Housing, work & access barriers

I am describing my personal experience:  In January 2019 I moved into a house with a broadcasting smart meter. Soon after, I experienced an immediate decline in my health. I noticed headaches, tinnitus, insomnia, exhaustion, sleep problems, leg cramps, chest pains, joint aches, anxiety, whole body buzzing sensations, rashes, loss of bladder control, tingling in the extremities, irritability, inability to concentrate, and agitation. I was unable to find a doctor who could help me.                      My life has changed in almost uncountable ways since my experience of living in a house with a smart meter. Getting it removed didn't make it be as if it had never been there although the new non-broadcasting opt-out meter's arrival meant that things stopped getting worse.        I used to be able to drive, ride a bicycle, walk on a road with houses on it, take public transportation, and go to places where people are. I can't any more because I can't be where there are cell phones, smart meters, WiFi, or power lines without experiencing pain, tinnitus, headaches, and aching joints. It takes several days to recover if I absolutely have to go into town (for medical appointments).  I used to be able to do all these things, and more. When I say I can't do things I mean the price is too high. I'd rather sit in the dark than turn on the light, for example, not because the small jolt I feel is excruciating but because it takes a while to recover from it and because avoiding these stressors means I might not get worse and I might improve. (Other, larger, devices give more discomfort, sometimes a lot more). I used to be able to use a toaster, a coffee grinder, a waffle iron, a blender, a food processor, an insinkerator, a flashlight, an electric shaver, a vibrator, a computer keyboard, a cordless phone, a cell phone, a laptop, a digital camera, a cook stove, a refrigerator, an electric blanket, a pellet stove, a heating pad, an air conditioner, a television, a DVD player, a ceiling fan, a floor fan, a dishwasher, a laundry machine, an iron, a vacuum cleaner, a lawn mower.  How do I live? I don't do these things at all or I get someone to do them for me or I create Rube Goldberg machines or scenarios to get around it. I turn on a lamp by holding an iced tea spoon with a reacher-grabber device so I can touch the spoon to the capacitive light switch on my battery-powered lamp. For years, if I wanted something from the fridge I'd only get it if someone brought it to me, I couldn't even be in the same room as the refrigerator. Now the fridge has been converted to an icebox and a quarter of the space is taken up by ice. I'm glamping in my home. It's often cold and dark.               That's not all I lost. I became dependent on others for help. I can't visit people in their houses. If I see people they have to come to my home. I couldn't fly to visit my father when he was dying. Or go on trips with my family Or go to a store. Or a movie, or a play or a park, or the sea. Or a museum or a library. or go to a protest, do jury duty or vote. I am so grateful to be able to vote by mail, now. (And get some of my medical care remotely.)                      It's now October 2026 and I still struggle with the sequelae from living with a smart meter for a few months more than seven years ago. 

There is no need for 5g radiation. It is an anti human agenda. Part of trac/ trace/ smart cities/ agenda 2030 I hade to leave my apartment due to 5g cell towers . And I stay in a car when the signals are strong. It makes me sick and is a huge health risk. And there is no excuse to expose people to this unknowingly. It is a shame.

I lost my career due to EMF. I hold a Master's degree in engineering, in my last job I worked thirteen years as a computer systems engineer at a major university. Now I live in a remote part of Arizona, the nearest cell tower is eight miles away. I had to ask a friend to enter this statement for me, as I can no loner use computers. Steen Hviid

[Part 1] Subject: Field reality and health emergency Members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), I have great admiration for your work and for everything you undertake for our well-being. • Original background: I was previously an audiovisual professional in Paris, and also an importer and distributor of connected devices with a small number of resellers. • Onset: I was forced to abandon Paris after developing a violent intolerance to electromagnetic radiation, both in low and high frequencies. I found myself having to sleep in my car, in the forest, and then in a barn without electricity that was lent to me for 10 months. • Direct cause of the condition: This condition was triggered by extreme and continuous personal exposure: an internet router installed directly in my bedroom and, starting out in financial trading, a smartphone turned on permanently in my hand (on filming sets, at home, and during all my round trips). • Professional retraining and market cleanup: Faced with this ordeal, I redirected my activity toward diagnosis and protection against radiofrequencies (RF) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR). I did it first for myself, because I wanted to regain an almost normal life. Then I realized that people needed it. I created a specialized platform to eliminate fraudulent devices that saturate the market and to offer only genuine mitigation and shielding solutions, rigorously validated by testing and now years of practical feedback. There are many scams in the field of RF / EMF protection. People buy things that do not work. That is why they continue to feel the radiofrequencies and do not improve. Every person I equip and follow improves and recovers their health. • Profiles supported and medical censorship: Today, I support and protect a very large number of profiles: teachers, lawyers, as well as healthcare professionals. The latter are forced to protect themselves in the most absolute secrecy, terrified by the risk of disciplinary action or permanent disbarment from the Medical Board if they dare to address the health impact of waves with their patients. • Concrete results on people's lives: Thanks to the physical shielding and adaptations that I design, individuals, including healthcare professionals, can continue to practice safely. For others, it is a matter of pure survival: people who depended entirely on relatives for supplies can finally go out on their own to buy their food. Also people who were in burnout. I was able to adapt their living spaces so that they regained exceptional health. Some were able to start working again thanks to adaptations made in their workplace. When electromagnetic pollution is removed from the workplace, they can finally work again. • Critical condition of the population and children: I have supported hundreds of people. Some affected individuals are in lamentable physical conditions and states of distress because of radiofrequencies. Children today are subjected to totally unacceptable power levels. Within less than five years (and warning signs are already exploding), a massive segment of the population will find itself incapacitated and in need of heavy medical care. • Field observations in children: During my on-site assessments, the contrast is undeniable: children kept away from radiofrequencies are almost always in perfect health, whereas exposed children develop behavioral disorders or develop developmental delays. We know that waves induce a depressive state. What are we going to do with these tens of millions of adolescents injured by radiation? • Observations on prenatal exposure: Women who kept an active mobile phone less than 10 cm from their fetus during pregnancy almost systematically give birth to children suffering from behavioral disorders, developmental delays, or autism spectrum disorders. • Call for absolute emergency: If we persist with such radiation powers, we are heading straight toward disaster. Frankness is required: it is almost already too late for present generations, and for future generations. The HHS must act without delay, massively, and with the utmost firmness. 3 a. Wireless router, Mobile phone, magnetic, smart meter, Electric field. 3 b. I began exposing myself heavily in 2012. To all the objects mentioned above. Exposed almost permanently. Since we have our mobile phones during the day, and at night, we have internet routers close to us.

I am personally affected by dirty electricity, which is the only exposure I cannot avoid at all. I found out the hard way by living a mile away from a casino. I couldn’t buy a house I wanted (In the country!!) because it was too close to another casino. My symptoms are immediate itchiness all over, followed by itchy bumps, followed by rash & then leaky pus, much like poison ivy, only in protected areas---groin, armpits, face. And the loss of appetite, nausea, dizziness, insomnia & extreme exhaustion. I avoid EMFs, RFs, and Wireless because I have a friend with issues & I read The Invisible Rainbow. Not having a smart phone is EXTREMELY limiting, but necessary. My computer is hardwired & these days, which no longer supports the technology, is not as reliable as WiFi. I cannot have home security system as they all require WiFi. Too much Wifi causes tingling in my ear & hand while using a flip phone, which also are now not only hard to find but very unreliable. I had to search hard for a DUMB TV. I am concerned that if infrastructure does not continue to support wired internet connections, I may need to move or go without internet. PLEASE RESTORE LOW INCOME ACCESS! I strongly believe that other cable/wired options should be made permanently available to all who need or desire them & that technology supported. I am greatly concerned about the affect of wireless technology on people, especially children, who are not only exposed to unsafe, untested exposures, but seem to have lost their social skills, their communication skills, their connection to the real world, including nature. It’s killing our bees, our insects & affecting our natural food supplies. It’s harming wildlife, and ecological systems & killing trees. It’s EXTREMELY vulnerable to weather, terrorism & corporate/tyrannical control, affecting national security. Also if harm occurs, people should be compensated for injury, illness, or loss with CLEAR & PRECISE language on the symptoms, agencies to contact Bottom Line; I’m against it. I prefer the already taxpayer funded, safer, faster & more reliable & more DEMOCRATIC fiber-optics. Thank you.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)cellphones, wifi, smart meters, blue tooth devices 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):cellphone use since 2001, 3hrs/d 2007-2021, flip phone until first iphone use in 2014 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, brain fog, connective tissue pain 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:about 12 years, worst pain coincided with first use of iphone 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?Yes, blood work, magraine treatment, no diagnosis 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?eliminated home wifi and threw out cellphone in 2021. Drastic improvement in symptoms but still suffer in public places and transportation with all the phones and wifi around 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:no Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:Sadly I am socially isolated more and more because of all the phones and wireless devices. I drive a 20 year old car B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:cellphones, wifi, bluetooth devices, applicances with high magnetic fields B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you: B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:Limited wired computer use. Flickering lights worsen symptoms. B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):Walking in forest B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:mold exposure, eptstien-barr virus. Symptoms worsened after contracting covid in early 2020 B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:Joint pain, autoimmune udifferentiated connective tissue disease B3. For each subquestion please list up to 5 drugs or therapies or home remedies (if any) B3a. That you recommend, as they helped you tolerate or recover from EMF exposure:Silver clothing, supplements for migraine: B2, CoQ10, Magnesium, D3 B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help:Plant based mediterranean diet. B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful):Carnivore diet, keto diet. B3d. Treatments that had no effect:extreme exercise B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:55-64 B4. What is your age range?55-64 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?Early 2000s read about this in the news, had home tested by building biologist in 2021, installed ethernet in home for internet at that time. B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?Port Townsend, Washington State, USA

Motor neurone disease and other illness near a cell phone mast with Tetra I am an individual consumer and neighbour to other individuals, adversely affected. From 2004 to 2007 I lived 30 metres from a cell phone mast at a fire station in the south of England, UK. The mast would have been 2G, but also included TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which was first utilized in emergency service communications in the early 2000s. My neighbour Anne, moved to this small new estate early in 2005. She lived 10 metres from the mast. She experienced almost immediate illness, first severe facial pain, then extremely high blood pressure before we left in 2007. She moved house in 2008, but then got breast cancer. She was then diagnosed with Parkinsons’s Disease, followed by Motor Neurone Disease of which she died in 2018. Another neighbour Chris had already been living 40 metres from the same mast before we moved to the area. The mast may have been erected in 1999. An FOI request states about this mast, “the earliest reference to a lease for a mast at this site is 14 April 1999, however, we cannot confirm that this is the date that the mast was erected”. However, before we left in 2007 Chris had already developed symptoms of Motor Neurone Disease and died a few years later. The medical practice (St. Helen’s Medical Centre, Isle of Wight), serving the area with the mast, currently has 6595 patients, 5 of whom currently have Motor Neurone Disease according to a recent FOI request. My experience of ill health after living near the mast for 3 years. At the time (2004 to 2007) I experienced chronic fatigue, through which I could work. In the third year I began to have panic attacks and stopped working. At that time, I was taking good care of my health, taking vitamin supplements (anti-oxidants) and walking by the sea, which may have offered some protection against EMFs from the mast. After I moved house in 2007, I gradually developed more symptoms, such as long bouts of flu-like illness (aching and severe fatigue) but without any respiratory issues. I was unable to work for lengthy periods. I also had severely swollen glands in my neck for weeks at a time. At this time, I had not connected my illness with EMFs and we had Wifi and DECT cordless phones in the house, though we did not have smartphones or other smart devices. I did not visit the allopathic doctor, as I did not believe they could help, other than provide medication which might deal with symptoms but not the root cause. Another ill-effect was severe temperature regulation problems. Once I became over-heated, it took very many hours to cool down. In addition, I have had sleep problems, tingling in the hands and feet, tinnitus, as well as fibromyalgia (diagnosed in 2018 in The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine). Eventually from 2019 onwards, by which time I was fully convinced that EMFs had caused my ill-health and the death of my 2 previous neighbours, we got rid of wireless radiation at home and I have visited bio-resonance therapists, who have identified high EMFs levels in the hypothalamus area of the brain, in particular in connection with temperature regulation and sleep regulation. High EMFs were identified elsewhere in the body too - I can't be more specific. In the UK, however, NHS doctors are not trained in the adverse health effects of EMFs, but private bio-resonance therapy is very helpful. It can test the systems of the body for the presence of man-made EMFs and can regulate the system by putting in frequencies which harmonise body systems, but I sense there has been some permanent damage and this cannot fully repair itself over time, because I am almost continuously exposed to EMFs of all types, both from electricity and from the higher frequencies of wireless communications.

I had a professional career specialising in creating benign living environments without harmful modern interventions. Choice of technology became key to avoiding adverse stimulus for the occupants in the interest of the least overall toxic load within habitable indoor spaces. These long term career interests suddenly and unexpectedly experienced a further stage of amplification when a family member developed severe electromagnetic radiation syndrome (EMR-S) over 14 years ago. This was formally diagnosed by a registered specialist medical doctor. My household had to learn how to manage and mitigate the adverse effects and symptoms arising from exposure to ubiquitous ambient emissions from pervasive anthropogenic environmental toxin known diversely as high wireless frequency microwave radiation or non-thermal, non-ionising radiation. This required cold, hard scrutiny and non-stop research and cross-referencing of evidence which was not captured agency generated, or industry aligned. Thus began a knowledge specialisation which has continued to this day, with ongoing further development, to include a full study of the German Building Biology Institute’s course. For more than a decade I have carried out RFR surveying, on a voluntary basis, assisting those affected by this same syndrome. Interestingly, approximately 90% of respondents are female; being perceptively aware, open-minded and well-grounded individuals. When not subjected to prolonged or concentrated RFR exposure causing symptoms which turn a fight /flight response into an inability to think straight, these same people are cogent, analytical thinkers. I have met all manner of people whose lives have been fundamentally destabilised by becoming EMR-S, whether being forced to lose their jobs, livelihood, savings and homes as a result of needing to search for a less EMR stimulating environmental. This has, in turn caused estrangement from friends, family and support networks as they become outcasts because their judgement, sanity or credibility is placed under ‘consensus view’ dismissal. This story leads inevitably to a hermit-like existence for the most EMR-S. Sadly, those most severely affected even contemplate ending their lives, if they can find no relief from the complex and ubiquitous overlay of multi-source RFR in our modern ambient environment. I have known two people to end their lives by hanging as a result of this level of despair. I have encountered all of the most common symptoms listed in the independent, non-industry compromised research studies, papers and volumes already produced on the subject of RFR and EMR-S. I have encountered less common symptoms and biological effects, to include streaming sinus reactions proximal to an on-call smart phone. I have even experienced, in real time, the ability of certain pharmaceutical blood pressure medications, which works by acting as calcium channel blockers to the blood / brain barrier actually reducing EMR-S symptoms in the person taking those same medications. None of the people I try to help have known each other yet all of their EMR-S related stories and adverse issues share common themes to the extent of overlapping heavily, or being almost the same in every detail, to include triggers, symptom delay, duration, power density, frequency combination or stimulus. The mast cell activation / inflammation pathway presentation from EMR stimulus is often evident. None of the people I try to help have anything to gain by amplification or distortion of the facts as they are presented: their lives are far too deeply impacted in existential ways for that to be a risk. There is now overwhelming evidence of the harm and potential for harm to all if you know how to connect the dots, interrogate and see through the narratives. One of the most respected researchers co-authored a paper which I post here. It demonstrates that the continuous deliberate attempts by industry to push the non-thermal / lack of adverse energy doctrine to claim the inability of RFR to harm is ill-founded and disingenuous. Bio-chemical cascades in living biological systems provide the explanation which the projected consensus narrative will not admit or give the oxygen of credibility. As if to underline this, a study by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) group, Unit 1296 confirmed biological mechanisms which demonstrated that those with EMR-S do not suffer from psychosomatic issues: https://lagedefaire-lejournal.fr/electrosensibilite-une-realite-biologique-enfin-demontree/ For now, safe ‘white’ zones are for the EMR-S whilst the industry influence is neutered, scrutiny and prescription of safety should return to the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) in order properly to interrogate the fallacy of no harm and the lack of the precautionary principal. If this does not happen successive wireless technology will be likely to make us all EMR-S.

[Part 2] 3 c. Potential adverse health effects. My legs could no longer support me. I had bouts of tachycardia and bouts of bradycardia. I had severe insomnia. I was convulsing, and I fell to the ground as soon as I turned on a mobile phone or a touchscreen tablet. On public transport, I was sweating, I was the only one unable to tolerate the ambient temperature. It was as if my body was overheating. I had to leave for work with a backpack that I filled with ice cubes, in an attempt to cool myself down. Before going on stage, at the theater, I was totally exhausted, and I had to lie down backstage between every appearance. I could no longer sleep in my home. I would take my car to go sleep in the forest. I was very irritable, almost aggressive. 3 d. After the beginning of my heavy exposure, symptoms appeared two years later. Before starting to trade on financial markets and having to follow market quotes almost day and night, I had no symptoms. And when I started holding 1 mobile phone in my hand permanently, having to turn on my computer on Wi-Fi next to the bed, and putting an internet router in my bedroom. 2 years later, the symptoms appeared. 3 e. Medical treatments yielded absolutely nothing. 3 f. I searched on the Internet why I could no longer eat with metal cutlery. On forums, I found a lead regarding radiofrequency intolerance, since electromagnetic fields and especially radio settle on anything made of metal. Moreover, with some detectors I now own, when I bring the detector close to a metal piece of cutlery, we see the irradiance increase sharply, and sometimes we can even pick up the radio station by placing the detector almost against the metal piece of cutlery. I could therefore eat with plastic or wooden cutlery, but metal made my hands tingle. These were tinglings that could turn into pain if I persisted in wanting to eat with metal cutlery. I therefore left Paris and went to the countryside. I could see that when there was no low- or high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, I was completely fine, I had great energy. And my voice was clear. Whereas when I was in the presence of magnetic fields, electric fields, or radiofrequencies, I lost my voice. I could barely speak anymore, no sound came out of my mouth, I was totally exhausted. My voice sounded as if I were 85 years old. 3 g. RF: From my personal experience, as well as my experience with the people I follow. I can certify that numerous effects appear starting at 100 μW/m2 (approximately 0.20 V/m), i.e., 0.01 μW/cm2. This irradiance should under no circumstances be exceeded inside homes or places of study, of work, or even lower for places accommodating children, in order to maintain optimal health. I assert from my personal experience and the many people I follow and support, that we should under no circumstances be able to exceed 1000 μW/m2 in public spaces (approximately 0.60 V/m), i.e., 0.1 μW/cm2. For people who are now sensitized, who have been subjected to strong radiofrequencies, their situation is becoming very alarming, because these are people who cannot be exposed to more than 10 μW/m2 (approximately 0.06 V/m), i.e., 0.001 μW/cm2. There are the most extreme cases who were very heavily exposed and who can no longer be exposed to more than 1 μW/m2 (approximately 0.02 V/m), i.e., 0.0001 μW/cm2. The day these people need medical care and are transported to hospitals. Unfortunately, their pain is such that they scream in agony and end up most of the time in psychiatry. Currently, in France, no hospital is equipped to receive radiation victims who need to be accommodated under proper conditions, free from electromagnetic radiation. Electric field: I must be at less than 1 V/m in electric fields; beyond that, my symptoms return. Magnetic: I can hardly expose myself to more than 100 nanoTesla. Beyond 200 nanoTesla, I experience effects: headaches and nosebleeds if the exposure is too prolonged, and difficulty falling asleep. It is imperative to raise awareness among people about the dangers of low- and high-frequency electromagnetic fields. It is important to disseminate how to achieve electromagnetic sobriety. It is important to spread the message that many daily symptoms can be eliminated, such as fatigue, exhaustion, headaches, insomnia… thanks to electromagnetic sobriety. It is imperative to do this, even through television commercials, to show that a pregnant woman must not carry a mobile phone close to her belly. Booklets must be published and distributed in pharmacies and doctors' offices.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS's Request for Information on EMF, RF, and wireless radiation exposure. I am responding from the perspective of an educator of 30 years and concerned member of the community as well as someone who personally struggles with the negative effects. Wireless radiation has affected me personally. I had to have my smart meter removed as it left me feeling lethargic, gave me headaches, impeded my breathing, and highjacked my nervous system. As a result, I had to avoid the backyard and two rooms of my house. My dog experienced similar issues, always avoiding the backyard. The minute the meter was removed, I felt my whole being relax and felt comfortable for the first time ever in this house/yard. My dog, who would not have known the difference, also no longer had problems with being in the backyard for extended periods of time. I have these same symptoms when in my car or some place with lots of electronics, such as a school. One school library was so bad, I couldn't even enter the room much less stay in it for any length of time. I know this wireless technology is affecting our kids as a result of the constant exposure in the school building day after day. Over 30 years, I have watched students struggle more and more just to function during their school day, and this technology is one of the reasons for their struggle. I absolutely support HSS taking an active role in examining the protentional 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, as well as the experience of individuals and families who report being affected. All should be considered alongside current scientific data that is mindful of today's level of radiation exposure. I believe we need to make major adjustments to what is considered an acceptable level of exposure in this country as others countries have done. Thank you for providing individuals and families the opportunity to be heard.