CIA Doctor Hit By Havana Syndrome In 'Disbelief' He Was Hit With It

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A CIA doctor recalls being in "disbelief" after contracting Havana syndrome while in Cuba to investigate mysterious debilitating symptoms reported by US diplomats.

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"This can't be happening," Dr. Paul Andrews told media under a pseudonym on his first night in Havana to study the illness in 2017. "Things got worse as I sat on the bed's edge.

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"I'm completely stunned. And I begin to wonder if this is all a dream. "I had absolutely no idea."

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In the report, Havana syndrome is medically known as AHI and is classified as a brain injury characterized by balance, nausea, and general brain fog symptoms.

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Andrews traveled to Cuba to conduct an investigation just two months after the initial reports in the summer of 2017. 

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He awoke at 5 a.m., according to news  ET was experiencing pain in his right ear, nausea, and a splitting headache.

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He also heard a clicking sound that he had previously only heard on audio clips detailing the reported "pulsed electromagnetic energy" signals.

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Andrews went into the bathroom & put on headphones for 45 minutes, but the symptoms persisted, & he checked out of the hotel by 6 a.m, struggling to open doors

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suffering from short-term memory loss, and reporting dizziness and disorientation when fumbling with his credit card and ID.

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"In fact, many of the things that were done seemed inappropriate to my standards even to this day."

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