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I am an individual who has been struggling to stay functional due to EMF exposure. I have experienced insomnia, brain fog, and headaches since I was a teenager (about 20 years ago) all the way through my mid-20s and could not figure out why. During my 20s, I don't remember how I came across the topic of EMF hypersensitivity, but after some research and seeing how my symptoms matched, I decided to purchase a Faraday bag for my cell to see if that would help. For the first time my symptoms improved and I could sleep better. I still struggle to function optimally at work since I have to be around people who have their cell on. Whenever I need to speak with someone at work, I would feel a bit disoriented and struggle to communicate clearly. I would stutter and scramble up my words. If I spend more than about 30 minutes on my cell surfing the web or texting, I will experience a headache or brain fog and sluggishness. When I place my cell in a Faraday bag afterwards, the symptoms go away. For awhile, keeping my cell in a Faraday bag has helped me sleep better, but during this past year something has changed because my insomnia returned. I also experience a slight burning sensation on my skin as I'm trying to fall asleep. I really appreciate HHS looking further into this issue as it can be debilitating to some who are hypersensitive to EMFs. Thank you for opening this public comment opportunity.

I am an individual who has been struggling to stay functional due to EMF exposure. I have experienced insomnia, brain fog, and headaches since I was a teenager (about 20 years ago) all the way through my mid-20s and could not figure out why. During my 20s, I don't remember how I came across the topic of EMF hypersensitivity, but after some research and seeing how my symptoms matched, I decided to purchase a Faraday bag for my cell to see if that would help. For the first time my symptoms improved and I could sleep better. I still struggle to function optimally at work since I have to be around people who have their cell on. Whenever I need to speak with someone at work, I would feel a bit disoriented and struggle to communicate clearly. I would stutter and scramble up my words. If I spend more than about 30 minutes on my cell surfing the web or texting, I will experience a headache or brain fog and sluggishness. When I place my cell in a Faraday bag afterwards, the symptoms go away. For awhile, keeping my cell in a Faraday bag has helped me sleep better, but during this past year something has changed because my insomnia returned. I also experience a slight burning sensation on my skin as I'm trying to fall asleep. I really appreciate HHS looking further into this issue as it can be debilitating to some who are hypersensitive to EMFs. Thank you for opening this public comment opportunity.

I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. I live with the negative health consequences these wireless 5G 6G toxic EMR emitting towers put off. I also see every damn day the negative effects it’s had on our planet the trees plants and animals and humans it takes a very blind and evil government to allow these this known toxic exposure on the people who build the country in which we live. These 5G 6G cell towers are killing everything in its path! I will no longer stay silent or put it lightly because the cell companies aren’t caring what they do to us with these toxic and destructive towers. Take the towers down stop the destruction of life.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a healthcare professional, advocate, concerned member of the public, and citizen suffering from EMF exposure. I live in an apartment building and directly under my bedroom is the boiler room housing 60 smart meters for all the apartments and for the common areas of the building. ConEdison continually monitors the smart meters and wakes me up numerous times every night. The EMfF energy causes me to not be able to experience deep restorative sleep; I experience blood pressure, palpitations and sweating during the exposure. I recently retired from working as a Perdiem pharmacist because appropriate sleep is needed to be able to concentrate, dispense and verify prescriptions. HHS should require the energy companies to limit smart meters monitoring to daytime hours between 8am and 8pm. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. I would like to see prescription prescribing data comparing blood pressure med prescribing rates and insomnia medication prescribing rates during 2010 to 2019 before smart meters were installed and 2019 to 2027 after widespread smart meter usage. Guaranteed people are being diagnosed with blood pressure and insomnia that is being triggered by smart meter monitoring at night. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

I experienced psychosis for 3 years after the start up of 5g. I didn't put 2 and 2 together until recently because before this happened, I would have made fun of a comment like this.

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EMF has impacted my health adversely! I have autoimmune diseases and they are compounding. Headaches, sleep issues, tinnitus, fatigue. Please stop making our country sicker!!

We recently moved to a new home. We have a water smart meter inside our house. I contacted the utility company asking for an opt out option. They refuse to provide the option but did ask for further scientific information to help educate them on why homeowners want an opt out option. I provided a lot of info on the safety issues of smart meters, especially having one within the home. Children are most at risk as their bodies are still developing and growing. I have not heard back from the utility company. If there is a potential risk, a home owner should always have the option to opt out. Especially with a meter is inside the home.

Please continue to research and fund studies on exposure to EMF/RMF and our children’s long term development

Our whole family is sensitive to Wi-Fi and 5G. My husband and I have insomnia if the Wi-Fi is on, so we turn it off at night. My husband and our oldest daughter have thyroid issues since 5G went up in our city. My son has behavioral issues when we leave the Wi-Fi on all day. Our youngest has trouble sleeping. We are desperate for not going 6G. We definitely don’t need faster internet! Please consider not building more AI data centers. They are going to use all the water faster than rain can replace it. Thank you