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If I close my eyes, open my mouth and tilt my head back I can hear a hum. Is this The Hum?

by 07d046 9y ago

adrianN 9y ago
This might be a case of https://www.reddit.com/r/earrumblersassemble/ https://www.reddit.com/r/earrumblersassemble/
- kortex 9y ago
  That got me thinking: what if the hum is a two-part process? First, infrasound/near-DC pressure fluctuation triggers the tensor tympani reflex. Then, in susceptible individuals, the tensor muscle twitches, spasms, or otherwise locks up. Alternatively, it could be a resonance mode between infrasound stimuli and tension/relaxation of the tensor tympani. Eg. Pressure pulse -> TT reflex -> neural reflex drops as sound is blocked by TT -> repeat. Total speculation, but this would explain the person-dependent experience, as well as the inefficacy of earplugs, sound dampening, etc.
- stordoff 9y ago
  > A subreddit for those who can control their Tensor Tympani muscle. Oh weird, I always assumed that was something that people could just do. It never occurred to me that there would be any particular variance in it. Oddly enough, it seems a little easier to do if I close my eyes.
- teekert 9y ago
  That page right there is why I never used Reddit and when I drop by I just don't understand it. So, your comment sounds interesting, I click the page and it's just a bunch of unrelated stuff with title's like "Does anybody else use it when they don't want to hear something ?" Hear what? What is the level above, what connects these posts?? The top of the page just says "Come for the cats stay for the something" and the top post says "Awesome new relevant CSS trick added to the subreddit." -- What?? the link I clicked suggests something about "earrumblersassemble". Clicking on a Reddit link is almost always a maddening experience for me. What is wrong with me?!
  - MaxBarraclough 9y ago
    Even reddit has its moments. For that matter, so do even YouTube comments. It depends a lot on the subreddit (they're essentially different websites), and of course the people. You can often find the great Walter Bright himself answering questions on D, for instance - https://www.reddit.com/user/WalterBright https://www.reddit.com/user/WalterBright
  - wingerlang 9y ago
    This is a highly niche subreddit that you're just kind of expected to get if you're one of the people it is targeted to. Go look at like, www.reddit.com/r/gaming instead. The vast majority of reddit is not "wtf" moments.
  - iaml 9y ago
    Under the subscribe button there is always a small description of the subreddit. Here, it says: >A subreddit for those who can control their Tensor Tympani muscle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscle#Voluntary_control http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscle#Voluntary... I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
  - philipodonnell 9y ago
    > What is wrong with me?! You have an unrealistic expectation of Reddit. A subreddit is not an information dump for people who want to learn about a topic (for that you should look to the sidebar, or FAQ, or Wikipedia). Its a community of people who are interested in a topic (and trolls... so many trolls) sorted by the most recent things they were talking about and whether the community wanted to talk about it. Communities don't constantly post and upvote introductory stuff in case new people happen by, but they are often responsive to questions from new people Think of it like a clubhouse that you walked into. Right now you are standing at the bar trying to listen in on random conversations around you and saying "none of these people are talking about what I want to know in terms I can understand, some of them are even talking about whether they like the clubhouse's new decorations! WTF!". Instead you should try joining into one of the conversations, or looking for a sign that says "new people come over here".
  - tritium 9y ago
- kaybe 9y ago
  Great, now my ears hurt.

If I close my eyes, open my mouth and tilt my head back I can hear a hum. Is this The Hum?

by 07d046 9y ago

If I close my eyes, open my mouth and tilt my head back I can hear a hum. Is this The Hum?

adrianN 9y ago

This might be a case of https://www.reddit.com/r/earrumblersassemble/ https://www.reddit.com/r/earrumblersassemble/

kortex 9y ago
That got me thinking: what if the hum is a two-part process? First, infrasound/near-DC pressure fluctuation triggers the tensor tympani reflex. Then, in susceptible individuals, the tensor muscle twitches, spasms, or otherwise locks up. Alternatively, it could be a resonance mode between infrasound stimuli and tension/relaxation of the tensor tympani. Eg. Pressure pulse -> TT reflex -> neural reflex drops as sound is blocked by TT -> repeat. Total speculation, but this would explain the person-dependent experience, as well as the inefficacy of earplugs, sound dampening, etc.
stordoff 9y ago
> A subreddit for those who can control their Tensor Tympani muscle. Oh weird, I always assumed that was something that people could just do. It never occurred to me that there would be any particular variance in it. Oddly enough, it seems a little easier to do if I close my eyes.
teekert 9y ago
That page right there is why I never used Reddit and when I drop by I just don't understand it. So, your comment sounds interesting, I click the page and it's just a bunch of unrelated stuff with title's like "Does anybody else use it when they don't want to hear something ?" Hear what? What is the level above, what connects these posts?? The top of the page just says "Come for the cats stay for the something" and the top post says "Awesome new relevant CSS trick added to the subreddit." -- What?? the link I clicked suggests something about "earrumblersassemble". Clicking on a Reddit link is almost always a maddening experience for me. What is wrong with me?!
- MaxBarraclough 9y ago
  Even reddit has its moments. For that matter, so do even YouTube comments. It depends a lot on the subreddit (they're essentially different websites), and of course the people. You can often find the great Walter Bright himself answering questions on D, for instance - https://www.reddit.com/user/WalterBright https://www.reddit.com/user/WalterBright
- wingerlang 9y ago
  This is a highly niche subreddit that you're just kind of expected to get if you're one of the people it is targeted to. Go look at like, www.reddit.com/r/gaming instead. The vast majority of reddit is not "wtf" moments.
- iaml 9y ago
  Under the subscribe button there is always a small description of the subreddit. Here, it says: >A subreddit for those who can control their Tensor Tympani muscle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscle#Voluntary_control http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscle#Voluntary... I think it's pretty self-explanatory.
- philipodonnell 9y ago
  > What is wrong with me?! You have an unrealistic expectation of Reddit. A subreddit is not an information dump for people who want to learn about a topic (for that you should look to the sidebar, or FAQ, or Wikipedia). Its a community of people who are interested in a topic (and trolls... so many trolls) sorted by the most recent things they were talking about and whether the community wanted to talk about it. Communities don't constantly post and upvote introductory stuff in case new people happen by, but they are often responsive to questions from new people Think of it like a clubhouse that you walked into. Right now you are standing at the bar trying to listen in on random conversations around you and saying "none of these people are talking about what I want to know in terms I can understand, some of them are even talking about whether they like the clubhouse's new decorations! WTF!". Instead you should try joining into one of the conversations, or looking for a sign that says "new people come over here".
- tritium 9y ago
kaybe 9y ago
Great, now my ears hurt.