Children & vulnerable groups

Our children attended a school and there were two large 5G towers on school property. Our children would complain of headaches everyday while at school. We became very concerned and had to move them to a different school. At school now they are happy and I’ve not heard them complain of a headache while at school. Just recently they installed a 5G small cell right by our home. In December 2025. We have all been terribly ill and terrible headaches everyday while at home. We have also been experiencing insomnia and other symptoms. Our neighbors are also experiencing health issues. We just can’t seem to catch a break. Our home used to be our safe place and it is no longer our safe place. We are very sensitive to 5G and it’s affecting our quality of life. I pray the 5G small cell that was installed to send information from the smart meters in our neighborhood- I pray it can be removed. Bradenton, Florida.

Ladies & Gentlemen of HHS\OAS personnel : 10/20/26 Too many years and too much procrastination has passed when the topic of EMF radiation has been kept under the rug, so to speak. The rug is now removed and the whole population of America understand that proper response is needed by HHS & FCC agencies. Simply understand what the Environmental Health Trust professionals have compiled and exerted for the health of welfare of not only the environment but especially for young children & those babies in the womb yet be born. AI will solicit your agencies even more now that digital communications become more & more ubiquitous but you all need to be our defense and more transparent & accountable towards the public. Best regards in all your work ahead! FINIS

Thank you so much for this inquiry! I am a 62 yr old medically trained caucasian female and have been aware of my bodies EMF sensitivity for more than a couple decades. Initially I experienced thru cellular phone exposure inability to find certain words while speaking a sentence, rather disconcerting when conversing with clients. Another symptom was sudden spacial disorientation that differed from dizziness, it felt like I could not identify what was up and what was down inside the field of gravity. My sister is a German human doctor who became aware of EMF damage to her child thru proximity of its crib to a router, who nowadays successfully treats treatment resistant diseases of patients only if they agree first to clean up their EMF exposure in their home.She was the one saying my symptoms maybe caused by EMF. To test it I stopped exposure for several days and the symptoms disappeared. Then I exposed myself again and the symptoms came back. I did this three times with exact repeating results. Since then I use an RF meter (EMF acoustimeter Model AM-10, frequency response 200MHZ- 8 GHz, whenever I experience increasing inability to sleep inside for instance hotels or apartment buildings that have many routers installed within a short distance. I only use wired connections on my computer with its wifi capacity turned off, have moved in a rural area where my neighbors routers do not reach,limit my use of the cell phone, and protect myself with silver threaded EMF protective clothing and blankets when in high impact locations. Increasing inability to sleep is the main symptom today when exposed to wifi systems. I have grave concerns for children that are near non-stop exposed in their homes, schools, and am aware of multiple children developing leukemia around a 5G antenna. I am aware of lots including high quality research done on EMF including 5G impact on humans and animals incl bees, and hope you gather all that as a base for further actions to limit the damage sustained by many on a daily base if possible. Thank you again for opening up this very important and long overdue inquiry.

There are mental health people who know about targeted individuals and there are those, usually the psychiatrists, who don’t know and are not receptive. I ended up at a mental hospital because my fair skin was turning a dark tan, even though I barely went outside. After leaving the house I was pursued by the perps. Afraid that they would shoot me if I left the hotel room (I heard them yell "we found her") I called 911. Long story short I ended up at the mental hospital. I thought I’d be safe there - boy was I wrong. My blood pressure spiked, and the same happened to many other people on the same floor who were suddenly complaining of having high blood pressure and feeling sick. They were giving me clonidine. There were 2 nurses who came to check my blood pressure and take blood. One of the nurses told the other that I wasn’t the worse case she had seen but my skin was deteriorating. She said she had seen homeless people burned so badly that they died. They had this conversation without looking at me. Another hospital worker there, said to his co-workers in a loud voice “someone’s mad at her” as I passed him in the hall. The psychiatrist thought I was psychotic, of course. The perps were trying to damage my heart and or give me a heart attack. The day I left, they were moving everyone off the floor. I went to the ER that evening with my systolic blood pressure near 200. It was never even close to that before. I begged to be let go early, which I was. I’m not sure I would have lasted another day there. The technology they use doesn’t just affect you, it can also affect your neighborhood, to a lesser degree. We’re talking kids and elderly people. In the case of the mental hospital, we’re talking the disabled. All because some people were angry at me over petty stuff and wanted my inheritance money. The V2K told me that mental hospitals didn't like people having heart attacks and that none of the people in that hospital mattered. Shut down this technology that is hurting innocent, vulnerable people. Remove the vircators from cell towers and stop the data centers.

My son was not sleeping well in his room. I was looking into radiation and called Duke and had them come out to remove our smart meter that was outside of his bedroom. It costed me $100 for them to remove it but ever since then he has slept better. Same with my husband and I’s cell phones. Airplane mode every night. WiFi turned off every night to help everyone sleep better.

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 parent and a caregiver. When we moved into our home in 2022, I started experiencing fatigue and brain fog like nothing I've ever experienced before, even as a mother with 5 children in 10 years, even through graduate school, even through running a business; this was different. I couldn't get dinner on the table. I couldn't organize basic tasks that needed to get done throughout the day. My oldest child started getting bloody noses, with no prior history. We both started getting headaches with no discernible cause (and her, no prior history). My memory was shot. Multiple times per day, I would send a child on a task, and then less than a minute later, forget I had done so. I struggled to get through our homeschooled lessons (and remember the above; I am highly educated, and this shouldn't have been an issue). I also started hearing a constant ringing in my ears, even though I have never had a problem with tinnitus. It was only then that we discovered the smart meter on our home. We removed it and replaced it with an electro-mechanical analog meter. Within a week, everyone was sleeping better (and with five children, this was a marked difference that I didn't expect), my husband - who had no reported problems to me - told me he was dreaming again. The headaches and bloody noses stopped. I felt like myself again with energy and focus. I was "conquering the world" again, so to speak. The utility company went through a multi-month process of lies, fear tactics, intimidation, threats and coercion before unlawfully removing our meter and replacing it with their opt-out meter. My tinnitus is back, and my thyroid is now shot with no other cause that can be identified. I have had it tested by an electrical engineer, and can confirm it still emits RF. We have no WiFi, and no neighbors. When we had the meter tested, we had no internet, let alone no wifi. We turned off the entire house, and the meter was emitting RF. No company or utility of any kind should be legally allowed to "mandate" harmful technology on our homes, our schools, our shops, our churches, or anywhere else. 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 a parent. My daughter was an average, healthy 10 year old child. Two years ago we had a smart meter installed at our home. We tried to stop the installation, however, Wisconsin doesn't allow an opt out. Our daughter began to experience strange symptoms, hand pain, a combination of burning and tingling, hair loss, severe weight loss, rapid heart rate and irritability. We took her into our primary care doctor who ran some labs and came back saying she has Graves' disease. We have still been unable to restore her health and get the smart meter removed. My heart's desire is to have this legislation changed where at a minimum, people should be allowed to opt out of smart meters and 5g being placed on and or near their homes. Our children are growing sicker every year. Each child deserves a chance to be give a healthy environment to grow into healthy adults. My daughter's Graves disease is hard and incredibly sad, but others out there have children fighting for their lives in cancer battles due to all this radiation. 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.

Recently I had a baby, he is 13 years younger than my last biologically born baby- something I have noticed this time around when I’m breastfeeding him if I have my phone out and I’m on my phone he’s very fussy and hard to get him to settle but once I set it away from me or turn it off, he stops being fussy. I’m not sure if there is a connection because the last time I breastfed 13 years ago I didn’t have a phone that I could sit and scroll on but my other older babies that were breastfed never got fussy if I was reading a book or even listening to music on my iPod (no WiFi). Also, I considered that maybe it was because he saw my phone but even when he can’t see it he still gets fussy and doesn’t stop until it’s off and far away from him. Again I have no proof that it’s affecting him but it just seems very curious what I’m seeing. And after talking with another mom I know, she’s experiencing something similar with her daughter.

RE: Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure Docket: HHS-OASH-2026-0397 Perspective (Q2): Individual with compound heterozygous MTHFR (C677T + A1298C), elevated homocysteine, atherosclerosis with plaque, osteoarthritis, chronic tinnitus, cardiac issues, hypertension of undetermined cause, and hypersensitivity to medications, chemicals, and environmental factors. I submit this comment to share personal experiences and support research on vulnerable populations. Q3: I experience chronic tinnitus, cardiac issues, hypertension of undetermined cause, elevated homocysteine, atherosclerosis with plaque, and osteoarthritis. I am highly hypersensitive to medications, chemicals, and other exposures. I also have fatigue, sleep disruption, and cognitive difficulties (brain fog, concentration/memory problems). These have not been fully explained by standard evaluations. I am concerned that cumulative or modulated RF/EMF exposures may contribute or exacerbate symptoms given my genetic background and elevated homocysteine. Q11: I am compound heterozygous for MTHFR C677T and A1298C with elevated homocysteine and atherosclerosis. This genotype substantially reduces enzyme activity (~30–50% of normal), impairing methylation, raising homocysteine risk, lowering glutathione, and increasing oxidative stress vulnerability. Elevated homocysteine is a cardiovascular risk factor and can affect NMDA receptors and calcium signaling. Proposed non-thermal RF/EMF mechanisms (voltage-gated calcium channel activation, excess intracellular calcium, nitric oxide/peroxynitrite, and reactive oxygen species) may interact with these vulnerabilities. People with this genotype, elevated homocysteine, chemical hypersensitivity, or cardiovascular disease may be a sensitive subgroup not fully protected by thermal-only limits. Q11 (Children): A 2026 study (Wydaeghe et al., Phys Med Biol 71:175006) found child models had 1.5–1.9× higher whole-body SAR than adults below 6 GHz. Beamforming created local SAR hotspots exceeding limits even when external exposure met reference levels. Q12: Salford et al. (1994) reported increased blood-brain barrier permeability in rats after 915 MHz exposure. Larger studies (NTP, Ramazzini) also found effects at higher levels. Further research is needed on non-thermal effects in susceptible individuals. Q13/Q16: Wireless Body Area Networks operate close to the body in RF bands including 2.4 GHz (Zhong et al., Sensors 2022, 22:3539). Real-world multi-source exposures and 5G beamforming differ from single-source assumptions. Priorities should include genotype-stratified studies (MTHFR compound heterozygotes), people with elevated homocysteine or cardiovascular disease, chemical/electromagnetic hypersensitivity, cumulative exposure methods, and transparent disclosure of device/infrastructure metrics. I urge HHS, FDA, NIH, and CDC to take reports of unexplained tinnitus, cardiac issues, hypertension, elevated homocysteine, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, and hypersensitivity seriously; fund independent research on genetic/metabolic modifiers of RF/EMF response; and evaluate whether current standards protect vulnerable groups. Thank you. Supporting references: Wydaeghe et al. 2026 https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ae97ac Salford et al. 1994 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8012056 Zhong et al. 2022 https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093539

I am writing to express my concern about the potential long-term health effects of electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure, particularly from the rapidly expanding use of wireless technologies. As someone living with a chronic neurological condition, I am especially concerned about how environmental exposures may affect individuals with neurological disorders, children, and other potentially vulnerable populations. I believe we deserve a better understanding of the cumulative effects of exposure from cell towers, Wi-Fi networks, smart devices, and other sources of radiofrequency radiation. Our daily exposure to wireless technology has changed dramatically over the past several decades, yet important questions remain about long-term health outcomes, cumulative exposure, and whether existing regulatory standards adequately account for potentially vulnerable populations. I urge HHS and the FCC to prioritize independent, transparent, and publicly funded research examining the potential biological and neurological effects of chronic radiofrequency exposure. Research should specifically consider children, individuals with preexisting health conditions, and the effects of multiple simultaneous sources of exposure. I also encourage federal agencies to reevaluate existing exposure standards in light of current technologies and emerging scientific evidence, improve public transparency, and consider reasonable precautionary measures while scientific uncertainties remain. Technology and public health should not be competing priorities. We can embrace innovation while demanding rigorous scientific evaluation and meaningful safeguards. The American public deserves clear information, independent research, and safety standards that reflect the realities of modern wireless exposure.