Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)
TITLE	Cochlear Microphonics Generated by Microwave Pulses [PDF]
AUTHORS	C.K. Chou, R. Galambos, A.W. Guy and R.H. Lovely 1975 10 4 361-390
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Abstract Oscillations at 50 kHz have been recorded from the round window of guinea pigs during irradiation by 918-MHz pulsed microwaves. The oscillations promptly follow the stimulus, outlast it by about 200 μsec and measure to 50 μV in amplitude. They precede the auditory nerve's response and disappear with death. They are interpreted to be a cochlear microphonic and hence to demonstrate that the microwave auditory effect, in the guinea pig at least, is accompanied by a mechanical disturbance of the hair cells of the cochlea.