Ask Amy: Humming habit is not beautiful music

Dear Amy: I have a terrible habit and it’s getting worse: I hum. It’s usually the same few notes over and over again. I try to silence myself, and I still hear the notes in my brain. It seems to be most prevalent when I’m doing some mundane task like brushing my teeth or housework, but it’s getting so I can’t even walk the dog or work at my computer without incessant humming. It stops if I’m listening to music, watching TV, driving, reading, or when I’m around other people. I recently went through a divorce, where my husband of 25 years left me for a much younger woman, and I’m living alone fo…

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