What Am I Hearing

Every night after all traffic has died down to nothing, I go outside to smoke one last cigarette before I settle off to bed. I live on a rural highway and the nearest town is 16 miles south of me. There is a single conductor low voltage powerline parallel to the highway. After midnight, it's as quiet as a church sanctuary on a Tuesday night around here. There is a cell tower about 1/2 mile east of my house and I have a smart meter on my electrical service. Other than that, there are absolutely no conceivable sources to explain the noise I hear virtually every night.

The noise I hear is hard to describe but it is a low, almost unnoticeable but noticeable, constant, never wavering high pitched noise. I first imagined it to be like air whistling through a long steel pipe but to be more precise in it's description, I would describe it as like the sound of an electric motor, maybe with a slightly dry bearing. Air whistling through a pipe would be a significantly lower pitch than what I am hearing.

I have read unsubstantiated reports of radio frequency devices emitting harmful radiation but I don't recall reading about any of these devices actually producing any audible noises.

These strange noises I hear almost every night intrigue me somewhat and I sure wish I could explain them. Is there anyone here that has ever heard anything similar to what I am describing here and can explain to me what is making these mystifying noises? I'd sure like to know.

PS: The area where I live can be described as forested lowland completely devoid of any possibility of any underground activity whatsoever.

a reply to: charlest2
I have heard something similar, in my case it was wind blowing through power lines.
The stronger the wind the louder the sound...hope that helps.


Peace

Can anyone else hear what you are? Do you have any hearing damage that you know of?

a reply to: charlest2