‘the hum’ is back. Are you experiencing this as well?

[Blackcat119]

I haven’t seen a mention of the West Seattle ‘Hum’ here for quite awhile but I believe it is back! We live next to Madison Middle School and are hearing the pulsating hum all day long – it’s driving us crazy. Is anyone else hearing this?

It became more noticeable about 4 weeks ago.

For those that haven’t experienced this, it’s best described as a low frequency sound that occurs in a very slow pulsating pattern. Aka ‘the hum’.

Would love to know if others are experiencing this and your location. Thanks!

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[mackerelthecat]

I’m experiencing this as well. Because I’ve dealt with this all over the country, I have an app on my phone called Spectroid that shows frequency peaks—at least where I am, it’s registering as a 70 Hz hum/buzz sound. Someone mentioned it could be CalPortland and the industrial mega vacuum that they use, or something to that effect. Whatever it is it’s causing a bit of insomnia for me and I’m not happy about it… I’m going to give noise canceling sleep earbuds a try and see how that goes.

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[CarDriver]

Must be a location issue. I live by the Homestead and have never heard it.

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[alicekuder]

I live near the Southwest Community Center (Westwood Village area), so I’m sure I’m not hearing the same hum you are, but I discovered years ago that the huge ventilation fans on the roof of the center create the kind of noise you are describing. About once a year, the maintenance team would go up and clean them and inadvertently changing the direction in which the fans faced. When they face east, there’s not much of a problem because there are fewer homes in that direction, on that level, but when they face west, they really disturb those of us whose homes are directly across the way. I suggest you look for similar circumstances in your area. I.e., commercial buildings with mega-fans on the roof. I hope this helps you locate the source of your hum.

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[Jan Glover]

I live in West Seattle, Arbor Heights area These noises have been going on close to 2 months and driving me frigging crazy. In the morning not very loud at all but at night, I can’t really give a time, but tonight 10-4-25, it started around 8pm. It starts out low then gets louder. There’s the hum then there’s also like so.e sort of machinery sound that kicks in. Also it creates a vibration in my house. It’s pretty creepy. What’s even weirder is if I go outside I don’t hear it. There are couple other sounds too. I’m sleep deprived and half crazy.

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[duncandickerson]

Hi there! I’m a local filmmaker who has been doing research on the HUM for a few years now, and I am currently in the process of developing a documentary about it. If any of you are interested in speaking more about this and sharing your experiences I would love to hear! Send me an email at duncandickerson@gmail.com

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[PotatoBug]

This has been more than a nuisance or a hum. It seems to peak at 4 am, but it’s 24/7. To file a noise complaint you have to have an address. I live in North Delridge. My sleep is seriously disturbed. I’ve used silicone earplugs, white/brown noise. Nothing drowns it out.

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[CarDriver]

Might be worthwhile to get up and drive around the neighborhood, getting out occasionally to listen to see if you can isolate where it’s coming from. A smaller area of interest may help solve the who, what, where question.

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