Telecommunications health and safety

For the past few weeks, media outlets have been reporting on the US State Department’s disclosure that Havana-based US diplomats were experiencing health issues [1-5]. Their residences were described to have been targeted with bursts of sound waves. Diplomatic staff and family members have repeatedly reported hearing loud buzzing or scraping sounds. Symptoms included severe hearing loss, headaches, ringing in the ears, nausea, and problems with balance or vertigo, which are suggestive of a connection to the inner-ear apparatus within the human head.