I think everyone has heard of “the Hum” to some extent. Most people here in the United States have probably heard of the Taos hum or the Kokomo hum. But did you know that there are “hums” being heard all over the world?
In researching this strange and unsolved phenomena, I learned of many other hums around the world. It is a global mystery.
It seems the first such “hum”, was the Bristol Hum in England. People there have been reporting a “hum” as far back as the 1960′s. But the Bristol Hum became more popular in the late 1970′s. Then the Taos, New Mexico hum was featured on an episode of “Unsolved Mysteries”. In Parade Magazine in December 2002, the Kokomo, Indiana hum was featured as the “Worst Vibrations”–in which I still have the original article. These are the more famous “hums” that people have probably heard of. Here are some more hums:
Auckland hum, New Zealand
Larg hum, Scotland
Victoria, Canada
Big Island, Hawaii
Germany
Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Hueytown, Alabama
Latest-Solihull, United Kingdom
And maybe more…
Quite a list I’d say. Many “hearers” claim headaches, nausea, sickness, going mad, sleeplessness, unable to sleep, feeling vibrations in body, and pain in the ears. There are supposed reports of at least one person who has committed suicide due to the maddening hum. Others have moved away.
It seems that more women than men, hear the hum, and most of the “hearers” are over 50 years old. But some young people also hear the hum.
What could possibly be causing these hums– all over the world? And just in certain areas- -and not big cities or dense population areas? It remains unsolved.
World Hum Locations
I found this map that shows the locations of cities that have “hums” (see above). As you can see, a lot of cities in the United States and Europe. And as far as explanations go here’s some of the more popular ones: HAARP, LORAN, TAMECO, Imaginations, and external noises like construction, industrial fans, airports.
None of these actually explain the hums all over the globe. Supposedly, in Kokomo, two industrial fans were found to be the “explanation” for the hum. But even though dampeners were put in place, the hum persisted.
Then as I kept researching, I found another map that looks eerily similar–but it is a map of cancer clusters. Yep, cancer clusters. Take a look at this map. Doesn’t it look similar to you? Then I looked at the electricity grid maps for both the U.S. and United Kingdom . The map for the UK (below) also shows the electric grid as well. (hum locations on left, electric grid on right).
US Cancer Cluster Map
Uk Hum Locations Map
US Power Grid (wikipedia)
All I can say is the electric grid map, the cancer cluster map, and the hum location map for the United States look almost identical. Am I seeing things maybe? Maybe the concentration of the population has to do with it. I’m not sure. But look at Kokomo, Indiana–it’s population is just over 46,000 people. And Taos, New Mexico has a population of 4,700 people (200 census). Not big cities.
Is there a connection with the cell phone network grid and the hums? Is there a connection with the electrical grids and the hums? And is there a connection with the electrical grids and cancer clusters? Maybe they are all related. I found many references, some anonymous, giving facts about cancer clusters around cell phone antennas. And in the United Kingdom. many references to the orange cell phone masts causing cancer clusters.
I’m not sure about any of this–I may be making out of nothing. But it does seem that there others that are looking at the correlation between cell phone grids and cancer clusters. Could the ever growing world of technology be the culprit tot he hums as well? Power lines we know give off a type of “buzz” and “crackling” sounds when around them. Many people are fearful of living next to power lines. Maybe cell phone towers or networks are giving off VLF (very low frequencies) that cause on 2-10% of certain areas to hear a “hum”. And it drives them mad.
My conclusion–I don’t think that the cell phone grids in Europe, U.S., Australia, Germany, France, Scotland, and France are to blame. I would honestly state that is a fact. If it were the cause of the “hums”, then would see FAR more people hearing hums. And not in isolated small towns with no rhyme or reason. I don’t think it is HAARP (high frequency active auroral research program)–it was functional long after the hums began in the 1960′s. And as far as LORAN (long range navigation system) that the Navy uses for communication is it either. Although many “hum” spots are located in coastal regions, LORAN transmits continuously, and we would again have a constant hum and more people experiencing it. And it isn’t imagination or delusion. This is a phenomena that starts very suddenly–and for those that move–they can get away from it being somewhere else. It is not Tinnitus–an ear problem or ear ringing. Many have been tested for Tinnitus and were found to be perfectly okay. And it would be distributed in proportion to the population–and this is not seen. Cell phones networks could be a cause, but cell phones weren’t around in the 1960′s–which is when the Bristol hum began. TACAMO (take charge and move out) which is used for communication with submarines would not explain the hums either. Aircraft are used to transmit to submarines, and these aircraft are moving. So it wouldn’t be a constant hum in one place for a long period of time coming from the aircraft.
So what is it then? It’s still unsolved. Maybe the Earth’s hum is what people are hearing. Yes, the Earth gives off a hum. But then everyone would be hearing it. Not just isolated places again–the same problem.
Could it be the electrical grid? That’s my choice. The correlation between the electrical grids and the hums are just obvious to me. It might not be to anyone else, but that’s my opinion. I also found that Europe was overhauling their electric grid during the 1960′s. And their cell phone grid in the late 1970′s. The same time the hum began. And I;m sure the United States began doing the same thing as well as other countries. So coincidence?
Until a final answer is supplied by a reliable source, we will just have to file the mysterious hums as unsolved. We can’t get away from cell phone waves and electric waves, so let’s just hope I’m wrong!
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I have a theory explaining the correlation between Hum locations and cancer clusters, and it is not a pretty one. What if THE HUM CAUSES CANCER?? It makes perfect sense to me. The hum is definitely an electromagnetic wave, and those things have been known to cause cancer (this fits right in to the theory of cell towers causing cancer).
I have never experienced the hum before (and I am glad because I have some anxiety issues with mysterious noises), but I am deeply interested.
One of the theories on the hum source I’ve come across may be of interest to you. It states that the real source is an interaction between the ionosphere and power grids built by humans causing resonance in the inner ear (http://www.johndawes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/news.htm). This would explain why the phenomenon afflicts the most “developed” areas where, incidentally, cancer seems to be on the rise as well. And also explain why only 2-4 % can hear it, while it affects everyone of couse. Nevertheless, I have some doubts about the theory. As a hum sufferer I have had years to observe its characteristics. It changes over time (rising in intensity and frequency, stronger over the weekends, strangely enough). I am interested in your theory and would appreciate your feedback.
This is a wonderful explanation – in fact, I believe it! The changes in intensity and frequency may be caused by more/less people using electricity. People tend to be home more on the weekends (no school/work) so are using more electricity, and when they are at school or work the electricity is off at their houses. This theory would also explain why some people find it to be louder at night – almost everyone is home at night.
Of course, almost nobody is running electricity at night. That is the one issue with my theory.
I am from Prague, Czech Republic, Central Europe, and have been hearing the hum since 2008. Between 2010 – 2012 I moved four times (as any else, I initially suspected the source to be power grids, my neighbours’ fridge etc.). During the sleepless nights I read about anything I could find on the phenomenon and theories about it (natural/cosmic events versus technology). Getting outside the capital city does not help, I can hear the hum 100 km from Prague as well (even during the day and in the middle of a forest). Therefore, I am inclined to belive the noise is coming from the space, being some sort of electromagnetic pulse that activates resonant frequencies inside the whole mass of this planet. Last year my sensitivity to noise icreased further, so now I distinguish two separate noises – a high-pitched one accompanied by a feeling that electric current is running through my head, and the deep drone which usually follows and which I perceive physically as a vibration. Sometimes I can in fact feel the whole building shaking.
I was wondering if the horrible intensity of the hum has to do with the earthcrust being a bit compressed here (according to a book on local geology I possess). Whatever the cause, the noise/vibration gained in intensity last year…
On a more positive note: whenever I manage to be as gentle as possible and have kind thoughts and feelings, when I pray and meditate, somehow the noise becomes much easier to bear. Thank you for reading and any feedback.
I live in South Langley, B.C. (Brookswood) and have heard The Hum for approximately 4 years. This past year, however, the noise has increased dramatically since the Spring. Two neighbours have heard it from time to time (only this year) but not as much as I. One of the neighbour’s experienced the door stop at their front door vibrating while they heard the noise. My 15 year old nephew also hears it when he is at our house. Have you heard of anyone else in the Langley area that experiences this sound?
I have been hearing the hum in Wisconsin for several months. It is definitely NOT natural. It goes on at 9:50 each night and off around 7:30 in the morning. It doesn’t sound like the Taos hum, it’s a very low grumbly vibration and it resonates through my body. I can’t stand it. It is NOT any appliance in my home. One night I drove over 10 miles, stopping and turning off the car along the way to get out and listen for it. It was equally loud everywhere I went, and it was impossible to find the source or direction it is coming from. Last night, 12/12/12 was the first night in months I didn’t hear it. It was such a relief to wake up in the night and actually hear the silence. It’s not tinnitus and it’s not because of a fault-line. ONe night I heard it powering up but it kept dying out and they kept trying to power it up. Finally it got going. So it’s man-made, whatever it is.
You can add Prince Edward Island to this list. I’ve been hearing it for over a week now, constantly. No one else can hear it, and today I posted on a local message board about it, and another person nearby commented on hearing it for months now. I heard it about a year ago, but it stopped and I forgot about it until this week, as it’s been interfering with my sleep and my nerves.
I live in a deep rural area, farmland all around- so I assumed it was machinery harvesting crops… but the crops are all done now, and the sound is still there, 24/7. My best description of it is the sound of a large diesel engine running from about .5 KM away… just loud enough that it’s distracting.
Hum hearer – thanks for letting us know that yet another place on this world is hearing a HUM. I truly can’t believe this is continuing to occur. Where is our governments? What long term affects could this cause? Your description of your “hum” sounds identical to others. Sorry that you must endure this maddening noise. Thank you for sharing your experience.
If you look at where the hum clusters are and then the map of fault lines and around the ring of fire I think you will see how obvious it all becomes. To me its not a hum but rather I suggest a rubbing of tetonic plates and the energy released by this activity. Energy has noise to and I think it is the Hum. Yes power grids give off hums but in the case of Costa Rica it woke just about the whole Island up. Two different things not to be confused with each other.
Lorilee, that is a great idea. Good observation regarding the two maps. But one thing bothers me about the hum being rubbing of the tetonic plates. Most hums start very suudenly and stop very suddenly. Which would not be caused by the tetonic plates. Sounds more manmade to me, in my opinion. And all continents have tetonic plates that are moving. You wouldn’t just hear the rubbing of the plates in just certain cities or towns, it would be heard and felt all over the continent. So although its true tetonic plates give off vibrations, energy, pressures, and do make noise – I doubt the humming people are describing can be attributed to tetonic plates. Thanks for the comment.
If you look at where the hum clusters are and then the map of fault lines and around the ring of fire I think you will see how obvious it all becomes. To me its not a hum but rather I suggest a rubbing of tetonic plates and the energy released by this activity. Energy has noise to and I think it is the Hum.
It is happening in Alaska now. Theory, highway vibrations.
Am near AFB and it might be a distant diesel jenny.
Weird coincidence or common as hangnails?
tectonic plates were active??
Can’t find any mention of hummadruz anywhere on your site. Are you familiar with this fenomenon?
Mira, I have not heard of hummadruz before. I will look it up. Is this a phenomenon that might explain the hums? If so, will give an update on the post. Thanks for letting me know about it. I appreciate it.
Mate I live in Adelaide Sth Australia. Got a hum in my house and took me years to understand it. Sleeplessness, headaches and sometimes minor migraines (which makes me run around and unplug all electrical items out of socket in a craze), leaving me generally unhappy. Thinking it was the fridge I passed it off. Then I thought I could hear the electricity, it made sense to me, but others thought I was going mad. The source turns out to be a power station about 500 metres down the road. On the exact angle my house is to it (slightly elevated) there is a valley like shape to the area. Standing next to the power station on the angle of my house it is very loud. Move over a few metres and it decreases. There are certain points where the humm seems to be sent out louder than others. Sadly the humm travels up the valley into my house, I think more so than my other neighbors, and hits my front door/bedroom and almost resonates. I showed a friend, who from outside my front door swore it was the fridge. He now also shares my thoughts that it comes from the station. The humm varies depending on weather, wind, background noise (drowns it out) and temperature. How I am not sure. I have even moved to the far side of the house when it has been bad, only to find it penetrates the whole house. I suggest looking at power stations and angles and your answer will be there. What exactly it is that produces the humm though I dont know as the razor wire fence kept me out. Best time to check the humm is in the quiet of night. I had no luck recording it, but maybe my video camera is not suitable for that. Feel free to get back to me. Perhaps I can be of help.
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