Do You Hum???
By Susan
@HazySue (39264)
Gouverneur, New York
January 10, 2016 1:15pm CST
My husband says I am always humming. I guess I must be because he mentions it so much. I really didn't realize I was.
I read somewhere that if you hum a lot it means you are happy. I am actually a very happy person. I love my husband, I love my family, and I love my life. It must be true.
I also read somewhere that one of the ways to help prevent getting sinus headaches is to hum. It causes a vibration in your sinus cavity that helps your sinuses clear themselves.
I don't know if this is true but I rarely have sinus headaches any more. I used to have them a lot. I started humming a lot about one year ago and that's when the headaches seemed to go away. I wonder if the humming has anything to do with the lack of sinus headaches.
What do you think? Do you hum a lot?
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
10 Jan 16
@Marcyaz..oh come on Marcy..i know you are scheming ways for @howard96h to wear that apron..hahah
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@Rosekitty
lol you know that do you? Where is he at again anyway, hiding out from us I guess or is he still sick?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jan 16
And you cannot be unhappy singing don`t worry be happy.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
10 Jan 16
@andriaperry I love that song. You can't frown when it is playing.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
10 Jan 16
I don't hum, I think, but I've been told that I ostle when I'm doing something intricate. In case you are wondering, ostling is sort of a cross between humming and hissing through the teeth. It's called that (by me) because it's what ostlers do when they're grooming horses.
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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)
• Greece
10 Jan 16
I don't hum, I sing because I am more a words person than a tunes person. I also do it unconsciously and sometimes people give me a strange look as I am inclined to sing quietly to myself in the street. My husband does not like me singing in the car, so I try not to do that in case it puts him off his driving!
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
10 Jan 16
@41CombedaleRoad I try to keep my humming quiet. I wonder if singing helps with sinus headaches?
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
10 Jan 16
I am going to have to start humming. I have had a cold that just will not go away.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Jan 16
@whiteream you never know humming might just scare it away. 
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
11 Jan 16
I don't and I kinda have a rather negative feeling about humming because of some personal experience. Growing up I noticed my mom would hum a lot to herself around the house when she got the silence treatment from my dad. So it became a sign of disharmony to me, unfortunately...
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
11 Jan 16
I sing instead of hum @HazySue , but I can see where it makes sense to hum especially for the nasal cavities.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Jan 16
@nanette64 they say the vibrations in the nasal cavities make the sinuses stay unblocked.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Jan 16
I am always singing. Once I must have been ill tempered because the next day Tony said I am glad your singing today :)
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
10 Jan 16
@andriaperry You sing when you are happy, I hum when I am happy. I guess we all have our own special way of showing happiness.
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
11 Jan 16
I've never heard that theory but it really makes sense. I hum occasionally but I think I'll start humming more often now. :-)
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Jan 16
@missjessicadawn I just happen to read it somewhere on the internet. It does seem to make sense.
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@Marilynda1225 (79960)
• United States
13 Jan 16
I'm not prone to headaches but I do hum as I usually have a song stuck in my head
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 I get the last song I hear stuck in my head. I can't seem to get rid of it.
@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
11 Jan 16
My mom used to hum. I don't but I do make weird noises at odd intervals. That makes everyone stare at me for a moment wondering what was wrong with me. Who cares? I do that because I get a happy realization or something makes me exclaim in happiness.
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@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
12 Jan 16
@Daljinder I think it's great that you find a way to express your happiness.
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