A researcher at a US defence institute
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“like a drill was going into my eye”
A researcher at a US defence institute · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
The researcher described pain in the weeks after her Belgrade trip that felt like a drill going into her eye.
“I used up all my vacation, then my sick leave, then colleagues donated their leave. Eventually, I had to leave my job,”
A researcher at a US defence institute · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
The researcher described exhausting her leave and eventually having to leave her job due to persistent symptoms.
“I just had this falling sensation, a feeling of gravity pulling at me, and nausea.”
A researcher at a US defence institute · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
The researcher described ongoing falling sensations and nausea inside her Belgrade hotel room.
“a sinking feeling, as though I was in a lift that was descending suddenly”
A researcher at a US defence institute · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-10
The researcher recalled feeling a sinking sensation as she approached her hotel room in Belgrade.