If you hear some sounds that others do not hear, and the doctor in the clinic makes a surprise gesture, do not rush to contact a psychiatrist.
Perhaps you are just one of the so-called "Hamers". Ham (Hum) - so called steady humming noise, observed in certain places on the planet, and heard by only a few people.
It was first spoken about in the 1950s, when complaints from people began to flock from various places about the uniform, incessant hum. Since then, scientists have practically not budged in the study of this unusual phenomenon. Little is known about him. This noise is a pulsating or even, annoying low frequency hum, reminiscent of the sound of a diesel engine at idle speed.
Hamers complain of headaches, nausea, dizziness, nosebleeds, and sleep disturbances. The sound is more often heard in rural areas, and the sound is amplified at night.
In Great Britain, the facts of the appearance of a mysterious noise were recorded in Leeds, Bristol, and Scotland. Moreover, the first case dates back to 1970, when 800 people immediately complained about it. In addition, it was reported by residents of New Mexico and Sydney.
In 2003, acoustics expert Jeff Leventhal found that only 2% of all earthlings could hear this sound. Moreover, most often this gift is possessed by people aged 55 - 70 years. According to him, at least one case is known when the incessant hum brought a person to suicide.
Those who hear the noise call it torture. “It's a kind of torture, sometimes you just want to scream. It's hard to fall asleep because I hear this pulsing sound continuously. You start toss and turn and think about it even more,”says Cathy Jacques from Leeds.
Scientists cannot yet determine the nature of the phenomenon and explain why it affects people. In the early 1990s. Researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory at the University of New Mexico tried to solve the riddle. Ultimately, however, they came to the conclusion that the source of the buzz was transport and factories.
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Some researchers suggest that noise is actually an illusion. Allegedly, a hum that does not exist in reality is heard by the sick. Others believe it is the result of low frequency electromagnetic radiation or seismic activity that only a select few can pick up.
A number of experts offer cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to those gifted to help them cope with noise. At the same time, there are no prerequisites for the fact that the secret will be revealed in the near future. “This mystery has been around for the last 40 years, and it may remain one of many mysteries,” says Leventhal.
Some astronauts also hear inexplicable sounds in the orbit of the planet. In 2004, astronauts aboard the ISS repeatedly heard an unusual metallic sound. Cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri said the noise was like “drum beats”.
“The crew heard a sound like a crumpled metal tin can for one second. Perhaps this sound could be associated with some kind of device inside the station. It is not yet possible to determine what this is, but in any case, the check that the crew carried out shows that there are no changes either in the instrument compartments or in the atmosphere of the station, which would change instantly if there was a skin breakdown,”the press said earlier -Secretary of the Russian Space Agency Sergey Gorbunov.
Since then, the source of the noise has never been identified.