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I am an emf-sensitive person, my 10 year old is also sensitive. Traveling in hotels in the US has become difficult, we never can stay in a top floor rooms or neither of us will sleep. We toss and turn and feel like we're vibrating, it's terrible. We travel with wifi kill-switches when renting air bnbs for family vacations and sometimes need to move beds away from walls, after locating the routers in each space. In addition to the massive sleep disturbances, I'm not sure I understand why other entire countries do not allow WiFi in childcare centers and schools and in the US there are no rules/regulations protecting our children. I was shocked when moving to my state and seeing 5g towers in most public buildings-public schools, community centers, police stations, why? I am unable to have my child participate in our local community center programs because I will not subject him or myself to parking alongside a 5g tower-nausea and headaches ensue. I appreciate some states, like New York, passed a bill that a tower couldn't be built a certain distance from schools where children are learning and spending so much time of their childhoods. Can the US mandate this for all states, our children need to be protected! Thank you, thank you for taking the time to look into making these much needed changes in public spaces so those of us who suffer with the headaches, nausea and massive sleep disturbances can be helped. We've chosen to home school because there is no way my son could sit through an entire school year, year after year, with the constant wifi (why can't the rooms be hard-wired?!) and the public school in our neighborhood has the largest 5g tower in its parking lot. Why?! Again, thank you for looking into this, taking a look at how other countries are doing this differently and with caution (as we have NO long term safety data, why are our kids the guinea pigs?).

As a family practice physician, I see patients in my practice who present with symptoms of EMR Syndrome. The core problem I face in treating them is that EMR Syndrome is not a recognized medical diagnosis.There is no ICD code, no diagnostic criteria, no clinical guidelines, no biomarker panel, no medical school training. A family physician who takes a patient's EMF-related symptoms seriously has essentially no institutional scaffolding to work with. Here's what HHS could change to help patients: 1. Create a dedicated ICD-10-CM diagnostic code (the single most important step) Right now, PCPs can only code EHS as a workaround: W90 (exposure to nonionizing radiation) + individual symptom codes (R51 headache, R53 fatigue, G43 migraine, etc.) + R68.8 (other specified general symptoms). The Nordic Council did this in 2000; EUROPAEM recommends it in Europe. HHS could: Petition the WHO ICD Steering Committee (as the US representative) to add a new code to ICD-11, which CMS would then map into ICD-10-CM Or, more quickly, issue a CMS national coverage determination that formally recognizes the W90 + R68.8 combination as a valid diagnostic entity for reimbursement purposes Without a code, insurance won't cover extended visits, environmental assessments, or treatment — so the patient is out of pocket and the PCP has no billing pathway. 2. Issue clinical practice guidelines through AHRQ AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) funds and publishes practice guidelines. HHS could commission an AHRQ-sponsored consensus panel to produce a "Diagnosis and Management of Electromagnetic Radiation Syndrome" guideline that defines: A case definition (e.g., ≥2 of the core symptoms + temporal correlation with EMF exposure) A standardized workup (what tests to order, what to rule out) A treatment algorithm (exposure reduction, symptom management) Documentation requirements for coding and insurance There's already a preliminary Canadian guideline by Dr. Riina Ines Bray (University of Toronto, 2016) that could serve as a starting point. 3. Fund and validate biomarker panels through NIEHS/NIH This is the long game but the one that would make ERS a "real" condition in the eyes of the medical establishment. NIEHS could fund: Multi-center studies validating the most promising candidate markers: HRV (heart rate variability) changes, oxidative stress markers, GSTM1/GSTT1 null polymorphisms (nearly 10× more common in EHS individuals), reduced melatonin, elevated histamine, mitochondrial dysfunction markers If NIEHS publishes a validated biomarker panel, PCPs would have an objective test to order — the equivalent of a blood test for an allergy. 4. Mandate medical education HHS (through the National Library of Medicine / NLM and the AAMC relationship) could require: EMF/ERS in medical school curricula — a module on environmental and electromagnetic health effects in the preclinical or clinical years CME credits for continuing education on EHS diagnosis and management A standardized environmental/EMF exposure history form built into electronic health records (EHRs), similar to the tobacco/alcohol history that's now standard Right now, most PCPs have never heard of EHS or have been taught (via WHO guidance) to treat it as psychosomatic. 5. Reverse the "psychosomatic" framing The WHO's 2009 statement — that EHS should be treated as a psychological condition and that "treatment should not focus on reducing EMF exposure" — is the single most damaging document for clinical practice. HHS could: Issue a formal HHS position statement that acknowledges ERS as a valid clinical entity requiring environmental exposure assessment Fund patient advocacy and education through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences This matters because PCPs who are told by the world's top health agency that the condition is "psychosomatic" will not take it seriously, no matter what the patient describes. 6. Create a federal EHS/ERS clinic network Switzerland launched a national EHS consultation service in 2023. HHS could: Designate a small number of academic medical centers as ERS referral centers (similar to the rare disease center model)portunityp Fund outpatient clinics with environmental medicine specialists, occupational hygienists, and EMF measurement equipment Create a telehealth referral pathway so a PCP in rural America can consult with an ERS specialist without sending the patient 500 miles 7. Create CPT reimbursement codes for environmental health assessments CMS could add new CPT codes or expand existing environmental medicine codes to cover these. Please offer another follow-up comment period like this since many of us are just finding out about this opportunity to share our thoughts and clinical experience.

I am writing about what effects I have had from exposure to Electromagnetic Radiation and Radio frequency radiations. -I am a water well driller and I haven't been able to drill any wells, due to the electricity from cell and radio towers gathering in my equipment. -Continuous operation of a wi-fi router in my home disrupts my sleep and it has to be shut off. -I had a cell phone in my pocket, and my leg got injured at work. It was just a minor cut on my shin; it would not heal and progressed to an infection similar to gangrene. The doctor I saw said my white blood count was low, and if it didn't get better, my leg would need to be amputated. I got rid of my cell phone and started sleeping in a Faraday cage. Then, my leg healed. -When I'm in high EMF my blood pressure goes up. Then when I get out of it my blood pressure goes back to normal. -If I'm riding in a car full of EMF, I feel weak and, when I get out of the car, I feel clumsy and about to fall down. -I can't sleep in hotels, I can't even go to town, or to stores that are using wireless technology, without getting headaches. -I have to regularly soak my feet in water to lower the voltage in myself. -It dries out my whole body 24/7. -My wife was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in August 2021, about a year and a half after we had wi-fi installed for our kids to do their schoolwork during covid, and 5G was rolling out around the same time. She stayed at home to keep helping them along with their studies. Then she was diagnosed with melanoma not long after that. That was taken care of, then she got BREAST CANCER! She sadly passed in 2024 from the ALS. -I've read a lot of studies about the effects of EMF from the Environmental Health Trust. I've read studies written by Dr. Martin Pall, Dr. Sharon Goldberg, Magda Havas, and Dr. Devra Davis. -I've read the book Dirty Electricity by MD Samuel Milham. We sincerely appreciate your attention on this matter. I recognize that EMF is very cancerous and toxic to EVERYONE! I hope that we solve this problem. SOON!

I am commenting today to encourage a thorough review of EMF and RF (wireless radiation) safety, with the goal of supporting modern technology while prioritizing public health and informed consumer choice. I am someone who experiences sensitivity to EMF and RF sources. This was not always the case. For years, I dealt with symptoms including headaches, pressure in my head, tingling sensations, and other unexplained health effects. I never expected wireless devices or electronics to be contributing factors. Through personal research, I have found studies supporting both sides of the issue, many of which contradict one another. What I do know is that I am affected by these exposures. Over time, I have conducted my own observations to better understand what I can and cannot tolerate. As technology has evolved, it has become increasingly difficult to use modern devices unless wireless features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular connectivity can be disabled. In some cases, the issue appears to involve not only RF signals themselves but also electromagnetic interference (RFI). Example 1 My work computer was due for replacement, as occurs every few years. I had no expectation that a new computer would affect me. Within minutes of turning it on, I began feeling unwell. I did not immediately connect the symptoms to the computer, but when I turned it off, the symptoms gradually subsided. Measurements showed field levels similar to other computers, but the amount of RFI emitted was noticeably higher. I returned to using my old PC without issue. After additional testing, I received a different replacement computer from another manufacturer that produced significantly less RFI, and I experienced no noticeable symptoms while using it. Example 2 For most of my life, I purchased vehicles based on cost, performance, and practicality. Today, I also have to consider how a vehicle affects my health. Some vehicles produce high magnetic fields, and nearly all new vehicles contain embedded wireless technologies. Some allow wireless systems to be disabled; others do not. In 2024, I leased a vehicle that had low magnetic fields but moderate RF emissions. After about a week, I began noticing symptoms. After investigating, I concluded that the vehicle's cellular modem was contributing to elevated RF exposure. About three months later, I realized the symptoms had disappeared. Testing with an RF meter confirmed that the modem had stopped transmitting, which I also verified through the vehicle's settings. I drove that vehicle for the next year and a half without issue. After returning the lease, I acquired a newer vehicle. Testing showed significantly higher RF levels, and I am now unable to remain in the vehicle for more than 10 to 15 minutes without feeling ill. In this vehicle, there is no option to disable Wi-Fi or wireless connectivity. I currently have workplace accommodations that include relocating Wi-Fi access points away from my workstation. I also work from home most days in a low-exposure environment. My phone remains in airplane mode roughly 90% of the time. When communication is necessary, I prefer Wi-Fi calling or a wired computer connection, as I experience fewer issues than when using cellular service directly. I share these examples to illustrate how these exposures affect my daily life and the lives of others who have limited options for reducing exposure. I would welcome the opportunity to provide additional details beyond the brief examples included here. As part of this effort, I would like to see: Updated, high-quality research examining the health effects of EMF and wireless technologies using modern exposure scenarios rather than relying primarily on standards developed in 1996. Greater application of the precautionary principle, including efforts to reduce unnecessary exposure from wireless devices and infrastructure while maintaining reliable communications. Further research into Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) and the establishment of clear medical guidance for individuals reporting related symptoms. Regulations requiring consumer products, vehicles, and other devices with wireless capabilities to include a user-controlled option to disable wireless radios. Consumers should have the ability to choose whether these technologies are active. As both a consumer and a citizen, I believe individuals should have greater transparency, choice, and protection regarding wireless technology exposure.

Dear Secretary Kennedy and my fellow Americans reading this: I am writing to you anonymously to describe my affliction with what I believe to be at the very least EMF/RF syndrome and at most, full blown "Havana Syndrome." Starting around February/March 2025, I began experiencing the following symptoms that have not stopped. While most literature describes Havana Syndrome as a seemingly one-time, or infrequent set of instances, what has been happening to me occurs daily, no matter where I am, from the city to the woods. I never experienced these things before: - Nonstop, constant ringing/buzzing/chirping in left ear and occasionally in my right ear. - Constant feeling of vibrations, pulsing, and excruciating pressure sensations mostly in my head, neck, jaw as well as other regions of the body; sometimes feels like one point is getting "hit" and then the sensation travels from there. - Unexplainable, involuntary contractions of my facial and eyebrow muscles. I also have frequent involuntary jaw movements, where it almost feels like my jaw is being moved without my control, often associated with simultaneous pressure sensations. I have witnessed this in the mirror at times where I can literally see my eyebrows appearing to almost bounce up and down without me controlling it. - Blurred vision that has no explainable trigger other than an originating pulsing/pressure sensation. - Unexplainable pops, clicks, and bubbling sounds and sensations coming from my jaw, neck, spinal chord, and abdomen. - Bouts of dizziness, vertigo, disrupted concentration. - On at least 3-4 occasions, the pressure sensations have been so intense it feels like my skull may actually crack, or that my neck/spinal cord was put into some kind of vice. It was very enlightening when I heard a similar description of this from a recognized Havana Syndrome victim on 60 Minutes. - These symptoms occur everywhere I am, but I notice an uptick near routers, cell towers, etc. - Strange prickly, pins/needles sensation in parts of my body. - Sensations of pressure and popping in my ears with no obvious cause. - One of the most concerning symptoms, and part of the reason I wish to remain anonymous for fear of scrutiny due to how crazy it may sound, is that when I think my internal thoughts (imagined speech or inner monologue), I can actually feel parts of my head vibrate as I say the words. The only way I can describe it is it feels like when I think my thoughts and speak my inner monologue in my head only, it is somehow being detected, amplified, and producing a physical sensation that mirrors the words being said, in real time. This specific symptom is highly unusual and would logically make anybody wonder how on earth my inner monologue/thoughts could be, in real time, detected and amplified, to literally "feel the words" vibrate in my head. There are no doctors, experts, researchers, consultants, law enforcement agencies, or any potential professionals that are willing to help citizens investigate this. Most get medicated. I ask you recognize this openly phenomena for everyone, not just federal staff. Tech has advanced far beyond what is imaginable to most people. There are public patents that exist for devices, invasive and non-invasive, that can hijack one's "biological sovereignty" causing such symptoms. Here are steps I have taken to 1) rule out other causes and 2) gain evidence that aligns with AHIs/Havana Syndrome: - CTs and MRIs ruling out growths, tumors, etc. in my head/neck that could induce any of the above symptoms. - For the tinnitus, an ENT who evaluated CT Scan imagery ruled out any structural anomalies that could cause long-term, constant tinnitus on either side. No hearing problems. - While not medical in nature, I went to an organization that offers "scan clinics" by somebody certified in the use of specialized counter surveillance devices. They use an RF detection device as well as a Non-Linear Junction Detector to identify the following: if there are any RF frequencies detected within proximity of focal points around one's body (albeit this was not a well-controlled environment like some sort of chamber, but it provides a preliminary indication that can lead to further evaluation) and the NLJD detector is used to see if there are detected semiconductor materials inside a person, which would indicate the presence of a foreign body, that could be acting as some kind of amplifier/receiver for RF/EMF into the body. RF was detected as well as semiconductor material. - Pursuing AHI diagnosis with a doctor. People who write about this topic need to stop finding ways to dismiss this phenomena, and instead, create a new way of evaluation that may include non-medical tests. What if this was happening to you or somebody you cared about? Would you call them crazy or actually do something to help them? A radio telescope just detected a signal in a galaxy 8B light-years away...we can do this.

I Beatrice McLaughlin declare under penalty of perjury as follows; 1. I reside in Largo Florida 2. I did not consent nor do I consent today to the continuous involuntary exposure to biologically active RF radiation 3. I am a 66 year-old woman who has been disabled since 2009. My main diagnosis for the disability is fibromyalgia. I paid attention to my symptoms and learn dues don’t and triggers of how to live with a debilitating disease. 4. In 2024 I was diagnosed with Havana syndrome by my Neurologist Dr Grant. I was also diagnosed with tinnitus and Energy weapons by the original Doctor who diagnosed the US diplomats when their attacks occurred in Havana Cuba in 2016 Dr. Micheal Hoffer. Once again, I paid attention to my symptoms with these diagnosis and know that this is man-made. RF radiation has created burns on my breast, legs, feet and face. My body does not create this on its own. I get headaches, have no balance, dizziness, vertigo, and hotspots on my head. I can pinpoint when where and who my radio frequency radiation began. 5. Towards the end of 2019 I was having issues with my bladder implant going into my 12th year with the implant. My urologist told me to turn it off and let’s see what happens. That was in November 2019. January 30, 2020 my entire bladder implant system was removed due to working on its own. During that year of 2019 I was experiencing stalking with vehicles and being run off the road on many occasions, especially on rainy days. Of course I went to the authorities to report what was happening to me, but I was being dismissed at every turn. Local authorities would send me to the FBI. The FBI would send me back to local authorities. July 6, 2019 I wrote Governor Como because I was beside myself of why I could not get any help. From that period on there were three car accidents a hit-and-run within a five month span. December 2019 were two of those accidents that is also the same year RF radiation came into my life. There are many facts to back up my claims. Throughout the years I have written department of justice two presidents many senators and no one has helped. Radio frequency is all over my apartment and has been a daily part of my life since 2019. I’m grateful to my Neurologist Dr Grant and Dr Michael Hoffer. Radio frequency or pulse modulated RF radiation has injured me from its exposure. EMR syndrome is a condition linked to exposure to man-made artificial electromagnetic radiation. Sources of man-made EMR include cell towers building antennas cell phones tablets, computer, computers, smart, meters Wi-Fi Bluetooth LED smart lighting smart appliances, wireless, baby monitors, wearables, and implanted medical devices. EMR can trigger many reactions from mild to life-threatening. Such as in my case fatigue, memory cognition problems,tinnitus, headaches, heart, arrhythmia, Burns in so many different areas and sleep disturbance. Over the past seven years, it has followed me from apartment to apartment, but I have been in this place for three years and the RF intensity is very high. I never feel well in my apartment but when I go outside that all changes. I want to thank you for your time and do hope that changes are coming in the very near future. My senior years were not supposed to be lived out like this or under this horrific sickness. Thank you again, Beatrice McLaughlin

Q2 - Perspective: Individual consumer and resident of New York City. Not affiliated with any organization. A fuller version of this comment is attached. Q3 - Personal experience 3(a) Source: In 2019, four cellular antennas were installed on the roof of the building immediately adjacent to mine, approximately ten feet from my bedroom. They initially operated as 4G transmitters. In December 2019, T-Mobile activated 5G on the same site. 3(b) Timing/duration: I slept roughly eight hours a night in the room closest to the antennas. I was not notified of the installation and did not learn the antennas were there until after my symptoms began. I stopped sleeping in the apartment in January 2020 and formally moved out in April 2020. 3(c) Effects: After the antennas began 4G operation in 2019, I developed intense tinnitus, frequent headaches, and noticeable hair loss. In December 2019, when 5G was activated, a new symptom appeared: burns on my ears with no apparent cause - no sun, no heat source, no contact with anything that could explain them. 3(d) Onset relative to exposure: I had none of these symptoms before 2019. Tinnitus, headaches, and hair loss began during 4G operation. The ear burns appeared only when 5G was activated and had never occurred before. Two distinct changes in exposure at the site were each followed by a distinct change in my symptoms. Hair loss and burns resolved after I left. Tinnitus and headaches persist to this day. 3(e) Medical evaluation: My primary care physician had no explanation for the ear burns and asked whether I had been on vacation, though I had not traveled and sunburn confined to the ears made no sense. No cause was identified, no workup done, no diagnosis given. Tinnitus and headaches were never evaluated. Through my own research I later learned that localized burns are a recognized effect of sufficiently intense RF/microwave exposure and that close-range cell transmitters were a plausible source. My clinician had no framework for even considering RF exposure. That is itself a gap HHS should address. 3(f) Exposure reduction and results: Once I learned the antennas were there, I stopped sleeping in my bedroom and slept in my kitchen, the room farthest away. By January 2020 I had stopped living in the apartment; I moved out formally in April 2020. After leaving, tinnitus and headaches improved substantially but never fully resolved. They recur strongly whenever I am near an RF source and subside when I move away. My symptoms have tracked proximity to RF sources consistently since 2019. Being driven from my bedroom and then my home, with no recourse, was a serious hardship. 3(g) Documentation: I have dated photographs of the ear burns from December 2019 and can provide them on request. Q13(a): The 4G antennas alone were associated with tinnitus, headaches, and hair loss. Adding 5G at the same site and distance was followed by a new, different effect on my skin. HHS should treat adding 5G to an existing site as a change in exposure in its own right. Q15(a), 15(d), and Q9: Antennas were placed ten feet from a bedroom in a neighboring building with no notice and no assessment of exposure at the nearest occupied residence across the property line. Compliance evaluations address the host rooftop and ground level, not a bedroom at antenna height next door. HHS should recommend that exposure evaluation for new sites and upgrades consider the nearest occupied sleeping spaces in adjacent structures, that cumulative nighttime residential exposure be studied as its own category, and that residents be notified before installation or upgrade and be able to obtain frequencies, power output, and power density at their own dwelling. Q4(m) and Q16: HHS should prioritize (1) clinical guidance so primary care providers take an exposure history when patients present with unexplained localized burns, new-onset tinnitus, or headaches after nearby antenna installation or upgrade; (2) research on long-term close-range residential exposure to rooftop 4G and 5G infrastructure, including dermal effects, tinnitus, and headache, and why symptoms persist and recur after exposure ends; (3) a standing adverse-event reporting mechanism (Q10(f)). I appreciate HHS asking for the experiences of people who have lived next to this infrastructure and am willing to provide further detail on request.

To whom it may concen I am glad that I get to share my story as I hope it will help with reform in regards to Emf and cell phone towers etc I grew up with a mother who was so sensitive to electrical outlets in the house that ahe had to sleep in the middle of the room on rhe floor to find releif. Fast forward to years later when I found her sleeping in a room where there was a wifi modum on the other side of the wall where she was sleeping. I asked her why she wasnt reactinf to the emf coming from it and she said since she had put 3 rather large obsidian crystals in front of it they had stopped bothering her. I thoufhr that was very interesting until a couple of months later she became very ill . Thats when I discovered that she had 4 golf ball sized tumora growing in her breast tissue. We had it biopsied and it was cancer. She died a week later. She was a very healthy grandmother who ate extremly well excercized and was very fit! Fast forward to 2020 and my husband who is also very healthy amd extremly fit with a great diet started to hve odd symptoms after qe had moved to a new house. He had installed about 8 wireleaa Sonos speakera in the house. My daughter and I couldnt sleep in the rooms that they were in. We have all our homes tested for wifi and emf levels and the levels before we moved in were great! Unfortunatly because each Sonos speaker has ita own Wifi built into each speaker the levels in our home went from nothing to Extremly Dangerous levels. My daughter and I had moved to Tahiti so that we could eacape all the Emf pollution in Calif and my husband commutes every month to see us One year later he developed Afib and had to have an ablatian. Two years later he developed prostate cancer! I just cant beleive that we arent able to protect ourselves or hve any sayso on where we live and the emf that invade our home!! Its just insane that we dont have any right to clean air and clean energy! We have since moved to yet another house and we just found out that we live across the street from 6 cell phone towers and an huge antena!! All if this while my husband it healing himself from a very significant disease! We are now looking at buying a 30 acre property in the mountains just so we can have some righta to clean energy free living! How is this legal in Usa??

I'm concerned about electromagnetic fields, radio frequency radiation, and wireless radiation exposure. A family member suddenly developed Havana Syndrome-like symptoms. There isn't a doctor in our large metropolitan area who is equipped to explain, evaluate, or treat these issues. Please do more research into this, provide doctors who can evaluate these issues, and protect Americans from any current or future harm being done.

I am submitting comments about my lived experience when exposed to EMF and RF radiation from cell towers. I used to live in a garden apartment in a Colorado town for 9 years in good health until a cell phone tower was put up only 3 blocks away. Soon I experienced poor quality sleep, ocular migraines, occasional heart palatations with chest pains, & my tinnitus became unbearable all through the day. I moved across the state to a smaller town and another lovely garden apartment where I felt total relief from the previously mentioned symptoms and sidnificant reduction in my tinnitus "noise" for about 2 years. Then a cell tower was constructed 1 block away. Very soon (in a few weeks) my previous symptoms started up again w/ my tinnitus becoming quite unbearable and in addition to the previously mentioned health problems, my skin became extremely itchy, I started having nose bleeds and my lethargy was a daily burden. I moved again, this time to a more remote location, but with an almost hopeless feeling that I would be continuously pursued by this poisonous EMF and RF radiation anywhere I might go. Currently the nearest cell tower is 2 miles away. So far I still have ongoing tinnitus, but it is somewhat quieter. I still get very occasional ocular migraines and itching skin. It is clear to me that the distance I live from a cell tower adversely affects my health to some degree no matter what. This clearly means that these towers must Never be placed too near communities or schools because the RF radiation causes illnesses. Human bodies are NOT meant to withstand these harmful frequencies which cause internal health problems. Serious consideration Must be given to these problems and appropriate regulations have to be put in place. Please take these comments into very serious consideration. I am now a 77 year old woman who went from excellent health 7 years ago to a compromised health situation due to cell towers and their RF radiation being putup around me!