Tinnitus: Does radar cause tinnitus?

Can you imagine a world without radar systems? I can not. Countries around the world have become dependent on radar systems. Countries even competitively develop radar systems for military and non-military use. Most countries are dependent on radar systems for military operations. Radar is here to stay. But researchers cannot ignore the possibility that overexposure may have negative biological affects on human beings.

Because radar development is a huge industry it has become somewhat of a sacred cow. No one seems to want to really approach the topic of radar effects on human beings. We don't seem to want the answer politically so we don't ask the questions. There have been a few studies about biological effects from radar exposure but not enough. Many of the studies are dated.

Radar in frequency from G-Band 200MHz up to S-Band at 3GHz may affect the auditory system, including the cochlea, the vestibular nerve, the auditory nerve, and the brain. It does warrant further study. Active radar jamming in the I and J Bands (8GHz-20GHz) should really be investigated.

Police radars operate in X (10GHz) to K(40GHz) Band which is nearly equivalent to military radar jammers in the I and J Bands. If a police officer gets tinnitus and it is not due to sirens or firing his or her weapon then we have to assume that something else in his or her environment is causing the tinnitus.

It is possible that the sirens or the radar are to blame. Here is a link to an investigation of police radar by OSHA: Click Here

Although tinnitus is not specifically mentioned in the study, cancer, and low sperm motility cases have led to the commission of the research. The main point is that there is enough evidence to suggest that overexposure to RFR can lead to a biological response to non-thermal radiation. One problem with the study is that the findings show that the radar is not powerful enough to illicit a biological response from human cells. They've got it backwards...the lower the power the greater the human body responds. That is why refraction of RFR is of great concern. Every time charged particles refract they release some energy into whatever object was struck. The power can decrease to the point of generating a biological response.

For illustration, try this experiment: Take a laser pointer and point the laser beam at your wall just below the ceiling in your home. You should see a more diffused and weaker refraction that is bouncing from the wall to the ceiling. If that were radar generated particles striking a human being at a weaker state and absorbed then we could see all kinds of biological effects.

Since the cochlear cells send electrical signals to the brain it may be possible to damage them with radar jamming equipment in I and J Bands or, in the case of police radar, the X to K Bands. It is my contention that a radar jammer that is powerful enough to jam military radar would also be powerful enough to knock out the electrical signals of the cochlea and even affect electrical transmission in the cerebral cortex. Damage in either area of the body can cause tinnitus.

Certain thermal radiation can heat up the brain which causes a shock wave to go through the auditory system to the cochlea.

For the 50 million Americans suffering from some form of tinnitus, 12 million of those having chronic tinnitus that affects their daily lives, and 2 million who have been debilitated by tinnitus, it is time to apply more scientific focus on radio frequency radiation (RFR) effects on the auditory system.

Researchers really should be asking the following questions:

• Is it possible that the cochlear electrical signals are scrambled by radars operating in a certain frequency? 
• Is it possible to disturb the fluid pressure inside of the cochlea and kill cochlear cells by use of radar? 
• Does microwave radar, at certain frequencies, affect the brain and or the cochlea?

I'm not saying that radar causes tinnitus. I am saying that it warrants further research. If radar is proven, without a doubt, to be a cause then there needs to be some type of protection for people at risk of overexposure. At a minimum, people at risk of overexposure should be informed that overexposure can lead to hearing loss and tinnitus as well as other physical damage.

I'd imagine that radar protective gear would be some type of head gear that resembles the deflection surfaces on the stealth bomber. A stealth helmet, if you will (as a protection against harmful signals) for military personnel or police officers. The best protection is simply not to radiate the radar system when people are in the vicinity of it.

Debate over the non-thermal biological effects of RFR was raging in the 1970's. In my view, researchers have to look at the human biological system through a different lens. Researchers have to be mindful of the fact that human beings are chemical, electrical, and hydro systems and as such we are conductors of electrical waves. Through that lens researchers can begin to consider the real potential effects of RFR on human beings.  Human beings absorb RFR.

We are no longer in the 70's. We now know that non-thermal radiation does have biological effects. Laser surgery is a non-thermal electromagnetic procedure that effects cells. Trancranial Magnetic Stimulation is a non-thermal electromagnetic procedure that effects neurons in the brain. X-Rays are non-thermal electromagnetic radiation that can effect human cells (hence the need for a lead apron). Radar is also a non-thermal radiation source that may be harmful to human beings who are overexposed. Clearly, non-thermal radiation overexposure can be dangerous. Is it dangerous to the auditory system?