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In article <2956@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
>
>>I recall sort of a "humming" in
>>my head - sounding like having an overloaded 60Hz transformer against my
>>ear - complete with vibration.
>
>My first inclination was to skip this as a lot of idle chatter but yes,
>I've had precisely the same experience when falling asleep, interesting.
>
>	-Barry Shein, Boston University

Maybe it's an occupational disorder caused by falling asleep while leaning
against the computer equipment too many times?  8-)
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I wouldn't want you guys to incriminate yerselves, but have you noticed the
humming (regular rhythm, freq. unk.) associated with the use of Nitrous
Oxide?  Not in the therapeutic setting, rather, via Balloon?

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	THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED AREN'T NECESSARILY.

It's been a while since i've been exposed to nitrous oxide in sufficient
quantities to get a buzz, so i might be misremembering.  Things i've noticed
are sound distortion (someone seems to have turned up the bass), some
interference with muscular control (the feedback system seemed to be munged
somewhat--this might be related to the next effect), and a bit of time
distortion.  oh yes.  also a tendency to laugh at stupid things.  and a
prickling of the skin.  the effects seemed to be somewhat cumulative--it took
longer to get back to normal as the evening wore on (the obvious effects
went away in about the same period of time, but it took longer for my
balance to return to normal).

I've no idea as to what causes any of these effects, or whether they are
common.


david rickel
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During my single experience with N2O in college (a nitrous party for
the entire dorm floor) I can remember experiencing a pronounced buzzing
in my ears, roughly coincident with and proportional to the narcotic effect
of the gas.

It's worth mentioning that N2O is not as harmless as it once was thought to be.
It oxidizes the cobalt ion in cobalamin (vitamin B12), producing an inactive
compound, thus depleting the body's stores of this vitamin.  Megaloblastic
changes in the blood can be observed after about 24 hours of exposure
(low-dose nitrous had been used for analgesia), and chronic exposure to
the gas can produce a full-blown megaloblastic anemia and other symptoms
of B12 deficiency.

Someone I knew once inhaled some nitrous oxide for recreational purposes
and heard the humming sound that has been mentioned. He was quite
surprised, as he had previously thought that it was the sound of the
dentist's drill.