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In 2010, we moved from Wichita, KS to Naperville, IL. Our son was 10 and our daughter was 6. We immediately noticed in Naperville that they were much more technologically advanced than Wichita. In Naperville, just about every kid had a cell phone, laptop, and iPad. Within a few years, the school district rolled out high-powered WiFi and distributed Chromebooks to all the students. At the same time, we were remodeling our home. Everything we did on the house was smart -- TVS, thermostats, printers, commuters, etc. We kept adding more and more WiFi powered devices within our home. During this time, our daughter started getting headaches and severe nose bleeds. There were times I had to pick her up from school because of headaches and nose bleeds. My husband was exhausted all the time and would have to lie down on his floor at work throughout the day and take naps at home. I was having trouble focusing and staying on task. Our son was having behavioral changes. We never imagined that all these symptoms could be related. Then, when our daughter was 12/13, shortly after the Smart Meter was installed on our home, she had a Grand Mal Seizure. Follow up tests with a Neurologist could find nothing significant so they told us it was puberty and labeled it Benign Rolandic Epilepsy. I dove into research and learned that EMFs/WiFi could cause all of our symptoms. We brought a Home Biologist into our home and cleaned it up -- turned off the WiFi, wired home with Ethernet, covered the Smart Meter to block the WiFi from coming into home, installed Stetzer Filters. We immediately all felt better. Our daughters headaches and nose bleeds completely ended and she never had another seizure. If she is exposed for weeks without a break from WiFi, she will start to have headaches and nose bleeds again. As long as we keep it off at home and she gets that break every night for her body to recover, she is fine. She is 22 now and has gone 5 years or more without headaches and nose bleeds. It only happens if we have WiFi on 24/7 and she is exposed without a break for weeks. There clearly are affects from EMF exposure. Our family is a clear example!

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My Personal Experience and Research into the Harmful Health Effects of Ongoing Exposure to Electromagnetic and RF Radiation In September of 2000, my wife and I set up a joint home office in a small room that we packed with 2 computer towers and monitors, 2 printers, 2 cordless phone bases, and multiple electrical cords associated with all of this technology. While most all of these electronics surrounded my wife’s chair at her computer workstation, my workstation was off to one side giving me somewhat less exposure to the total amount of radiation generated. Spending about 4-5 hours a day at my computer (for at least 5 days a week) for next 15 months, I felt increasingly fatigued and frequently felt a burning pressure in my chest (around my heart). By the end of 2001, I experienced total exhaustion and persistent brain fog, leaving me barely able to function. This forced me to take a several-month break to rest and receive the healthcare I needed to recover and feel somewhat functional again. While I was finally able to return to my computer-related work, I still struggled through periodic bouts of severe fatigue and burning chest pressure for the next 9 years. From late 2000 to late 2010, my wife spent about 2-3 hours a day at her computer workstation. During that time frame, she experienced different recurring health issues, most notably severe stomach and intestinal issues, painful bloating, and depression. Her health steadily declined in 2010 until she finally passed away at the end of the year. Prior to that, the doctors had found a grapefruit-size tumor in her lower abdomen. When I then learned about the possible negative health effects of ongoing exposure to different forms of man-made radiation, I wondered if that might have been a significant cause of our ongoing health issues and what led to my wife’s ultimate demise. Aside from the fact that her computer desk chair was surrounded by various radiating electronic devices, there was a metal desk off to her right side and some rectangular metal legs supporting a plywood work surface behind her. When I later consulted a professional building biologist about our office environment, he pointed out that all of the metal surrounding my wife’s computer desk chair would have conducted and amplified the radiation from the electronic devices surrounding her. He also informed me of several fairly simple steps I could take to greatly reduce my radiation exposure in my home office and throughout my home. These steps included: • Removing the metal desk from my home office • Replacing the metal support legs on the plywood work surface with wooden supports • Replacing the cordless phone base near my desk with a corded phone (to eliminate the RF radiation I had been exposed to with my previous phone • Removing all household cordless phones • Replacing florescent lights with daylight/incandescent lighting • Keeping my nearby printer turned off when it wasn’t needed • Maintaining more distance between myself and any electronic devices when I was working in my office. In the year after I had taken all of these steps, my chronic fatigue melted away, my recurring bouts of burning chest pressure vanished, my brain fog cleared, and I became more vibrant and energetic than I had felt in over a decade. In the years since then, I’ve found that I will still experience a milder version of my previous stress symptoms when I spend a moderate length of time in environments that have a fairly high level of electromagnetic and RF radiation. While the experience I just described may not fit the rigors of scientific research, it does mirror that kind of research in some key ways. For starters, I was in good health before this whole episode began. Since my late wife was a well-educated holistic health practitioner and certified nutritionist, she made sure that we both ate a healthy whole-foods diets, used water filters to purify our drinking and bathing water, used air filters to purify the air in our home, and used personal care products free from toxins and harmful chemicals—eliminating several potential contributors to our health issues. Obviously, the one harmful household environmental factor that we didn’t fully understand or address was our electromagnetic environment. When I finally took extensive steps to slash the levels of EMF/RF radiation in my home and then experienced the disappearance of debilitating health issues that had plagued me for over a decade, I was convinced that ongoing exposure to man-made radiation was the culprit.

My sister is greatly affected by EMF frequencies. She requires anyone visiting her house not have a phone on them, any key fob on a person must be put into a coffee can immediately and then its put out in the garage or somewhere far from her, any smart watches must not be worn, all blue tooth devices in your car must be disabled or you need to park far down the street from her. When she is outside her house if anyone starts up a riding lawn mover or uses other types of electrical devices, she is often affected and has to immediately go in the house (where she has shielding up to protect her) and usually has to leave her house if it does not help. If she is able to come to my house, we must turn off all WIFI and also turn off all wireless devices like our internet router. She only comes to family functions approximately once or twice a year as she is so affected by neighboring satellite dishes, powerlines, and electronic devices. She is so greatly affected by neighbors 5G phones and WIFI that she does not sleep in her house at night. She needs to stay in her car where ever there is less powerlines, devices and such. When she is in her car she must unhook her battery to her car so she is not feeling its constant affects and then she will not be in so much pain. In her car, she must put up shielding to protect her from EMF frequencies. This is no way for any human to live. I miss my sister greatly and feel so sorry for people that are affected by all of this.

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 concerned member of the public. Given the ubiquitous nature of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure, it is high time that more research be done to address questions that have arisen over the last 30 years regarding the safety of such technology. I am not anti-technology or against progress, but technological progress without regard to public safety is wrong. As a mother of three, I am particularly concerned about the health impact on our children, who are especially susceptible to environmental stressors and toxins. 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. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

I don’t have any scientific evidence to share but can share the short version of my story. Ever since I was exposed to mold in our home and with a combination of traumatic events and stress on my nervous system, I have been hypersensitive to electronics and certain electrical wires. Symptoms include/have included brain fog, metal feeling in teeth, numbness in hands when using iPhone, a static-y feeling in my neck, and overall screen fatigue. It makes productivity difficult to say the least. At my worst, I could feel my husband’s phone ring before anyone even heard it buzz. I can tell when a home has Alexa. I couldn’t sleep in the master bedroom of one home because I’d wake up with night sweats and a headache—turns out the electric wires entered from that corner of the house. I slept in a different room from then on and had no problems. Long car rides are difficult with blue tooth, even when it’s supposedly off. Ear buds make me feel like I am under water. The list goes on but know the effects of EMF/RF/etc are very real and I wouldn’t wish my “superpower” on anyone.

My husband and I have been living close to the towers on the hill here in Payette Idaho for the past five years. Since we moved here we have struggled to sleep, we feel constantly on edge, we are stressed, our garage door won't open/close some days because of interference, and we have become progressively more and more on edge. I feel the emf from these towers is contributing to our declining health issues and we couldn't be more ready to move

Update the wireless radiation rules We should all know exactly how much radiation each device emits BEFORE we buy them. It should be clearly disclosed. I would be more likely to buy an iPad that emits lower radiation for my child. I have a right to know this information as well as how much exposure my child is experiencing while using a device. Look around at who is on your board. Are you protecting Americans or industry? Update studies and rules so we’re no longer kept in the dark. 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. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

I have urgent concerns about surrounding elementary & middle school in our local school system with this 345K Transmission lines from ITC COPPERTON PROJECT. Any Adverse Risks to our children should never be acceptable!

I only know that is seriously harmful and damaging to the cells of every living creature human being. I would love to get more professional help and advice, insights how to protect ourselves against it. If I’m well informed then one should consume a lot of fresh fruits and veggies, drink tons of clean purified water. Hidrogen water is best. Get as much movement, fresh air, sunlight as possible. Could you please help and advise what more is there to be known.