Acoustic Pressures in the Head from Pulsed Microwaves: Can They Explain the Havana Syndrome?
The microwave auditory effect-referring to "clicks" or "buzzing" sensations that a person experiences when their head is exposed to pulsed microwave energy such as emitted by radar transmitters, has been known since the 1960s. Formerly a threshold hearing phenomenon, the effect has gained renewed interest due to the advent of high powered microwave sources in recent decades. Does it represent a potential danger to people exposed to high powered microwave pulses?
Authors
- Kenneth R. Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4687-2704)
- Yinliang Diao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-4515)
- C-K. Chou
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.175502739.93949559/v1
- Primary Topic
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Type
- article
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