Corners of walls are the worst, like a diesel engine. We even had our chimley swept last week and the man even asked what the noise was. I hear the hum in my right side neighbours house too (who i do know). Can you suggest what we would need for testing. I will now factor this in to the possible source or add it to I go outside I hear nothing. If you can measure the frequency and in teh US if it’s 60 and 120 hz tones, you may have found your source- great! I am typing from western CT and getting beat up by noise and floor vibration. I had a client in my office and he asked, “what is that”. – if you understand how gas transmission systems work they vary on demand and at night they even pump up the storage capacity and underground storage facilities for next day demand. Also will buy sound level meter to try to locate source(s). Many of them are only summer homes for folks. I’m so happy to have found others who are experiencing this curse. After much agony, sleepless nights and general crazy-making, I have concluded that my problem is related to a head cold and sinus congestion. I’m going to check out the Frey Effect that Patricia mentioned. Run a HEPA filter or ceitling fan at night to lessen the harshness. But I’m not convincing myself just grabbing at straws…. The plumber did some adjustments to the flue on installation and I’m now wondering if all of that is related. Jeff, RR, Nanette and madshogun- your symptoms are all familiar. it drives me nuts…. Then there was a news story that tried to say it was from road construction…I doubt it. Still not convinced with the gas pipeline explanation as they are quite removed from where I live. I would suggest you check how far away you are from these type National Grid lines there. Ask away on Google+ Hangout. But that’s just Conspiracy stuff and how can we beleive that? It's driving me crazy. Here’s the issue, not to stop the development, but force them to admit a problem and deal with it before it harms more peoples health and the source of the sound waves from the lines possibly playing a role in pipeline failures from weld fatigue. They couldn’t detect a problem and when I shut off the power main the noise continued. There are many other Aussies reproting this, some not so near lines as well. I don’t remember the noise being so bad the first year I was in this house though, but for the past 3 years it has been bad. Not the electrical. – ILFN (hum) depending on geology, water bodies and intensity/ peak to peak fluctuations can travel tens of miles and likely 100’s (like taos from alberqerque). Like everyone else, it begin in the night and escalates in hum by the 3am to the point the whole house is vibrating…not one room to escape from it. We have 2 of teh 4 major compnaies here IGTS and Algonquin Spectra. I have explained I hear humming, not ringing. An perfect share, I handed your link to a colleague who was doing a little analysis on this topic. We live out in the “sticks” and I was doubtful about gas lines but I looked at the map & sure enough – there are some within 10 miles of us. I’ve been in this house for 2 1/2 years now and the noise just started last week. The one I am doing that is the most complete for the US is USA based where I surf all these type sites and collect hum reprots, as long as they as the symptoms you describe. This will get worse as the natural gas craze increases. Measure the LF stuff, becasue the ear is almost useless. I hear it in my neighbor’s house next door, but NOT in my neighbor’s house across the street to the side of us (we are on a corner). I AM along the lake, though, and there is a flood concern for this region. I cannot sleep at night and I have had headaches every day since. Plumber out again. Somehow we have to get a mass movement on dealing with this growing problem. . I remember the first time I heard it, I got out of bed in the middle of the night, walked around my house and finally opened up the front door and peered into the air above my house. A friend sent me this link – not sure it will open in this format. I have had such a long search finding you. We were just in Block Island on a boat for one nite (docked a Champlins and no noise). They’ll think I’m nuts though. The lines from western CT, thru CT to Boston area the same. The ground born effect I’ve confirmed for upto 25 miles away. I really don’t know what to do because others cannot hear it and therefore, do not take me seriously or do not understand the seriousness of the issue. I hope that’s it and I can do something about it, because this is unbearable. Also the compositon of gas has changes affecting components once designed ok, now not, Also gas flows directions have changed as sources change- all account to variability I’m going to try and record it before I go asking around to the neighbors. yet effective. My wife cant hear it though. http://www.orgonix23.com . He shrugged off my coments, so never heard if he found anything. And that he low frequency sound waves travel many miles. At least now, we know we aren’t alone in the experience. Another blogger on this site (Pam) has also noticed that in our area the air is filled with noise. The sound runs throughout the entire house, all day, all night. Another reason it could be waning is we have allot of gas from the new fields in PA called shale gas. Not to scare you, but contact your congressman. Anyway i wanted to share some possible solutions with this form because i know how damaging this can be to your lives. (yes we in the NE do get Quebec hydro electric power, but that is the issue). The same (2) lines are next to my home in Brookfield. When I moved to SC this house was so quiet and then one day the hum noise started. I’m not an expert on the gas industry, but have become very studied and tested with this theory that it seems, no one else has ever uncovered. It is comforting to know that others hear this hum as well but I really find it is effecting my sleep. Well, great meeting you & hope to hear from you again. Symptoms that can be checked – when the hum is at its loudest turn one of your taps on – the hum may reduce if the pressure lessens in the mains supplying the house – have you noticed any high flow/pressure rates from your taps? I also have a new baby so I cannot take much more of this. I am in warren county and I am going crazy with this sound. The frequency of the hum is such that it seems to penetrate my bed and pillow when I am lying down. The outdoor noise covers the sound, but once indoors, the sound, which is traveling … Let me know what you find. You really nailed it again amigo continue the very good work I usually get excitement from your own posts: Hope this helps. We are presenting data supported evidence to US Gov’t FERC. This is hell! More research is needed but I’ve decided to consult an Audiologist instead of another Plumber………. I’ll fall asleep through sheer exhausting, only to wake an hour later, and that cycle repeats through the night. This hum goes on all day and night, sometimes louder then quieter, then pulsing, then changes it’s sound completely. Not sure if e-mail address can be published so I will let the moderators decide how I can “speak” to you guys. Will read on…. I live in North Central region of CT. Hi Glen. Everything else, I believe I have done. Pam, I’ve been researching elsewhere on the net trying to find answers to this dilemna, so just now checking back on this site and was amazed & happy to see your post. The reason I know that it is (aircraft) is because one nite when I could not sleep, I decided to go outside and try to track it, just when I thought it is above my head, saw the airplane slowly approaching me (I do not know if it saw me or not) and then I noticed how it has routine flight characteristics-back and forth, etc) I can hear this noise even out of the city for miles !! No offense ever taken. We had notoriously high pressure in Fontana. I can block it out, but I just want to know what it is!!!!! Ever since winter started I haven’t stopped hearing the same hum you all have described. Tannya. I did not hear the hum in October when I moved in. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I am now wondering that what we may have here is a combination of localised low frquency noise from an industrial source,chicken farm fans combining with gas pipeline radiated noise. They don’t know how to report the truth and they are controlled. Tom My advise is to keep a fan or air filter that makes some noise running at least at night .This will ease the discomfort.This is not sound that you hear but rather it is microwave in the atmosphere from the likes of cell towers,radar for weather forecasting,FM and AM radio waves ,TV signals etc.There is so much Radio Frequencies in our atmosphere that its killing our bees and us. It's constant. I believe it is a proliferation of diesel backup generators and improperly insulated, ground-mounted water pumps and spas. Check teh internet for gas lines, you have a couple big ones running thru your area. Once when we It’s killing us and the ecosystem. Excellent read! Also, on hum forum- yahoo theres a guy with the handle Stingpickens who claims he has a masking technique. So after midnite, they add as much compression horsepower as they need to push the gas to wherever it’s going. The turning tap on trick will only work if its sufficient to reduce the mains pressure – if not try to get neighbours etc to turn theirs on at the same time etc. I am told from industry experts that after midnite, the suppliers (storage resevoirs, etc.) The sound is a low frequency hum, like a motor running, I can’t escape it,its like the sound is in my head. Sorry for the multiple posts- I didn’t see the first and kept going… All was silent last night and then at 2:30 am it started again. this constant hum & vibration prevent me from sleeping. Good luck to all of us living with this in all areas of the country. Surely the Seattle area =Vashon hum is influeneced by geological faults, etc. Checked the attic…the sound isn’t coming from there either. I can hear a lot of things my husband can’t normally hear but even he can hear this. I’m in Cape Town South Africa and hear this most nights. I have hear the hum continually in the past. Anyhow, I haven’t found a single page of possible causes. Well it woke me up again this time at 1am. It’s heavily EQ’d and the volume and been increased to make it easier to hear. too fantastic. Not everyone else can hear it…at least not when it’s daytime and it isn’t very loud. Unfortunately have a battle to prove. Elect lines in the US at 60 and 120 hz and no impact at 600 ft where we live from them (consultant confirmed). the a pipeline could be causing this since the hum almost sounds like its coming from the ground. I did a quick Google search and thought I would find nothing or a simple easy solution. It is driving me crazy. I hope to one day solve this !! The First time I heard those particular noises, which sound like what I could only describe as what it would have sounded like if dinosaurs were fighting and flinging metal around. I’ve talked with “Steve” before on the yahoo “HUm forum”. Columbia Gas has what looks to be a large line about 2 miles south of center of Franklin. At 9pm the noise stops and by 9am it starts again. Worse at night probably b/c everything else is turned off. We are not friendly with the neighbors on either side of us. Anyway I sympathize with everybody who hears the Hum and hope we all find a solution and a good peaceful night’s sleep……. Who ever is behind this is alot more powerful than I am so myself and everyone else is just going to have to figure out how best to ignore it until we have come to point where we’re all just babbling fools. Marc, Philly? I don’t get a complete night’s sleep at all. Yahoo Hum forum had all this stuff going on. Please tell me what to try now. It always leaves us with a major headache. If they own the home they may neglect servicing because it costs money. For many years this was an extremely quiet house in a very quiet neighborhood ( which has seen changes from a new development nearby, completed for a couple of years now, with underground electricity and expanded water lines. The HUM I need to know about is teh typical LF diesel, continous HUM. Is the hum louder when you get closer to the chicken plant? Nay I am in Brookfield and have confirmed from here to Hartford to New Haven. Louder on second floor in our bedroom. I’ve left it as a .wav file rather than bump it down to an .Mp3 so it’s a large file about 6 megs. and consciously avoid food products that cause I am now on anxiety meds and take Melatonin to sleep at night, as does my husband, but his sleep is severely disturbed and he gets very little. Mine sounds like a low hum of a refrigerator or a motor lowly idling. when I got up it was gone from the house but also from my mind. Also, running a ceiling fan above the bed area works. Is there a machine I can buy to “suck” this noise, or a sheet rock that stops the noise from coming out of the wall? I’m still looking at the Water heater or the community’s Sump Pumps as possible suspects….. This is definitely high time to contact plumbing service company like THA Heating, Air, and Plumbing Inc. If, following investigation, the local authority agrees that your neighbour is causing, has caused, or will cause a statutory noise nuisance, they must serve them with a noise abatement notice. You cannot hear the sound once outside the house. Yes LF waves travel long distances. I’ve checked with the hydro authority, gas, and water heater people. I guess I will try calling the water dept or electrician to help figure out the problem. Very low vibration that rattles my ear drum (only the right ear) for some reason. My guess is either the water pressure or a nearby sewage pump station. can be cured by turning on the water at a finger size running for about 20 minutes or adjust the water pressure valve where the water line enters the house. Without trying to fit FI into an explanation, I will just leave it on the hum map I am maintaining as a point needing further investigation and spot it on teh hum map. Besides the damnation you and many others up here are being put to there is solid data and research correlation to the LI sound lobster die off and this line. On a couple of occasions it is actually louder and overhead like a drone sound but again vibrating the house. Katie. And beleive me, in FL you have had many changes. Does anybody know if that might be the problem? Call you congressman and complain, we need to start to get attention to this stuff. I am getting a stethescope today in an endeavour to localise the source. Please anyone help. Yes Bob that’s me, did you watch the video of the pool water standing waves (if not in the article, go to New Haven register- search on Brookfield Homeowner …. It was practical. Generally take time to investigate the help in addition to FAQ pieces to get a better idea of the way the shop functions, what they are capable of doing for you, and how you can make use of the features. Also, if they are hearing it ask if they constantly hear an iding deisel outside their house, with no explanation- it will open discussion. Further to this, The sound has never stopped. My girlfriend kept telling me that the sound from the game was messing with me. Trips to the fire dept, DPW, thought I was crazy. So it’s not electrical in nature. This may be a connection to steel mills, and Fontana is famous for its steel. I hope this helps you get a good night sleep, i live in nottingham uk and all night i can hear the humming iv had no sleep for weeks …. And as you say, we are cast to live in the shadow. I really am not sure what is causing this? I am typing from western CT and getting beat up by noise and floor vibration. I rang the doorbell and the instant she opened the door, I heard the source of our mystery hum. But after reading this thread of endless complaints I think the bees is a long shot. HAARP, SmartGrid?…thought Well, for about a month or more, I didn’t hear the sound at all, not once. I am preparing a blitz to the invetigative news people here in CT. It’s not easy to get them to get interested. Was using the free version of a Itouch app called Urban Apps ‘Ambiance lite’ with a sound called ‘Sleep machine’. Not every day but 5 days a week at least, and night time especially. But there are several tricks to drown out your noisy neighbors—without your landlord freaking out. Whereas in the summer fall or spring – the soil is loose and the sound passes through? Has been heard/felt by others too. No it’s not an aquarium in my case. please call me to discuss further.862-324-0142, I am following teh announcements of the Marcellus gas pipelines, and western Jersey is getting a few more…. Obviously I could go on. I looked better and had much more energy and my creative juices (necessary for my occupation) were flowing. No too soon for me. Best evaluated by measuring using acoutic analyzers on a laptop. That’s my opinion and I’m sure it could be proven with contacting the right authorities and have it tested, but as for me being able to afford or have it tested is out of the question. She loves to share hers positive and negative experiences, and staying at , booked through It is a sound and not a noise. Peachie Atlanta also. Anyway I thought I might start a new comment to get away from these columns but it looks as though it may get lost somewhere on this blog, so disregard comment #11. Suffering with this off and on for years, slightly better in the summer, terrible right now, loud, penetrates all, ear plugs don’t help, the sound is too low. He can’t hear a thing! I only notice it when I’m trying to sleep. PS- this is to take up the ladder and make a case in public. I can only hear it inside my home at this point. I can’t figure out if the noise is actually louder at night or if it’s just that there is less ambient noise from jets, traffic etc during the day that masks it. I am hearing a constant, low pitched multi-level hum. I live in Woking, England. Please add Paisley, FL to your list of locations where this is occurring. Took a stethoscope to every wall, electrical appliance, hot water heaters, AC/Heating,.. It’s driving me mad. Soemtimes outside. Sandura thought you fell off the earth. changes are occuring causing this. I am living the the same hell! Are there any solutions out there (other than moving?) Besides the U of C I am trying to get into the media, to get a message into the public for teh court of public opinion to say if this continues. I have read with interest all the comments posted and feel compelled to give you my experiences here in France. We live near a water tower- I wonder if that is what it is. Water- turn off at stop valve under stairs, still hear it. That said had to get a new unit because inside and outside were different specs causing the compressor to over work including mold. Even google to see if i am having tinnitus symptoms. Certainly as data develops let’s exchange notes. It’s louder in certain areas than others. I’m worn out trying to even identify the experience. As soon as I get myother computer back on line will add your data point. BTW the Gulf Stream gas line from Miss to Tampa, installed in phases in FL leads the hum reprots i’ve found on many sites. You should contact your congressman and complain and tell them to contact CT’s Rep Chris Murphy on what’s going on in CT with the hum complaints. When we went to our summer home in North Carolina in 2010, the hum was there too but not every night. I only peek at what’s happening to our friends up north, but can tell you your inside home symptoms are exctly lke thousands, you hear the LFN idling deisel noise, your spouse doesn’t, just differences in physiology. We live in Salt Lake City as well, it started in February. TANNYA IM AM AN ACOUSTIC ENGINEER AND ITS NOT ANYTHING IN YOUR AREA IT IS AIRBORNE VLF 7.5-59 CPS SHUMANN RESONANCE GOGGLE IT—— JOHN KING. Any certain? Sometimes it feels like there is pressure built up inside my head. The noise may be something else “altogether, ” but I myself suffer from low frequency as well as high frequency noises, but thanks to my job and my age- i do not have to worry too much of high-frequency noises, because i have what doctors call “high frequency loss.”Too bad it wasn’t low frequency !! How To Block Noise From Neighbors Garden As an Amazon Associate, I may earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you. I had hoped my case would be easy to identify or at least be one of the hums that comes and then goes suddenly. I swear, it’s strong enough that I can feel it as well as hear it. I thought maybe it could be the airport or industrial area nearby or even something to do with the neighbors 2 satellite tv dishes electro magnetic frequencies? Didn’t think to come back and check. My suffers here in western CT have almost certainly idnetifed teh HP inter/ intra state natural gas lines. Humid means hot, means the electric power plants are using much more gas (not necessarily in Chicagoland but anywhere the gas goes that passes throguh your area.) I am plotting HUM location s in the US and “peaking” at CDn ;ocation swith the same startling revalation of the source. Let us know how you get on, Worth a try. My husband hears it but it doesn’t bother him. What do you think? We are waiting to get a stethascope to see if we pick up sound from the ground. Have owned this house for 7 years and this hum has been around for at least two – — glad you guys are out there. I’m ignoring it but find myself focused on trying to ignore it. Learning this acoustics thing is a strange one. 6 months ago. It sounds like the pump that pumps the hot water to the radiators. It’s in the walls too. I recall that in an earlier post I mentioned the changing out of the water heater but the humming continued….it was explained to me that it took a bit of time for the new water heater to handle the problem from the old water heater….which seems to be the case…once again I can only say the sound has been gone for awhile and if it returns I will be very very very very dismayed/sad/miserable indeed! Also, the blog loads very quick for me on Internet explorer. But perhaps we were temporarily insane that night. Yes there is a pipeline within 25 miles according to the map. The el paso high pressure lines are close enough to fit my study work casuing your hum. I assume your around Orlando, more and more hums being plotted on a US hum map I am collecting of hum vs high pressure interstate pipelines. My map can be found on the Hum forum. It in Hoped to get a response from Pam so we could possibly exchange locations or maybe further details so we could find others in our area to join us. Every night for the last month or so, I’ve wakened around 2 – 4 AM hearing this low humming sound. Summertime I hardly hear the hum. It is affecting my sleep and overall comfort of living all day in this house. cant take it anymore so looking for a new home if the noise is from outside my home why only the bedrooms effected? Here in north Spokane, Washington. Have you had anyone else hear the noise on your side of town? Thanks, we’ll check that out—it is funny how some people come in the house and don’t notice any hum ( we don’t mention it) maybe we’re just the small percentage of people who hear the once ( to us ) inaudible sounds of the earth rotating, the collective power grid, cell towers, etc—we both heard the same hum recently while hiking around MT Pisgah in NC—maybe it’s just us, Haven’t looked yet where MT Pisgah is, but there is a slightly different phenomena going on near a line the runs past PineHurst/ Southern pines.