[kortilla]

They are not designed to cause hearing damage and the link I posted saying as much is a from a physicians org for human rights.

Speaking in hyperbole is counter productive to thoughtful discussion

[mrob]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_pressure#Examples

Threshold of pain: 120-140 dB(SPL)

Risk of instantaneous noise-induced hearing loss: 120dB(SPL)

A sonic weapon must cause pain to be effective. Any sound that reliably causes pain is capable of causing instant hearing damage. Therefore any sonic weapon is necessarily a maiming weapon and is designed as such. There is no hyperbole.