goes up and is off abruptly.

  13. I have heard it many times. I live in south Texas and to me it sounds more like a plane flying right over me, but it is strange because the sound suddenly starts and suddenly stops. The noise does not fade away like how an airplane would. Here I was going crazy thinking that the noise could be cause by ufos, but other people’s comments sound more logical.

  14. I hear this every night in phoenix S.E.
    it will sound for a good 5-10mins then mysteriously disappear.
    no cell towers in my area.

    • It’s in your head, that’s why they can’t pick it up on electronics.ive been dealing with this for 27 years. I’ve been a electronics technician for 32 years. I also have found over 26 pieces of fiber optic in a apartment I had lived in in the past

  15. i heard the hum. i was living in maple ridge, bc, just an hour east of vancouver. it didnt start until i was there for about 4 months. i heard it for about 6 months, then it stopped. i dont recall if it is because i was travelling and out of the area or not.. but then it started again, stopped again. i had no idea what was happening and was tested by a dr., but all he told me was to ‘take a vacation and relax’. i have since moved and have never heard it again. its very real and extremely hard to deal with. i couldnt hear anything out of that ear except the super loud HUM. i was basically reading lips. if a helicopter flew by the house it felt as if my head would explode. same sound also as when the fridge would come on.

  16. I am surprised in reading the theories that no one has mentioned the most probable cause to a low frequency hum that many people hear. It occurs in different parts of the world. This has been going on for decades in the US. I think it is probably Tunnel Boring Machines boring underground bases and tunnels. The Government and the mainstream media ignore it to maintain secrecy. There is a ton of information available on the machines and the DUMBS (Deep Underground Military Bases).

  17. Dee
    I live in SW Missouri also and if I recall correctly it was around Thanksgiving that I too was experiencing this low motor running type hearing anomaly . It went on for several days and was very noticeable because iI am hard of hearing and remember thinking …wth is happening now. All is quiet here now.

  18. I just started hearing this about a week or so ago. I have lived here 12 years and never heard this before. It does sound like a very faint motor running and there is a sound vibration to it. Only hear it late at night when everything is quiet. I live in a small rural town in southeast missouri, and there is no answer as to what it is. My theory is one of two things, either its the earth its self from the core that we are picking up amplified through the foundation and walls of our buildings. Or its because of all the data lines and cell towers,if you look at the map of this phenomena you see its absent where there is no heavy data or tower use. Im sure its in big cities too, its just that cities have a constant background noise that drowns it out.

    We recently had our areas dsl upgraded to 50/100 I really think that dsl over telephone lines is whats causing a lot of this in conjunction with cell towers. Thats a ton of frequency being pushed around the country and the world. Look at the map notice in places like interior Africa and south america there are no reports. They dont have the power lines and cell towers like the rest of us. Same thing with places in remote siberia and other places. Someone in a science field needs to investigate if dsl and cell towers are causing this problem, we know electric lines can hum. Imagine the overload of electric dsl/phone lines and cell towers. All that noise they would emit, this is dangerous because at certain frequencies it can cause health issues.

    • SO HELPFUL. THE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR THIS. if i may use this information with your name because this sounds the most logic.

  19. Hello

    Please reflect!

    Today 29th Aug. 2017
    A strange sound have been heared in the sky of north of Iran, Astara,Darband villey…you can find it by search in the net

  20. I hear the hummmmm. Sure wish I didn’t. running a fan at night to drown it out helps some. Pretty sure EMFs are part of the cause, as we have symptoms that align with high EMF exposure. We’re having an assessment of our home and surroundings done and hope to get some good info on how to mitigate it.

    • I had a noisy fan that just broke. We have an ambient low freq hum. I think it’s my neighbors. They have 4 ham antenae, and a loop antena. They hate me too.

      You should see these inbred heathens. It’s like Norman Bates and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre family. Everybody says they’re weirdos.

      Anyways, the fan I had was on top of a cedar chest. It was making enough of a vibration to blot out their hum. Now, I have to buy another one. It broke.

  21. Definitely microwave communications phenomenon. You get massive, cranked repeating signals carry data payloads in the microwave bands and you WILL get this anomaly. Start lining up everyone who uses these massive microwave networks everywhere, esp. service providers. Chances are they already have the data and field reports that will stand up in court which is why you’ll NEVER hear them peep anything about any “humming” except to smile and say put yer tin foil on. They make billions off you, as does the government w/ these microwave communication networks, plus it’s all “the internet”. You don’t think because it keeps half the population up, drives them insane and is probably slowing killing everyone that they’d kill the golden goose do ya? No chance in hell, so you’ll have to take your own field readings and sue them in court……GOOD LUCK!

  22. similar to when the airco in the office switchess off… only then you realize there was a noise… this sound is cancelled by the brain and causing the perception of sound.

  23. The hum is set to a low frequency, that they use to control you humans. It makes you mean, negative and control you.
    It’s to keep you from waking up to the real truth about Earth, you are all slaves and food to the beings that control Earth.
    Wake up and stay positive. They can’t freed off you if your positive and full of love.

    • I had humming and had not for a decade, on a building, at 9th floor, also on a single floor house, 500 miles away. It persecutes me. I think is a big bank in Br that I made it to pay 2 indemnizations for my family. I believe, that the bank family owner called (“Are all Baals”, in french) that pays for some kind of private or military satelite, to harass me. The bank simbol is the Black Stone Block of Meca. Got 1 year truce but it came back last month, when I won another judiciary battle against with such bank. That´s electronic part on gangstalking.

  24. The proper frequency for the hum listed in the following sentence should be 10 hertz (Hz), not 10 MHz (which is in the normal hearing range for people).
    Ear plugs or hearing protectors do not help and in fact only seem to exaggerate the problem, suggesting that the source possibly makes the whole body vibrate at a frequency of around 10 MHz upwards, which is lower than the average person can hear.

  25. Do you have the ELF TOWERS nearby? I would guess it is the phony cell towers they put up around the country and THEY are testing them.

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