Implants are reported to cause lumps under the skin, bleeding
from the nose, tingling when separated from the surface nerves
that have grown around them, and a general sense of relief from
intrusion and invasion when removed. All of these symptoms would
be true of any foreign object in the body, which would be a
detectable lump, cause bleeding at the still healing entry
point, require cut nerves for removal if nerves have grown
around it, and weigh on the mind, especially if conscious
awareness of the implant's purpose was not established. Unique
to alien implants is their capacity to cause what many
contactees describe as a jolt or buzz in the brain, a sensation
they cannot biologically reconcile. Some contactees seek medical
advice, convinced they have a brain tumor or, if they experience
a momentary loss of muscular control, perhaps epilepsy. Combined
with the ear problems many contactees experience, many also
suspect a disease of the inner ear, and run repeatedly to this
specialist or that, seeking an exp