{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2315","name":"Christine Balazs","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-13T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-09T04:00Z","body":"Personal Perspective and Health Experience\nI am submitting this comment as an individual consumer sharing my experience with potential health effects that I believe have been associated with radiofrequency (RF) exposure from wireless technology. I am also a Certified Building Biologist with specialized training as an Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist through the building biology platform.\nIn 2012, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease and spent years pursuing n endless variety of treatments. Despite making progress, I continued to experience daily headaches, difficulty sleeping, fatigue, and brain fog.\nIn 2020, a friend suggested having my home assessed by a building biologist. The findings were shocking. Although our electric and magnetic field readings were acceptable, RF readings were extremely high in several areas. Despite having no nearby cell towers, readings reached approximately 100,000 µW/m² at our stove and 19,000 µW/m² at our kitchen sink and island, attributed in the assessment report to an Orbi Wi-Fi extender. Our office readings reached 50,000–70,000 µW/m² near my computer, and testing my cell phone revealed intermittent spikes reaching approximately 1,000,000 µW/m².\nI had never imagined that everyday wireless devices could produce such high readings in the spaces where we cooked, worked, and spent time with our family. I became particularly concerned about cell phones and children's exposure, especially when phones are carried on their bodies.\nReducing Exposure and Changes in My Health\nFollowing the assessment, we hardwired our home, eliminated wireless devices, discontinued Wi-Fi, replaced wireless computer peripherals and our printer with wired alternatives, and made our bedroom a sanctuary free of electronic devices. I also use airplane mode when appropriate to reduce wireless transmissions.\nMy health improvements were gradual, not immediate. Over the following months, I noticed meaningful improvements in my sleep, headaches, fatigue, and mental clarity. After years of struggling despite numerous treatments, I gradually began feeling more like myself again. The combination of high initial readings, substantially reduced readings after changing our environment, and subsequent health improvements was a major turning point. I believe reducing my RF exposure was an important part of my recovery.\nThis experience motivated me to become a Certified Building Biologist and Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist so I could help others evaluate potential environmental exposures. Through my work, I have met people struggling with persistent health problems who have also reported improvements after reducing environmental exposures. These accounts cannot independently prove causation, but I believe people's experiences deserve to be heard and investigated rather than dismissed. The public deserves accessible, balanced information about RF exposure and the current scientific evidence.\nRecommendations for Further Research\n1.Long-term exposure: Real-world RF exposure in homes, workplaces, schools, and sleeping environments, including the placement of cell towers on or near school properties and potential implications for children.\n2.Multiple exposure sources: Combined and repeated exposure from Wi-Fi routers and extenders, cell phones, Bluetooth, wearable devices, wireless peripherals, smart-home technology, and cellular infrastructure.\n3.Individual differences: Whether age, underlying health conditions, immune status, or other factors may influence individual responses to RF exposure.\n4.Potential health effects: Possible associations with headaches, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and difficulties with concentration or mental clarity, while considering alternative explanations.\n5.Exposure reduction: Whether reducing RF exposure produces measurable improvements in symptoms or other health outcomes for some individuals.\n6.Children and vulnerable populations: Developmental differences, exposure patterns, and whether additional research or precautionary measures may be warranted.\n7.Wildlife and ecosystems: Potential effects of electromagnetic fields on birds, bees, and other wildlife. Bees rely on environmental cues for navigation, foraging, and returning to their hives. Given pollinators' essential role in ecosystems and food production, potential effects on their behavior and survival deserve careful scientific investigation.\nClosing Statement\nMy experience taught me that our home and sleeping environments deserve greater attention when investigating persistent health concerns. After years of searching for answers, I discovered unexpectedly high RF readings, made substantial changes, documented significantly lower levels, and gradually experienced meaningful improvements in sleep, headaches, fatigue, and mental clarity.\nThank you for this opportunity to share my experience. 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