Heart symptoms & implanted devices

My severe health effects from exposure to manmade RF/EMFs Wireless microwave radiation began in Jan. 2016 when a lg. Cell tower was built half a block from my much loved home. It was 4G then. Immediately I began to have sleep issues, couldnt sleep deep, was restless, my hands would stretch over my head all night from stress and my leg would twist inward, I woke up many times and I could hear loud frequencies in my ears and head. I would have heart issues, racing heart , then high blood pressure, I got anxiety then depression as the months went by, then exhausted all the time, I was so tired I couldnt work like before 2016 and I would have blood pressure and heart chest pain disorders. By 2017 I had to go to urgent care and then to the hospital for chest pains. I noticed all WIFI infrastructure and devices, smart meters, etc. were emiting radiation that was causing me to be anxious and irritable. I would get brain fog and memory issues, When 5G was being implemented in March 2020 all over our neighborhoods in eastern WA. I was instantly experiencing so much high frequencies noise in my ears and head It was unbearable!, I got severe inflammation , my head was going to explode, I got angry from the pain and just wanted to escape the city and go to nature to find peace and calm to get away from such intense 5G (5000 hz/sec) manmade destructive RF. I was getting hot , inflammed daily from 5G cell towers, cell antennas, and all sorts of powerlines with 5G going up in the city from 2020. for the last 6 yrs. my life has been turned upside down and I have become a EM refugee; moving alot trying to find places to rent in the country and more remote (and very lonely and I cant work) to be away from cell towers cell infrastructure wifi internet routers in homes and neighbors.... which is almost impossible to find. from so much 5G infrastructure in all cities, towns, powerlines, homes, rentals, schools, public buildings, spaces, parks, etc. Its impossible for me to live in cities since 2020 due to 5G , am gaining weight from so much 5G wifi interference and i hardly eat, am vegetarian. As the whole USA cities and towns and even countrysides are full of wireless radiation, RF's , even satellites are all emititng tons of microwave radiation and its cooking the planet severely , all living things with a brain are getting fried by 5G , I am struggling daily to function, sleep, try to work if possible. the rf"s make me tired , heart issues, blood pressure issues, hair loss, mood swings, feel dried out, feeling v. tired and the 5G RF frequencies are so loud nightly after 1am to 6am daily. (I can hear them) .... i cant sleep. constantly turn and rotate into weird positions nightly. Now struggling with WIreless Rf's since 2016 I cant work hardly, had to close my office in 2020, sell my dearly loved home last yr. after being there for 20 yrs.... It has been beyond crazy hard to live isolated and always having some wifi issue and having to move. . I am forced to live away from people, I cant live in any towns with 5G infrastructure or other types of WIFI. I have to live in the country, in woods etc. as I got very sick from 4G and 5G wireless microwaves. have so many chronic health disorders from wifi. Living away from wifi and cell towers min. 2 miles etc. is the only way I can survive this mass EMR Wifi radiated society.

The 1st time I typed a paper on a computer was the annotated bibliography for my Master's degree. I couldn't figure out why I was ssoo irritable and unreasonable. My head pounded every time I worked on it. I couldn't see clearly. I couldn't. think. The next issue was when I got a satellite phone. My face would get red and hot, and my teeth started blowing up. Headaches again. Soon while commuting for work an hour each way in wide open desert land. Invariably at the same areas both ways, I would get hot and sweaty, no matter the weather; my shoulders and head would ache and feel prickly. The only variable in these areas were high cell towers. After that, things escalated very fast. I entered into a classroom which, although I was unaware of it at the time, had recently acquired wifi. Immediately, I was dizzy and ran out and barfed. There are some buildings that every time I enter, I run to the restroom with sudden violent diarrhea. Being attacked by harmful EMF's have. at times squeezed my life into the tiniest box. Every new invention complicates my life. I had to stop using a cell phone when 4 G came in. The pain and numbness in my fingers was unbearable. Talking on the cell was ridiculous as my brain could not decipher what was being said. Answering wasn't much better, as the frequencies made me stutter. Additionally, things like baby monitors, key fobs, motion sensor camera and lights, garage door openers, smart meters, electronics in cars, digital anything, radar, LED and fluorescent lighting, many medical devises, xrays, weather manipulation, laser, TV, tablets make me miserable, and, depending on how many devises are nearby, and the length of time exposed, more complications appear: vision loss, extreme high blood pressure, coughing, Parkinson's type symptoms, insomnia, trouble getting a breath, irregular heartbeats, lack of joy, lack of energy, joint pain, skin rashes, apprehension, restlessness, feeling the need to escape, memory loss, muscle pain, stabbing pain as cell phones pass by. Flying is impossible. Any injury or sickness when complicated with harmful EMF's is magnified times 10. The only way I've been able to function at all has been to live without electricity, away from people, in a shipping container with aluminum screening-basically a faraday cage. If I get 12-14 hours inside, I can recover and go out a bit. (work and other daily living on a moderate basis). Also, being an acupuncturist I can fix the damages in my own body daily if needs be. While observing patients for 20 years, I have noticed many have symptoms related to harmful EMF's. Some have figured the cause, but still choose their devices over giving them up for health sake. Some patients come at their very wits end because they couldn't figure out what was happening to them, and MD's pronounced it psychiatric which made them all the more terrified about their futures and desperate to be heard. Some patients have had to withdraw into a tiny, tiny life because they can't handle the affects of the harmful EMF's. It seems these devises could be manufactured with healing frequencies rather than debilitating.

As a science teacher in a middle school building, my body was continuously bombarded by RF (microwave) radiation from the 25 lap tops, wifi router, all the cell phones, blue tooth, and other wireless devices for many hours daily. No one was checking the cumulative amounts of the radiation over long periods of time. No one tells you about the harm; the non-thermal effects of the radiation. I would get blurry vision, headaches, body aches, heart palipatations... the wireless printer was directly behind my desk chair. When I sat at my computer my head and neck were only one foot away. In 2014 my carotid artery dissected and I was diagnosed with some rare connective tissue disorder. Maybe the radiation contributed to or exacerbated the condition. I left my job because I can not control the amount of radiation I am exposed to in the school building environment. In my house, I can choose to use hard wired connections, turn off wifi and other sources. Unfortunately, our government does not protect its citizens from the toxic bombardment of RF radiation. We are forced to have smart meters on our homes, and you allow tech companies to install cell towers and 5G antennas in our right-of-ways. I can also pick up the wi-fi routers of all of my neighbors and have no control over that. We need setbacks of at least 500 meters. We need to be able to opt out of smart meters and have analog meters re-installed. Companies need to use the lowest possible amount of radiation, not pump out massive dosages for better service. Please put better protective regulations in place! Sincerely, Margaret Lynch

Re: HHS-OASH-2026-0397 Questions 2, 3, 9, 13, 15 and 18 I am submitting as an individual with firsthand experience of adverse health effects I believe are strongly and reproducibly associated with RF/EMF exposure. My background includes doctoral-level training in a health science and professional experience in telecommunications research and development. My symptoms began after I started working around RF/EMF-emitting telecommunications equipment. Previously healthy and athletic, I developed shingles, musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, urinary frequency, recumbent pressure-related pain and metal sensitivity. About three years later I moved from a rural area into a newly built suburban home and my health declined dramatically. I developed chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, heat intolerance, tinnitus, profound fatigue, brain fog and severe insomnia. My resting heart rate rose from about 70 to 90, yet during exercise sometimes failed to rise appropriately, leaving me dizzy and winded. Eventually I could no longer continue school or work. Extensive medical evaluation, conflicting diagnoses and tens of thousands of dollars did not restore my health. For nine years I spent nearly every waking moment trying to regain my health and my life. RF/EMF was initially only one possible stressor I investigated among many. I obtained several RF/EMF meters, mapped sources in my home, turned off Wi-Fi and a cordless phone, and discovered exposures I had not known were present. My efforts culminated in a move to a remote property chosen partly because it had little or no cellular service. Other environmental factors changed too, so this was not a controlled experiment. Over the following years I progressively recovered and became far more tolerant of heat, foods, chemicals and ordinary stresses, although city trips could still trigger relapses. Years later the wireless environment around my rural home changed. Cellular service became detectable where previously there had been essentially none. A new cell tower went up, my fixed wireless internet provider changed equipment, and a neighbor installed Starlink. My previous syndrome returned severely. My heart rate and blood pressure increased by just under 30%. I developed rhythm disturbances, brain fog, tinnitus and profound insomnia. At one point I was unable to sleep for eleven consecutive days and was taken to the emergency room. I built an RF-shielding enclosure and confirmed with an RF meter that RF readings inside were substantially reduced. I repeatedly observed my systolic blood pressure fall from around 140 toward my baseline of about 110 under reduced-exposure/shielded conditions. These are personal observations, not a controlled study, but sufficiently repeatable that I no longer regard RF/EMF as hypothetical. To this day I sleep without heat or electricity through snowy winters because that low-exposure environment allows me to sleep. This year, after recent work on the nearby tower, I began experiencing pressure, discomfort and visual changes in the eye and surrounding region on the side of my head nearest the directional antenna serving my rural internet connection. Those symptoms abate with shielding that my meter confirms reduces RF levels. HHS should investigate long-term cumulative RF/EMF exposure, short-duration peak exposures, and factors that may alter individual susceptibility, including heavy-metal burden. Biological effects can depend on intensity, duration, repetition, recovery and repair. Policy should not assume repeated exposures are independent or that cumulative exposure is irrelevant. Long averaging periods can hide important peaks. Average the energy delivered by a bullet over thirty minutes and its average power looks trivial, while the real-world millisecond impact can be deadly. The body experiences exposure as it occurs, not as an arithmetic average. Standards must address both cumulative dose and instantaneous peak exposure. People are simultaneously exposed to cell towers, Wi-Fi, satellite systems, fixed wireless internet, smart meters, Bluetooth, smart appliances and personal devices. Who measures aggregate exposure where a person sleeps and works? Who is responsible when independently regulated sources combine? Consumers need a practical right to know. One night, seeking somewhere relatively RF-free, I stopped beneath what I only later realized was a camouflaged cell tower. Camouflaged towers should be clearly labeled wherever people pass nearby. Wireless devices should have an obvious indicator showing when transmitting at low, medium or high power. I cannot tell HHS which transmitters, or combination of transmitters, were responsible for what I experienced. That is precisely the problem. RF exposure has become ubiquitous, dynamic and largely invisible. Policy must measure and disclose cumulative exposure and give individuals the information needed to reduce avoidable exposure.

My response is in reference to wireless technology, or RF/EMF sources, that include Wi-Fi, smart meters, and wireless infrastructure. I am a residential customer of the Northern California utility provider, Pacific Gas & Electric Company. The Smart Meter rollout in my city began in November of 2010. Having read various publications detailing some alarming concerns with various aspects of Smart Meter technology, I chose to defer installation and instead take advantage of the opt-out option and retain my original analog utility meters. I paid the $75.00 opt-out fee, as well as the recurring $10.00 monthly meter reading fee, which I believe was charged for a period of one or two years. From 2010 to 2024, I continued to enjoy trouble-free service from my two analog meters, which are attached to the exterior wall of my garage. In November of 2024, and without my consent, the utility replaced one of my meters, assuring me that the unit was not a Smart Meter. I'm assuming the utility declined to classify the meter as a Smart Meter due to disabling radio transmission function. Within one day of installation, each time I was near the new meter I experienced debilitating, dizzy spells, causing me to stumble and become disoriented, followed by fatigue and "brain fog." I also experienced dizziness and brain fog inside my home, requiring bed rest for a period of 2-3 hours after exposure. Since the utility had assured me that they had not installed a Smart Meter, I spent several months trying to find some physical reason that might explain the sudden onset of my symptoms. As a last resort, I decided to do some research on the Alcara digital meter that had been installed. To my dismay, I found that the digital meter replacement was in fact a Smart Meter. Even more troubling was the fact that my meter was replaced even though I had chosen to opt out, and had paid the additional fees to keep the analog meter. After enduring several months of dizzy spells, brain fog, shortness of breath, fatigue, heart palpitations, and inability to perform activities of daily living, I contacted the utility company and requested that the meter be replaced. After some persistence, the utility company agreed to remove the Smart Meter and replace it with the analog dial unit. After the meter was replaced, I experienced immediate relief of all symptoms. In addition to Smart utility meters, I experience uncomfortable and disabling effects from various other sources, as well. I become dizzy in various locations of the grocery store, as well as in medical offices. I am unable to shop in my local department store, where they use ESLs (digital price tags), for more than 15-20 minutes before experiencing severe dizziness and disorientation. Removal from the source does not provide immediate relief of symptoms, which can continue for several hours after exposure. The effects from EMF, RF and wireless radiation exposure are severe. Symptoms include severe dizziness, brain fog, fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations, all of which can last for as long as 2-3 hours post exposure, during which time I am bedridden. The closest description I can think of is the sensation of an eggbeater in your head, scrambling your brains. I do what I can to protect myself. My telephone is a wired landline. I do not use a cell phone, and have no idea what communication options will be available to me when AT&T succeeds in eliminating wired landline telephone service. As far as electronic equipment, my computer and peripherals are all wired. I have, unfortunately, lost access to a wired internet connection through my phone line as ISPs in my area no longer support a wired modem option. My current modem/router emits Wi-Fi signals, requiring that I limit my computer use to no more than 2-3 hours. In an effort to mitigate exposure intensity, I have limited speed, or power level, to no more than 300 Mbps. I am unable to withstand prolonged exposure to any device that uses a wireless connection. In order to protect the health of my pet, I also declined to have a microchip inserted in her body. I have not sought medical intervention, other than mentioning the condition to my physician. The only solution to protecting my brain and my body from this "attack" is to remove the offending technology; considering today's all-consuming dependence on wireless technology, with options becoming fewer and fewer each day, this is, of course, impossible to achieve. This is radiation exposure and worse, and this fact must be recognized as a real danger to humans and animals. It is my strong belief that constraints on this technology must be implemented, the health impacts must be accepted and communicated, and for those who suffer with the condition (possibly falling under ADA protection), options must be made available.

Smart meters can cause risks such as house fires for which insurance companies have been known not to take responsibility. As well as  health effects ranging from headaches, insomnia, chronic fatigue, ringing in the ears, dizziness, heart palpitations, heart attacks and medical implant interference from exposure to smart meters as well as cancer: https:smartmetereducationnetwork.com/smart-meter-fires.php

I am sensitive to EMFs. I have experienced headaches, heart palpitations, leading to Afib, and chronic fatigue that I believe are related to EMFs.

Thank you for taking our comments. In this commentary I will state my firsthand experiences with EMF exposure, and how my life is emphatically miserable regarding this exposure. It’s the nervous system. —EMFs are burning out my nervous system and dulling my reproductive organs. Full stop. Please review this opening statement, as it is the crux of this crucial topic. Thank you. Wi-Fi is one of the worst assailants, along with large rechargeable battery devices such as portable generators and electric vehicles, and cell phones with 3G and LTE enabled, and worse, 5G and hotspots. I single out these influences and devices because they are the most pervasive offenders in our everyday lives, to such an egregious extent. Wi-Fi literally electrifies the air we live in, eroding the nerve endings in my skin, eroding the sensitive tissue in my lungs, and disrupting the natural electromagnetic field around my heart. I base these emphatic claims on direct observation of myself rather than peer-reviewed studies. Physical exertion and exercise amidst Wi-Fi is exceptionally damaging to my body. Gyms with Wi-Fi are absolutely atrocious, as Wi-Fi simply erodes the infrastructure of my body. That’s it. I’ve summed it up in one sentence concerning Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi erodes the infrastructure of my body. I can feel it. It’s obvious to me. My body’s recovery after exercising in a Wi-Fi environment is longer, and my physical endurance while exercising in these environments is shorter and weaker. It’s harder to breathe in Wi-Fi, as Wi-Fi pollutes the air. Electricity in the air is burning out my lungs and heart. The air is not fresh. It’s not natural. It’s such a discomfort. — Rechargeable batteries give off “dirty electricity,” electrical fields that disrupt my own body’s natural electrical fields. Portable generators give off enormous amounts of disruptive fields that burn and singe my nervous system, specifically my lower body, my legs, and my reproductive organs. Electric cars have huge rechargeable batteries in them as well, and these batteries are just as destructive. My legs burn and feel inflamed when in proximity. They feel weak and arthritic, and their strength and sturdiness are lessened. My reproductive organs feel a burning sensation as well. Testicles burn and go numb, and arousal and the ability to be aroused are diminished. — Cell phones actively connected to 3G LTE, and worse, 5G and enabled hotspots give off a similar disruptive electrical field, but cell phones affect my heart’s field and my throat rather than my lower body as stated above. Close proximity to these devices, whether on my body or within a few feet, adversely affect my heart and nervous system. Inflammation in these areas becomes apparent, and my heart’s vigor and strength diminish to the point of feelings of heart failure. It’s terrible. EMF-blocking, silver-lined sleeves help to block this radiation, but are not full proof. While wireless, rechargeable earbuds burn out my ears and brain. Those are heavily shunned. Lastly, caffeine and processed sugar consumption, and excessive consumption of these inflammatory substances, exacerbate the negative effects of these EMF exposures. I’ve just about quit caffeine and sugar consumption altogether to better combat my struggle with EMF exposure. These are my observations and I thank you dearly for providing this opportunity for the public to voice our experiences with EMF exposure, and I hope solutions can be reached to allow people like myself to live more comfortably among electromagnetic frequencies. Thank you for reading. Chris Thorpe

Please take immediate action to protect our population from the harmful effects of wireless radiation. The regulations and the science are grossly outdated. I personally struggle with this on a daily basis in the form of headaches, fatigue, chronic pain, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and depression. As soon as I remove myself from the sources I find relief but the majority of my time I have no way to reduce exposure. My parents are also affected, my father so much so that he eventually resorted to sleeping under a Faraday cage. My mother has ongoing heart palpitations in direct relation to exposure and she often has to go to the emergency room because they are so bad. I have known many others who have experienced detrimental health effects from wireless radiation including those who can no longer live in their own homes due to the installation of nearby cell towers. Please take this seriously. Just because it isn't visible, doesnt make it not real. Please protect us.

A former cybersecurity engineer for nearly 20 years, I developed electrohypersensitivity in 2019. As a result, I had to stop working, leave the city where I lived, find a home in a rural area, and live while minimizing my exposure to microwaves and electric fields as much as possible all while incurring significant expenses to install shielding and protective equipment in my home. Since these conditions are not readily recognized in France, I receive no financial assistance and must cover everything out of my own savings: housing, food, healthcare costs, training, travel, and more... As of now, I can no longer live in cities like Paris, where exposure to microwave radiation in the street is way too high for me. The symptoms I have experienced from the very beginning and continue to experience are: - If I am exposed for more than half a day to high-frequency waves such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cell phones, etc.: dizziness, cognitive impairment, short-term memory loss, significant difficulty prioritizing and organizing tasks, disorientation, muscle pain in the neck and trapezius muscles, eye pain, tinnitus, digestive issues, and palpitations - if I’m exposed to 50Hz (home electricity) for more than a day: inflammatory symptoms (rhinitis, sneezing, mucosal irritation, sinus congestion), intense fatigue in the days that follow, requiring a great deal of recovery time. - If I am exposed to “dirty electricity” (such as “Linky” smart meters in France or powerline communication) for a few hours to a day: a sensation of burning from the inside, the onset of flu-like symptoms that progress to bronchitis and rhinitis if exposure continues for too long The most serious symptoms I experienced were extrasystoles and cardiac arrhythmias, which led me to the emergency room. I resolved these specific issues by eliminating electromagnetic interference, grounding myself as often as possible, and undergoing acupuncture. The first few years were very difficult because I was deeply affected; I didn’t understand what was triggering the symptoms. Once I figured it out, I had to spend nearly six months in a 4 square-meter space, the only place in my home where I could recover, while I gradually adapted the rest of my 28-square-meter apartment. I didn’t know which disturbance caused which symptom or how long it took to manifest, or where I could or couldn’t go… No one around me understood me. Most of the time, people think I’m crazy, or they’re annoyed at having to temporarily turn off their devices. Some say they’ll turn them off but don’t, thinking I’m making things up, and after a while, I end up feeling sick and it takes me hours to recover. People have become so addicted to their smartphones that it annoys them when the topic of the harmful effects of electromagnetic waves comes up. I’ve even been told, "Who cares? We don’t feel anything you should just go live in a cave." Or, "If you weren’t an engineer, I would never have believed you.” I’ve come to realize just how much my disability “bothers” people, so I hardly ever talk about it, and I hardly see anyone anymore. I have practically no social life left, aside from my immediate family, a few understanding friends, and other people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity. I can’t stay anywhere for too long because most homes and public places have excessive electromagnetic fields. From time to time, I make the effort to go out and do some activities or go on outings, but I have to plan for the fact that I’ll pay dearly for it the next day and won’t be able to do anything. It is very difficult to find a job where one is not exposed to this pollution, whether from infrastructure or from other employees using connected devices. Since our government’s motto is "zero dead zones" and “don’t live like the Amish,” it is becoming increasingly difficult for advocacy groups representing people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity to find housing even in rural areas that offers low exposure. I trained as an electromagnetic environment consultant to try to turn my condition into something useful and raise awareness, but this topic is regularly discredited by many media outlets and a majority of misinformed people in the healthcare field who classify it as a psychiatric disorder. We’re labeled "conspiracy theorists". Most of my clients are people who are already ill and often in precarious situations, so I’m not yet able to generate enough income to cover all my expenses, and I’m still living partly off my savings. Most devices are becoming increasingly complicated to use in wired mode; you constantly have to go through a lot of steps, buy accessories, and so on. Even cars automatically turn on Bluetooth when you start them, when it’s even possible to turn it off. There are many things that seem trivial but are a nightmare in daily life they’re time-consuming and force you to always be vigilant and on your guard.