How can one reduce the sound of electrical wiring?

[Apopheniac]

Hi,
So, I can hear the voltage running through electrical wiring, and I detest it. Its always there, I can forget about it if I feel ok, but if not then the constant high pitched ringing drives me mad. Some buildings are worse than others, and that makes me wonder if the wiring is somehow poorly done and can be improved so I can't hear the voltage as much?

Before I met my husband, I lived in an off grid cabin. It was great for so many reasons, one big one being that I didn't feel like my inner ears were going to explode from constantly hearing electrical voltage. I can hear it even when there is nothing plugged in in some buildings... seriously, I can hear a light bulb. But, now my husband and kids want electricity, so I have to resign myself to it until my kids are old enough for me to spend most of my time out in my studio.
Does anyone know anything I could possibly do for the elecrical wiring noise?

 

[Streetwise]

Hi,
So, I can hear the voltage running through electrical wiring, and I detest it. Its always there, I can forget about it if I feel ok, but if not then the constant high pitched ringing drives me mad. Some buildings are worse than others, and that makes me wonder if the wiring is somehow poorly done and can be improved so I can't hear the voltage as much?

Before I met my husband, I lived in an off grid cabin. It was great for so many reasons, one big one being that I didn't feel like my inner ears were going to explode from constantly hearing electrical voltage. I can hear it even when there is nothing plugged in in some buildings... seriously, I can hear a light bulb. But, now my husband and kids want electricity, so I have to resign myself to it until my kids are old enough for me to spend most of my time out in my studio.
Does anyone know anything I could possibly do for the elecrical wiring noise?

Have you had your magnesium and b 6 levels checked all the medical information point to a lack of magnesium for hearing sensitivity

 

[Chance]

Hi,
So, I can hear the voltage running through electrical wiring, and I detest it. Its always there, I can forget about it if I feel ok, but if not then the constant high pitched ringing drives me mad. Some buildings are worse than others, and that makes me wonder if the wiring is somehow poorly done and can be improved so I can't hear the voltage as much?

Before I met my husband, I lived in an off grid cabin. It was great for so many reasons, one big one being that I didn't feel like my inner ears were going to explode from constantly hearing electrical voltage. I can hear it even when there is nothing plugged in in some buildings... seriously, I can hear a light bulb. But, now my husband and kids want electricity, so I have to resign myself to it until my kids are old enough for me to spend most of my time out in my studio.
Does anyone know anything I could possibly do for the elecrical wiring noise?

Wow, an off grid cabin sounds so cool right now! My aunt has an old cabin close to Taos, New Mexico. Its one of my most favorite places in the world. Its so far out that its past the Winter Gates so there is no access to it in the winter and the state locks those roads and they are unaccessible... I always thought it would be cool to gather all the supplies I would need and just camp out a whole winter there.

As for electric bugging you... I hear stuff like light bulbs and that freakish noise old florescent lights put out... it sucks at best.

Not that this will cure your every problem but I have went with all LED lighting... It wasn't for the noise, but because of the longevity and I noticed NO NOISE, no heat, no changing bulbs. You can buy them in whatever hue that is comfortable for your eyes... I like "soft white" but I think they need to switch names with "day light" and "soft white" Day light is a loud blue/white color - I don't like it much, and it doesn't remind me one bit of real day light... Just me being OCD I guess.

Plus the less strain "load" there is on the wiring the less noise or frequency its going to put out... Also when I'm home I just play low volume music to help cover all the other noises. I have Ion generator (it smells so good when I come home) but I hate the hissing sound it makes. So lots of the time I just let it run when I'm gone and turn it back on as I leave. The intake on HVAC was so loud it made me crazy so I built a baffling system (sort of like an air muffler) or a maze that created a muffled barrier between the intake and the huge fans that push the air all over the house... That helped a lot also...

I'm not an energy expert and there probably isn't much way to get rid of all the noise, but I do come up with very sane ways to help mask as much of it as possible. My guess is you will find new ways of discovering new ways to make things better for you.. We are AS/ASD... thats what we do : )

 

[Crossbreed]

My aunt has an old cabin close to Taos, New Mexico.

Small world! I lived in Eagle's Nest for about six months.

 

[Chance]

Small world! I lived in Eagle's Nest for about six months.

I like it there... ( the whole "circle of enchantment"). I go up there and just run around go camping hiking, stay at the cabin some when I can, then my aunt give me a list of 2 weeks worth of things to fix for her... : )

I also like Santa Fe, but always seem to meet the oddest people in town. One man walks around in a wedding dress (kind of freaked me out)... Plus his probably nearly 7 feet tall. Another tall man wears a kilt (that is way too short) with no underwear and um... He is likely to bend over and pick something up... Wow he certainly has nothing to be ashamed of, but how do you get that vision out of your head?

Derailed the post!!!... guilty as charged... Back to humming electricity... geez!

 

[Warmheart]

People are so accustomed to hearing electricity, that they think we're imagining being able to hear it, and being overwhelmed by it. Lots of us have been told it is simply "all in our heads," so we eventually may believe that. I'm glad we can share ideas and solutions here.

Not a true "fix," but I find in general, strong sensory-based activity OT such as swinging on swings, jumping on a mini trampoline, jogging, swimming, etc. regularly helps somewhat ease sensory sensitivities.

Thank you for starting this thread!

 

[NothingToSeeHere]

Same as with any other noise, acoustic insulation.

 

[Judge]

Yes, I hear such things as well. It always becomes more pronounced in colder weather in my apartment unit. A low frequency hum of some sort, near my bedroom closet.

But I've never asked about it...I know the management doesn't appreciate tenants being that picky, and if there are "credits" to such things I've probably already used them all.

 

[dragoncat16]

I'm not sure what exactly you are hearing. As Sportster has said, AC electricity runs at a frequency 50 or 60 Hz, depending on where you live. This sounds like a low buzz rather than a high pitched ringing. If you do hear a high pitch, it must be a specific device. There are several possible culprits: any kind of cathode ray tube (e.g. an old TV), a faulty AC/DC convertor (even a whole house one), fluorescent lighting (including CFL bulbs), a charger, or perhaps an appliance, or it might be something inside your wall, such as a faulty GFCI. See if you can listen around and find the culprit. It might be a matter of simply unplugging something.

 

[onlything]

I hear these all the time, especially my router. The think is the loudest electrical buzzing I've ever met. I always put some materials around it to lessen the buzzing and the rest is helped with my ear plugs... And then I hear also things inside my body. Eh.

I'm not sure what exactly you are hearing. As Sportster has said, AC electricity runs at a frequency 50 or 60 Hz, depending on where you live. This sounds like a low buzz rather than a high pitched ringing. If you do hear a high pitch, it must be a specific device. There are several possible culprits: any kind of cathode ray tube (e.g. an old TV), a faulty AC/DC convertor (even a whole house one), fluorescent lighting (including CFL bulbs), a charger, or perhaps an appliance, or it might be something inside your wall, such as a faulty GFCI. See if you can listen around and find the culprit. It might be a matter of simply unplugging something.

For me, it's something between buzzing and ringing. It probably doesn't have a high pitch but leaves a clear impression of one - and a very disturbing one. And you are right, it's the worst coming from the mentioned old router that can't be exchanged. It's even worse than fluorescent lighting humming.

 

[Suzanne]

I feel for you, although my issue is hearing the continuous hum of far away air craft ( at least I think that is what it is) and I know it is only me, because my husband has said he cannot hear anything of that sort. I could scream with the humming sound.

I honestly cannot give you any ideas of how to defuse the sound, other than wearing ear plugs to drown it out.

 

[Keigan]

Hi,
So, I can hear the voltage running through electrical wiring, and I detest it. Its always there, I can forget about it if I feel ok, but if not then the constant high pitched ringing drives me mad. Some buildings are worse than others, and that makes me wonder if the wiring is somehow poorly done and can be improved so I can't hear the voltage as much?

Before I met my husband, I lived in an off grid cabin. It was great for so many reasons, one big one being that I didn't feel like my inner ears were going to explode from constantly hearing electrical voltage. I can hear it even when there is nothing plugged in in some buildings... seriously, I can hear a light bulb. But, now my husband and kids want electricity, so I have to resign myself to it until my kids are old enough for me to spend most of my time out in my studio.
Does anyone know anything I could possibly do for the elecrical wiring noise?

Either tinnitise, or Studies show that 1 in 50 people can hear beyond the normal spectrum that our ears can hear, into microwave. The concepts of noise cancelling technology is to match a sign wave of sound with the same sound wave out of sequence by 180 degrees, thus they two waves cancel each other so that the result is no sound at all.

You would need a company that applies those theories to the microwave spectrum, which no company does because in general nobody can hear that spectrum.

It could be solved.