Tinnitus: Non-Thermal Radiation Source

A non-thermal radiation source is typically defined as any electromagnetic radiation source other than atomic or heat generated. Microwave radar systems, Smartmeters, chordless phones, cellular phones are some examples of non-thermal radiation sources. As such these objects are considered non-hazardous to human health because they, in the minds of many regulating organizations, fall under the category of non-ionizing radiation.

The idea that non-thermal radiation may be harmful to human cells has been hotly debated by scientists from WWII to modern times.

The important question is not whether non-thermal radiation is harmful to humans. The important question is: How does non-thermal radiation harm humans? The answer, in my view, is that non-thermal radiation does exactly what thermal radiation does when humans are overexposed, it ionizes human water molecules.

Ionizing simply means that DNA, suspended in body fluid, is broken apart by the heating of the fluid that the DNA is suspended in. In short, it is an internal heat related DNA death or damage. People who are ionized have three kinds of DNA, first from mom, second from dad, and third from the ionizing source.

There is a modern test called F.I.S.H. that is performed by the NIH that can detect human ionization. This test should be provided for anyone who worked in close proximity to microwave radar systems.

Atomic veterans are assumed to be ionized due to the excessive gamma particles that bombarded them while they stood and watched detonations occur in the 1950s. Radar operators and police officers experience similar health issues as the atomic veterans.

I am going to prove that non-thermal (a.k.a. non-atomic) radiation does indeed ionize and therefore must have a biological effect on any object or living organism containing water molecules. The proof lies in the history of how microwave ovens were invented. The following quote is from Ratheon's History website, paragraph seven, page one (click the blue wording to go to the website):

"Raytheon engineer Percy Spencer discovered microwave cooking when, as he stood in front of an active magnetron, a candy bar in his pocket began to melt. Intrigued, he sent out for popcorn kernels – and they began to pop. With that, a new appliance was soon on its way."

We must ask the right questions. Why did the candy bar melt? Why did the popcorn pop? Both items were exposed to non-thermal non-atomic radiation. The answer is that the H2O molecules converted to H + OH and in the process released internal heat which altered the state of the candy bar and signaled the popcorn to pop. There was no external heat generated to make these items react.

I'll say it again, the magnetron was a non-thermal (non-atomic) external source of electromagnetic radiation that released internal heat. In addition to the candy bar melting, the water molecules inside of Percy Spencer, the human, must have also ionized and cause some degree of cell damage to him.

My point is that if electromagnetic radiation is conducted by the cochlear bone and the fluid inside of the cochlea or auditory pathway ionizes then it would be entirely possible for the heat that is released, through ionization, to damage the cilia cells causing tinnitus. This could especially happen in the use of microwave radars operating in E Band (2000-3000MHz), which is a similar frequency range to Spencer's magnetron, the source of exposure.

One way to test my theory is to place geckos in a terrarium and wait until they cling to the glass. Recreate the Percy Spencer chocolate bar incident but instead of melting a candy bar look to see if the geckos fall off of the glass when exposed to similar electromagnetic conditions. I believe that the tiny hair-like cells on the feet of geckos would react very similarly to how human cilia would react to electromagnetic stimuli (especially when exposed to the 2000-3000Mhz frequency).

There is a group of researchers at Berkeley called the Ciber group that focus on studying geckos and other animals for the development of consumer products (e.g. robots). I believe that they would be the perfect lab to conduct such a study on the electromagnetic field radiation effects on gecko hands to determine whether electromagnetic field radiation would disrupt human cilia cell signals and cause tinnitus.

I asked Ciber if the hair-like cells on gecko hands are in any way structurally similar to the hair-like cilia cells found in the human cochlea. I have not yet heard a response from them. It is not generally accepted in the scientific community that non-thermal radiation has any affect on biological systems. It takes a great deal of convincing to get an expert to take the idea seriously.

They should take the idea seriously though because, if I'm right, then future service members, military, police and radar operators can be spared the agony of a lifetime of tinnitus. I'm sure that no one took the idea of a radar magnetron melting a candy bar seriously, yet it happened and it was true. A candy bar was ionized by what we still consider today to be non-ionizing radiation. Cilia cells, in a similar way, may be ionized, die off, and never grow back.

If you are a researcher and you are interested in researching this topic further, feel free to contact me by leaving a comment with your email address.