Cell phone radiation could explain diplomats’ mysterious illness

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The safety of microwave ovens and cell phones has been thrown into question
by a scientist who has been reviewing the so-called ‘sonic attacks’ that caused
mysterious illnesses among American and Canadian diplomats stationed in Cuba
and China.
The attacks have produced symptoms remarkably similar to the effects of
pulsed radiofrequency and microwave (RF/MW) electromagnetic radiation,
which are emitted by cell phones, wi-fi networks and microwave ovens, says one
of the world’s leading experts.
Studies that have deemed the devices to be safe are usually paid for by
manufacturers, says Beatrice Golomb, professor of medicine at the University of
California San Diego School of Medicine.
Her own independent research has discovered that RF/MW exposure can
result in “traumatic brain injury,” especially in people who are electro-sensitive,
and the symptoms reported by the diplomats and their families mimic those
recorded by other researchers who investigated electromagnetic radiation
in Japan, including headaches, cognitive problems, poor sleep, anxiety and
tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.
She rejected the early theories of a sonic attack on the diplomats when
she read reports that they had complained of hearing strange noises, such as
chirping, ringing and buzzing, which are symptoms of ‘microwave hearing,’ the
Frey effect.
The first attacks were reported in 2016, and the most recent happened in May
2018 in Ghuangzhou, China. Staff and their families were evacuated back to the US
for treatment, but no official statement as to what happened has been released.
Another expert, David O. Carpenter from the University of Albany, suspects
Golomb may be right. He said similar symptoms were reported by diplomats
at the American embassy in Moscow during the Cold War era, when they were
regularly targeted with RF/MW radiation.
Golomb hopes that her insights will help treat the diplomats as well as others
suffering similar symptoms. RF/MW radiation causes oxidative stress and
mitochondrial problems, which happens when there is an imbalance between
the production of free radicals, or reactive oxygen
species, and the body’s antioxidant defenses. The
imbalance has been associated with a range of
conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, autism,
depression and cancer.
Neural Computation, 2018 Sep 15: 1–104