According to psychoacoustics expert Joseph Pompei, “‘Brain damage and concussions, it's not possible.’ … ‘Somebody would have to submerge their head in powerful ultrasound transducers”’ (Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017). This characterization persisted despite rejection of sonic explanations by experts (Associated Press in Washington, 2017 Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017 Associated Press, 2017c Zimmer, 2017a, 2017b), for example, “No single, sonic gadget seems to explain such an odd, inconsistent array of physical responses” (Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017). Similar problems first were recognized in China in April 2018, and “a number of diplomats at the US consulate in Guangzhou, China, had been sent home with similar symptoms” (Buckley & Harris, 2018 Harris, 2018a Perlez & Myers, 2018 Stone, 2018)-by June's end, “at least eight” from the consulate in Guangzhou, and “at least 11” from China more broadly (Myers, 2018). Problems began in 2016, began to be widely reported in 2017, and as of January 2018, “‘We are not much further ahead than we were in finding out why this occurred,’ Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein said” (Lederman, 2018). More than two dozen American diplomats in Cuba (Lederman, 2018 Perlez & Myers, 2018) and their families (Lederman & Lee, 2017), plus a smattering of Canadian diplomats in Cuba (Cochrane, 2017 Lederman, Weissenstein, Lee, & Associated Press, 2017) and their families (Panetta, 2017), reportedly developed a “mystery” illness (Associated Press in Washington, 2017 Cochrane, 2017 “Cuba's sonic attacks,” 2017 Associated Press, 2017a) that “has confounded the FBI, the state department and US intelligence agencies” (Associated Press in Washington, 2017), “baffling US officials” (Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017): “‘It's just mystery after mystery after mystery”’ (Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017). Under the RF/MW hypothesis, lessons learned for diplomats and for RF/MW-affected civilians may each aid the other. Nondiplomats citing symptoms from RF/MW, often with an inciting pulsed-RF/MW exposure, report compatible health conditions. embassy in Moscow is historically documented.Ĭonclusions and relevance: Reported facts appear consistent with pulsed RF/MW as the source of injury in affected diplomats. (3) Mechanisms: Oxidative stress provides a documented mechanism of RF/MW injury compatible with reported signs and symptoms sequelae of endothelial dysfunction (yielding blood flow compromise), membrane damage, blood-brain barrier disruption, mitochondrial injury, apoptosis, and autoimmune triggering afford downstream mechanisms, of varying persistence, that merit investigation. Brain injury and brain swelling are reported in both. Both encompass vision, balance, and speech problems and nosebleeds. Sensations of pressure or vibration figure in each. Each of the protean symptoms that diplomats report also affect persons reporting symptoms from RF/MW: sleep problems, headaches, and cognitive problems dominate in both groups. (2) Signs/symptoms: Hearing loss and tinnitus are prominent in affected diplomats and in RF/MW-affected individuals. Ability to hear the “sounds” depends on high-frequency hearing and low ambient noise. Perceived “sounds” differ by head dimensions and pulse characteristics and can be perceived as located behind in or above the head. Pulsed RF/MW engenders just these apparent “sounds” via the Frey effect. Some reported that noises were localized with laser-like precision or said the sounds seemed to follow them (within the territory in which they were perceived). Observations: (1) Noises: Many diplomats heard chirping, ringing or grinding noises at night during episodes reportedly triggering health problems. We assessed whether pulsed radiofrequency/microwave radiation (RF/MW) exposure can accommodate reported facts in diplomats, including unusual ones. Sonic mediation was justly rejected by experts. Sonic explanations for the so-called health attacks have long dominated media reports, propelled by peculiar sounds heard and auditory symptoms experienced. and Canadian diplomats to Cuba (and now China) “has confounded the FBI, the State Department and US intelligence agencies” (Lederman, Weissenstein, & Lee, 2017). Importance: A mystery illness striking U.S.

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