My name is Samantha Perez. Let me summarize my experience and how I have become Electrical Hyper Sensibility: I had been experiencing a certain sensitivity to mobile phones for years (mainly loud ringing in my ears and tingling in my hands when holding the phone, but nothing worrying), but in January 2023 I started feeling sick (with up to 14 different physical symptoms (cumulative over the weeks). The triggering cause: working for seven months underneath the photovoltaic panels we installed at home in June 2022 (my office is directly underneath them). In March 2023, I contacted the Spanish association for people with Electro hypersensitivity and I went to see a doctor in Barcelona (one of the few specialists in Spain), who diagnosed me with Central Sensitivity for EHS due to overexposure to EMFs (I also had a mobile tower close to my home impacting my bedroom directly).
From April 2023 onwards, I took drastic measures regarding everything related to Wi-Fi/internet/electrical systems (switched off the photovoltaic panels, shielded walls, and carefully controlled my environment in terms of exposure to electromagnetic waves and electric and magnetic fields) and full body detoxification and strengthen my immune system. It took me over a year for the symptoms to gradually disappear. The symptoms are entirely functional: when I am exposed to EMFs, they appear; when I am not exposed for a prolonged period, they disappear.
At present, I experience symptoms when exposed: fatigue, bloating, the metallic clicking sensation, discomfort in the lymph nodes, swelling behind the knee, loud ringing in my ears. But my life has become more limited, as I have to avoid certain places and specially phone towers. I became for life “allergic to EMF”. I urge a solution at least to avoid more people becoming sick without knowing. New tech can´t play with our health. Thank you.
We are two Scandinavians who suffer greatly from solar panels & inverters, wifi, blue tooth, smart meters, electric vehicles, ev-loading stations, cell phone masts etc. since beginning 2011 & worse after 2018 & extreme after 2022. Hopefully this administration can stop this abuse so we can live normally again. It took a while to understand what was happening but now without a doubt we can see the connections. If we pass a house with solar panels we feel head-ache, nausea, spinning before we even see that the house has the panels. Inverters are not compatible with human health. Electric filters help a bit but we cannot live in a populated area cannot have wifi in the house nor smart meter. Can not walk past a house or neighbourhood with solar panels. Our dog also suffered, got heart issues & died. It is devastating.
Dear Sir/Madame,
Many thanks indeed for your great work in negating a terrible situation where Radio Frequency, particularly in the microwave band that is rapidly pulsed has caused and is still causing great pain, brain-fog and huge discomfort as well as the loss of health, employment, possessions and the will to live.
This article, available online was written in the chaos that ensued immediately after TETRA transmitters were installed and wifi routers became common-place.
It is vital common-sense prevails and alternative methods like hard-wired is promoted and mandated until a truly safe and benign form of wireless can be conceived of and established.
The article link as follows;
https://www.electricsense.com/emf-stories-driven-out-of-my-own-home-by-wifi-radiation/
"(Many thanks to GT for sharing this. If you’ve got an EMF or electrical sensitivity story you'd like to share, please send it through to me.)"
Thank You for helping us create and enjoy a safe world without RF pollution and chemical toxins. Thank you for the elevation in consciousness and caring. God bless.
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 [patient, parent, family member, advocate, concerned member of the public].
In 2021 I was working from home for one year by this time.wheningot a blast to my right ea, forcing me to throw my work headset off my head. I screamed as I was answering my first call after morning break. That evening, the pain and pressure got worse and traveled from my ear to my temple then to my front lobe of my brain. I wanted answers neurologist didn’t know much about EMF, RF But told me it was psychological. I knew all I was doing at the time was answering a phone call, therefore, I did nothing to cause it and that I was injured. I told my employer, but the injuries continued until I had to go out on disability. It caused me financial hardship and no doctor s in NJ knew how to treat it. The only thing that helped is getting away from it. I feel HHS should look into this because I can kill you it causes biological damage to our tissues and organs. Thank you for caring about a very important issue.
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 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 who has been negatively effected by EMFs and RF radiation.
In 2011 my home town became a pilot for the installation of Smart Meters by our electricity provider. I was not asked for permission to have this RF radiating device installed on my home. Within a day or so after the Smart Meter was installed, I was startled awake at night by a severe heart arrhythmia. It felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest. The arrhythmia continued every night from then on. I developed insomnia as well, and both conditions continued whenever I was in my home. Interestingly, when I was away on a vacation (especially camping), I was fine. I sought help from my doctor and a cardiologist, but in their offices my EKG was text-book perfect. (WiFi was not widely used at medical offices at that time.) After a couple of years, I learned that my health problems were caused by the smart meter, especially when its data was downloaded during the night. Because I lived in a neighborhood close to other houses, I was also affected by my neighbors’ meters. In order to regain my health, I had to move to a different home with no close neighbors, and payed substantial fees for a non-transmitting electric meter. Even non-transmitting smart meters produce electrical harmonic frequencies throughout a home’s wiring. People who are electro-sensitive, like me, are negatively affected by these, too. So, I spent additional money to have my home evaluated by a building biologist, who installed electrical filters. I also became sensitized to WiFi and cell phone towers. I still get headaches from prolonged exposure to them. Therefore, I do not use WiFi in my home and keep my distance from cell phones and towers. Having a home that is free from RF radiation has helped me to cope with the omnipresence of these technologies.
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.
Yes, having a “smart meter” forced into my house (just below my bedroom) caused headaches and insomnia. I protested the village prior to installation. I was pregnant and potty training my 2 year old. and recieved doctors notes, but had my water shutoff until meter could be installed. We had to move out until a faraday cage could be properly installed over the meter.
About five years ago, my husband who was 61 at the time woke up with a migraine headache. He never has migraine headaches. It was almost impossible, but he got out of bed just to walk down the hall. Tell his employer that he could not work that day because of the headache. As he got closer to his computer, the headache got worse. We realized that it was electronic magnetic frequencies from the computer, Wi-Fi router, monitors, printer, etc. in his home office. It took him nine months of living in an RV on our property to recover from that experience. We spent thousands of dollars to remediate our home to make it in at Free as possible. Yes, wireless radiation has done severe damage in our lives. You’re welcome to contact us for more information.
2. In your response, please describe which perspective(s) your comments represent:
I am an individual consumer & patient
3. a. The type(s) of wireless technology or RF/EMF : I use mobile smartphone & wearable devices (Smart watch & Ear buds)
b. The nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing of the reported
exposure(s): 2021-2025
c. The potential adverse health effects experienced. A.) Smartphone problems: 1.) when held to my ear it increases my tinnitus so I cannot hear the person speaking on the phone. 2.) When looking at the screen the display must be set at Natural with Eye Comfort set at very warm tones and I still get headaches and blurry eyes from looking at the screen. I must constantly look away from the screen. B.) Smart Watch problems: When wearing it, I feel pain in the entire area of where the watch is on me. I tried changing the arm I wore it on and I had the same pain. C.) Ear buds: When in my ears it makes my ears hurt. If I must wear them, I wear only one at a time because I feel the pain and get a migraine eventually. It also increases my tinnitus issues.
d. When potential adverse health effects first appeared relative to when exposure
began and whether any changes in exposure coincided with potential adverse
health effects. A.) Smartphone: Happens every time I look at my phone for more than 30 seconds. B.) Smart Watch: Within 5 minutes of wear pain begins. C.) Ear buds: Within about 1 minute of wearing the pain starts with one or both, and then the becomes unbearable in about 15-30 minutes of use in the ear it is located in. I found if using only 1 at a time I can switch ears and use for no more than 1 hour or I do get a migraine.
e. I have mentioned to Dr's however, their answer is the same, then do not wear or use them anymore. A.) Smartphone: Migraines, ear aches, tinnitus, & blurry eyes. B.) Smart Watch: bone pain in hand and wrist where it is worn on. C.) Ear buds: Migraines, tinnitus & ear aches.
f. Whether steps to reduce or eliminate exposure were taken and, if so, whether any
subsequent changes in potential adverse health effects were observed. A.) Smartphone: I try to use speakerphone most of the time. I cannot sleep with it anywhere near me while I sleep. B.) Smart Watch: I would switch wrists and attempted timing how long it was worn and how long i could handle the pain and did not last more than an hour before taking it off. C.) Earbuds: I use only one at a time when necessary to reduce the amount of pain because it is significantly worse if ear buds are in both ears at the same time. I also know if I use too long I will have a migraine.
If I had known of the risk of pain, tinnitus, ear aches, eye pain, etc I would not have wasted $800 on the smart watch. It was very upsetting to discover how negatively it would impact me and waste my money and not be able to return it.
I want a smartphone with less EMF and protections against the radiation so I can use without harming my eyes, brain, and ears.
If I do not use the screen or smartphone at all my sight stops being so blurry and returns to normal. Where is our freedom of choice...the only Smartphones out there all have too much EMF making us sick. We need to have a choice for a simpler phone with next to NO radiation.
I am a EHS sufferer for the past two and half years after having a smart meter enforced on me, I have suffered with severe rashes, burns , blistering which were so bad I was hospitalised for 5 days ,I have been diagnosed with severe tachycardia due to the meter attacking my metal and titanium implants, I have not been able to live in my home for over 2 years, this is a medical emergency for all suffering from the effects of this technology the corporation has received medical letters and exemptions but have refused to remove the meter whilst I am forced to sleep and stay in a car
Personal statement & Case testimony:
Smart meters present a direct hazard to human health. My health was drastically impacted after our utility installed digital smart meters across our block. The day after activation, I experienced severe acute symptoms:
* Neurological & Peripheral Distress: I instantly developed cognitive side effects and an aggressive attack on my peripheral nervous system. Within 48 hours, emissions coming from the walls caused such severe disruption that I came close to leg paralysis.
* Severe Insomnia: I can no longer sleep in my bedroom. The continuous fields create a sensation like my brain is being 'zapped' and kept awake, resulting in debilitating insomnia.
* Whole-House Wiring Radiation: Research and professionals confirmed that the Switch-Mode Power Supply (SMPS) inside these meters injects high-frequency 'dirty electricity' directly onto building power lines. The electrical wiring throughout our house—and electronics plugged into it—now re-radiate harmful fields into living spaces.
* Inadequacy of Mitigation: Mitigating this required major changes to living arrangements and expensive filters, which lessen the pollution but cannot eliminate it entirely.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Federal guidelines rely on thermal heating limits (ICNIRP) and wireless RF, failing to regulate conducted voltage noise ("dirty electricity") from internal SMPS in digital meters.
Testing shows digital/smart meters generate up to 35 times higher conducted noise on household wiring than legacy analogue meters, turning building wiring into an antenna that induces non-thermal biological stress, neurological disruption, and sleep degradation.
Federal agencies must close regulatory loopholes, recognize non-thermal biological thresholds, and enact a complete federal ban on all digital and smart electricity meters, mandating a return to passive electro-mechanical analogue metering.
TECHNICAL EVIDENCE: CONDUCTED EMISSIONS
35-Fold Noise Increase: Testing of 23 meter models by EMF Consult AS showed modern smart meters (AMS) produce noise levels of 49 dBµV vs ~18 dBµV in older analogue meters—a 31 dBµV (~35-fold) increase in conducted noise on household wiring.
Root Cause (SMPS): Analogue meters contain no power electronics, producing zero conducted pollution. Digital/smart meters use active SMPS that chop AC voltage, bleeding high-energy transients onto power lines.
Constructive Interference: Multiple digital/smart meters on the same transformer create constructive interference, compounding noise across neighborhoods.
BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS & SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
VGCCs & Oxidative Stress: Transients alter cellular function below thermal thresholds by opening voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs), causing overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress.
Piezoelectric Inner Ear Stimulation: The inner ear's tectorial membrane and otoconia convert ultrasonic oscillations into mechanical micro-vibrations, triggering tinnitus, head pressure, and brain hyperexcitability.
Stress Biomarkers (Milham & Stetzer 2013): Filtering dirty electricity resulted in significant normalization of urinary dopamine and phenylethylamine levels.
Metabolic Disruption (Havas 2006, 2008; Milham 2014): Studies show dirty electricity elevates blood glucose in sensitive individuals ("Type 3 diabetes") and correlates historically with diabetes/obesity epidemics.
School Field Trials (Havas & Olstad 2008): Filtering power-line noise by >90% produced significant health improvements in 64% of teachers and improved student focus/behavior.
Remission via Analogue Reversion: Court rulings (Oslo Appeal Court, French Linky decision) confirm replacing digital/smart meters with electro-mechanical analogue meters results in rapid symptom remission.
CRITICAL REGULATORY GAPS
Unregulated 10–150 kHz "Grey Zone": CISPR 32 / EN 55032 standards only measure conducted emissions from 150 kHz to 30 MHz, leaving 10–150 kHz—where SMPS transients concentrate—completely unregulated.
Thermal-Only Paradigm: Guidelines fail to account for non-thermal biological signaling or conducted power-line noise. The only biologically safe standard is passive analogue metering.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL ACTION
Complete Ban on All Smart Digital Meters: Enact a federal ban on all digital/smart electricity meters (including filtered models), mandating a return to electro-mechanical analogue meters.
Free Analogue Reinstallation: Require utilities to reinstall traditional analogue meters free of charge upon request.
Close 10–150 kHz Loophole: Expand EMC standards to mandate strict limits down to 10 kHz.
Adopt Non-Thermal Thresholds: Update exposure standards to protect against VGCC activation, ROS-induced stress, and electro-hypersensitivity.