Auditory perception of radio‐frequency electromagnetic fields

@article{Chou1982AuditoryPO,
  title={Auditory perception of radio‐frequency electromagnetic fields},
  author={Chung-Kwang Chou and Arthur W. Guy and R{\'o}bert Galambo{\vs}},
  journal={Journal of the Acoustical Society of America},
  year={1982},
  volume={71},
  pages={1321-1334}
}
Absorption of pulsed microwave energy can produce an auditory sensation in human beings with normal hearing. The phenomenon manifests itself as a clicking, buzzing, or hissing sound depending on the modulatory characteristics of the microwaves. While the energy absorbed (∠10 μJ/g) and the resulting increment of temperature (∠10−6 °C) per pulse at the threshold of perception are small, most investigators of the phenomenon believe that it is caused by thermoelastic expansion. That is, one hears… 
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