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EMF from power lines. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25824762/ "Increased risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by prenatal and postnatal exposure to high voltage power lines: a case control study in Isfahan, Iran" "Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is one of the most common hematologic malignancies, accounting for one fourth of all childhood cancer cases. Exposure to environmental factors around the time of conception or pregnancy can increase the risk of ALL in the offspring.This study aimed to evaluted the role of prenatal and postnatal exposure to high voltage power lines on the incidence of childhood ALL.This cross-sectional case control study was carried out on 22 cases and 100 controls who were born and lived in low socioeconomic families in Isfahan and hospitalized for therapeutic purposes in different hospitals from 2013-2014.With regard to the underlying risk factors, familial history and parental factors were noted but in this age, socioeonomic and zonal matched case control study, prenatal and childhood exposure to high voltage power lines was considered as the most important environmental risk factors of ALL (p=0.006, OR=3.651, CI 95%, 1.692-7.878). As the population was of low socioeconomic background, use of mobiles, computers and microwave was negligible. Moreover prenatal and postnatal exposure to indoor electrically charged objects was not determined to be a significant environmental factor. Thus, pre and post natal exposure to high voltage power lines and living in pollutant regions as well as familial influence could be described as risk factors of ALL for the first time in a low socioeconomic status Iranian population"

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 an individual with a chronic health conditions. I have Dysautonomia and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome among other health concerns. When I am exposed to EMF, RF and wireless radiation, my body has a hard time coping with this input. It creates a sort of agitation in the body that is unpleasant at best and very pronounced and troubling at other times. A general sense of feeling unwell. I am learning as best I can how to improve exposure in my home own home in order to create a safer space where I am less symptomatic. This has been helpful, but there are some aspects that are out of my control. I purchased a home recently and was very cognizant of where the closest cell phone tower was located. But there is open farmland near me and always the opportunity for another exposure depending on how that open land may be developed at a later time in a rapidly developing suburb. I find there are certain places I must avoid because it increases my symptoms. I worry about future developments in automobiles and in our communities that might make me more confined to my home. I am not working at this time due to my health, but wonder how I could function in the workplace due to EMF & RF exposure. I am hopeful that HHS will take action on this issue as research, rules and regulation could only be effective coming from the highest levels of our government. 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 such as the chronically ill and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6781513/ This is a Swedish study, that mentions various other studies. Among others a swiss study on RF causing symptoms in children. And it refers to studies on other health effects. "...A cohort study on Swiss adolescents showed that there was an association between whole body cumulative RF radiation dose from mobile phone talk, internet use and sent SMS and symptoms like headache and exhaustibility and also a decrease in figural memory (14,15). Many research studies have shown effects from RF radiation exposure on animals below current safety levels with opened blood brain barrier and neuronal damage (16,17), oxidative stress with increased production of reactive oxygen species (18,19), DNA-damage especially in the memory center hippocampus in the brain and increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines (20). Apart from animal studies research studies on people living near mobile phone base station show augmented indications on health risks. Adverse effects have been seen on neurotransmitters in the brain (21), on hormones like cortisol, ACTH and from the thyroid, decreased levels of testosterone in men and prolactin in young women and also increase in salivary cortisol (22,23). Other studies have shown lowered antioxidant levels and induced DNA damage in blood lymphocytes (10,24) as well as health complaints. Symptoms like sleep disturbances, headache, fatigue, dizziness, cardiovascular symptoms depression and difficulties with memory and concentration have been reported from people living near mobile phone base stations (25,26)." Of note they also mentioned that the window surfaces may reflect some of the RF from the outside. I think this would mean indoor RF bounces off of windows too. "...Lower levels were detected also in the vicinity of the windows. This indicates a notable screening effect by the contemporary heat-reflecting windows..."

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6781513/ This is a Swedish study, that mentions various other studies. Among others a swiss study on RF causing symptoms in children. And it refers to studies on other health effects. "...A cohort study on Swiss adolescents showed that there was an association between whole body cumulative RF radiation dose from mobile phone talk, internet use and sent SMS and symptoms like headache and exhaustibility and also a decrease in figural memory (14,15). Many research studies have shown effects from RF radiation exposure on animals below current safety levels with opened blood brain barrier and neuronal damage (16,17), oxidative stress with increased production of reactive oxygen species (18,19), DNA-damage especially in the memory center hippocampus in the brain and increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines (20). Apart from animal studies research studies on people living near mobile phone base station show augmented indications on health risks. Adverse effects have been seen on neurotransmitters in the brain (21), on hormones like cortisol, ACTH and from the thyroid, decreased levels of testosterone in men and prolactin in young women and also increase in salivary cortisol (22,23). Other studies have shown lowered antioxidant levels and induced DNA damage in blood lymphocytes (10,24) as well as health complaints. Symptoms like sleep disturbances, headache, fatigue, dizziness, cardiovascular symptoms depression and difficulties with memory and concentration have been reported from people living near mobile phone base stations (25,26)." Of note they also mentioned that the window surfaces may reflect some of the RF from the outside. I think this would mean indoor RF bounces off of windows too. "...Lower levels were detected also in the vicinity of the windows. This indicates a notable screening effect by the contemporary heat-reflecting windows..."

See attached document for CTIA’s comments in Docket No. HHS-OASH-2026-0397.

I have been hyper electrosensitive since 2018, though symptoms started in 2014 with severe and frequent respiratory infections and finally ending with severe tinnitus and fatigue. Initially I thought it was stress related, but looking back I see that symptoms started when wi-fi was introduced at my work, as well as at home. I changed to a less demanding job, worked out, ate healthily (as I always have tried to), but still my immune system was playing up. When the smart-meter was installed on my bedroom wall, I started waking up with nausea, headaches and rashes, symptoms that tended to subside somewhat some hours later. These acute symptoms made me understand the connection to the RF exposure. I moved my bedroom a floor up, cabled my PC and thought I was safe. However, a few months later I got severe tinnitus, robbing me of my sleep and making it hard to concentrate. I took sick leave from my office job as an IT consultant and bought myself an RF-measuring tool so I could measure the RF exposure at work: I found that it was 100 times worse at work than at home. In the end I had to leave my job and profession. However I started educating myself as a naturopath in 2018, and have since been 'taking my own natural medicine', and have gotten better. My family reacted in disbelief, telling me it was 'nocebo'; my fear of RF signals that was the cause. They still think so. My employer doubted my symptoms and fought with lawyers to give me notice in a legal way. Today I live partially on benefits, and have a small income as a (heavily taxated) naturopath. I am a board member of "Folkets Strålevern" in Norway ("The People's Radiation Protection"), and we work to inform politicians and the community about the negative effects of RF exposure, backing it with the overwhelming amount of studies showing these. To us it is evident that the authorities are hiding behind the international group ICNIRP; their official limits and the cherry-picked studies they use to assure the people that there is no harm: Studies measuring heating injuries are approved but no studies showing other biological effects, such as those on the nervous system, blood and circulation, our cells and oxidative stress etc. We hope that this US initiative will also help people all over the world to protect our children and all citizens.

V2 Skull is happening to me , I get headaches , nausea , digital induced anxiety and heart palpitations. Shortness of breathe. And evil people are controlling me with v2 skull harassment from years ago

Phone usage (screen? EMF?) increased likelihood of symptoms in children. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28577556/ "Background: Health outcomes of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from mobile phones and their base stations are of concern. Conducting multidisciplinary research, targeting children and exploring dose-response are recommended. Our objectives were to describe the mobile phone usage characteristics of high school students and to explore the association between mobile phone usage characteristics, high school EMF levels and self-reported symptoms. Methods: This cross-sectional study's data were collected by a survey questionnaire and by measuring school EMF levels between November 2009 and April 2011. A sample size of 2530 was calculated from a total of 20,493 students in 26 high schools and 2150 (85.0%) were included in the analysis. The frequencies of 23 symptoms were questioned and analysed according to 16 different aspects of mobile phone use and school EMF levels, exploring also dose-response. School EMF levels were measured with Aaronia Spectran HF-4060 device. Chi square and trend tests were used for univariate and logistic regression was used for multivariate analyses. Results: Among participants, 2021 (94.0%) were using mobile phones and 129 (6.0%) were not. Among users, 49.4% were speaking <10 min and 52.2% were sending/receiving 75 or more messages per day. Headache, fatigue and sleep disturbances were observed respectively 1.90 (95% CI 1.30-2.77), 1.78 (1.21-2.63) and 1.53 (1.05-2.21) times more among mobile phone users. Dose-response relationships were observed especially for the number of calls per day, total duration of calls per day, total number of text messages per day, position and status of mobile phone at night and making calls while charging as exposures and headache, concentration difficulties, fatigue and sleep disturbances as general symptoms and warming of the ear and flushing as local symptoms. Conclusions: We found an association between mobile phone use and especially headache, concentration difficulties, fatigue, sleep disturbances and warming of the ear showing also dose-response. We have found limited associations between vicinity to base stations and some general symptoms; however, we did not find any association with school EMF levels. Decreasing the numbers of calls and messages, decreasing the duration of calls, using earphones, keeping the phone away from the head and body and similar precautions might decrease the frequencies or prevalence of the symptoms"

Phone usage (screen? EMF?) increased likelihood of symptoms in children. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28577556/ "Background: Health outcomes of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from mobile phones and their base stations are of concern. Conducting multidisciplinary research, targeting children and exploring dose-response are recommended. Our objectives were to describe the mobile phone usage characteristics of high school students and to explore the association between mobile phone usage characteristics, high school EMF levels and self-reported symptoms. Methods: This cross-sectional study's data were collected by a survey questionnaire and by measuring school EMF levels between November 2009 and April 2011. A sample size of 2530 was calculated from a total of 20,493 students in 26 high schools and 2150 (85.0%) were included in the analysis. The frequencies of 23 symptoms were questioned and analysed according to 16 different aspects of mobile phone use and school EMF levels, exploring also dose-response. School EMF levels were measured with Aaronia Spectran HF-4060 device. Chi square and trend tests were used for univariate and logistic regression was used for multivariate analyses. Results: Among participants, 2021 (94.0%) were using mobile phones and 129 (6.0%) were not. Among users, 49.4% were speaking <10 min and 52.2% were sending/receiving 75 or more messages per day. Headache, fatigue and sleep disturbances were observed respectively 1.90 (95% CI 1.30-2.77), 1.78 (1.21-2.63) and 1.53 (1.05-2.21) times more among mobile phone users. Dose-response relationships were observed especially for the number of calls per day, total duration of calls per day, total number of text messages per day, position and status of mobile phone at night and making calls while charging as exposures and headache, concentration difficulties, fatigue and sleep disturbances as general symptoms and warming of the ear and flushing as local symptoms. Conclusions: We found an association between mobile phone use and especially headache, concentration difficulties, fatigue, sleep disturbances and warming of the ear showing also dose-response. We have found limited associations between vicinity to base stations and some general symptoms; however, we did not find any association with school EMF levels. Decreasing the numbers of calls and messages, decreasing the duration of calls, using earphones, keeping the phone away from the head and body and similar precautions might decrease the frequencies or prevalence of the symptoms"

Miksi mastojen kohdalla päässä tuntuu omituiselle? Ytävälläni todettiin eteisvärinä, vain 3 kuukautta maston lähelle muuttamisen jälkeen. Mastoon on matkaa vain 500 m, joka näkyy ystävän kotiin saakka.