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I had a theory about this illness. I dance a bit of salsa, and sometimes there were cuban DJs at the festivals I visited. They all always tended to do one thin

I had a theory about this illness. I dance a bit of salsa, and sometimes there were cuban DJs at the festivals I visited. They all always tended to do one thing with their sound setup: they overamplified the higher part of the audio spectrum, producing a hissing distortion of sound. It had an effect on me very similar on what is described about Havana embassy: headache and slight nausea. I tried talking to those DJs about it, and they told me that that's the way they like it. So I think that maybe you'd sickness is explained by cubans listening to their music the way they like it. But that was before Vienna. Maybe there was a salsa festival recently?

onetimemanytime 5y ago
I have another theory: maybe they're using a certain tech to steal classified info remotely and we're seeing the side effects. I seriously doubt that Russians will hurt US "diplomats" on purpose....payback and all.
mrtksn 5y ago
That's a bit of stretch, I think. I got my Tinnitus after my Cuba vacation too and I've seen some salsa practices when I was there however none of those had a loud music. I'm not into DJs and my only attempt to trying to get into a venue with a DJ ended with a frustration after giving up waiting in the lane to get into the Cave club in Trinidad. Also, later I found out that my tinnitus is due to my unhealthy sitting position when using a copmuter that apparently was not so good on my neck.