Woman ‘has to listen to Coldplay’ to drown out unidentified hum in her house
Yvonne Conner of Halifax says the noise ‘sent her nuts’
Last updated 28th Jul 2022
A Yorkshire woman has reportedly ‘resorted to listening to Coldplay’ so she can get to sleep amidst a humming sound that has plagued her home for three years.
Yorkshire Live reported that the hum has been so bad that some nights she barely gets any sleep and she has resorted to putting on earphones to listen to Coldplay or 'rainforest' sounds.
Yvonne Conner, 51, says the sound – that’s the hum, not Coldplay - has driven her close to having a nervous breakdown and also claims it has left her with daily headaches.
She has called on her local council to take action, claiming that other people have also reported hearing the hum.
In particular, she is asking Calderdale Council to provide an update on the findings of an independent acoustic consultant who placed monitoring equipment in her home from May 19 to 24 this year.
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According to Yorkshire Live, she called the lack of information she has so far received from the council as 'disgusting and a 'disgrace'.
On July 13, the council told Yvonne had it had only received the acoustic consultant's report on July 8 "due to delays on the consultant's side" but hadn't had an opportunity to "assess the report and discuss the findings with the consultant and managers”.
Yvonne told Yorkshire Live: “I am getting p----d off. Maybe their hands are tied, maybe a lot of work is going on, but they are not having to live like I am and the other people (affected by the hum).
"I have headaches now - right at the front of my head. I have had my ears checked and they are fine; I have normal hearing."
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Cllr Jenny Lynn, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Services and Communities, said in a statement: "We have focused a significant amount of time and resources on this long-standing and complex case, including extensive efforts to try to identify the alleged noises. Challenges that have made noise detection difficult include the local topography, the mixed residential/commercial urban environment, and the fact that the alleged noises can’t be heard by everyone.
"Due to the complexity of the case and the impact on some residents, we asked an independent noise consultant to assess the outcome of our investigations. It has always been our intention to share the conclusion with the complainants, Ward Councillors and the MP, and we will do this as soon as possible, in line with our continued approach to keeping them updated throughout our investigations."