Electromagnetic sensitivity

The fact that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 doesn't allow health concerns when local governments deny permits for cell towers is absolutely concerning! AND the fact that the safety limits haven't been updated since 1996 is absurd! I live in a neighborhood near a community of people that have Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity and I have been fighting a cell tower with them that will drastically affect their health and learning about how cell towers effect health in the process is very disturbing. They moved to this rural area away from cell towers and built their homes specifically to protect them for EMFs and RFs and now they are about to turn on the new tower so close to their community. The FCC has too much power over the will of the people and this has got to end! This illness and the effects of EMFs and RFs cannot be ignored, the law needs to change NOW in favor of We The People, not big corporations!

Hello from Finland! I'm writing about my own experience of reacting to wireless devices and networks. When 4G was launched in Finland, "a net stick" was installed on my laptop, through which I could access the internet. At the same time, I bought an iPhone. My face was always red and hot after using Internet via laptop and after a few months my left hand and my right hand index finger started to hurt and tingle after using the iPhone as well. Then, the operator offered a tablett that has internet connection and would also work as a server for my laptop. That tablett screen was so electrical, that it stack in my fingers almost like there was some kind of glue on it. I discussed many times with the operator about this strange fenomen, but nobody knew, what was the problem. Well, after receiving my EMF meter, the picture got crystal clear! I haven't used that tablett since. At that time I went on business trips to different cities in Finland and at the same time there could be up to 5 mobile phones in the car, several of which were in use at the same time. On such trips, I suffered from really severe fatigue, nausea and headaches, and the confused feeling could continue even days after such a trip. I connected the nausea to the mobile phone being on, as I once turned on the phone in the car and immediately a wave of nausea attacked me. The difference between the real car sickness and EMF sickness is clear; car sickness makes you vomit, EMF sickness gets better, once you exit the vehicle and the metal box filled with EMFR and you don't vomit. The feeling however starts in the back of your scull for both conditions. Later on, I even unknowingly tested the effect of the phone and noticed that, for example the arrival of a text message while driving causes a rapid, stabbing headache, and the ringing of the phone causes nausea and a dizzy sensation in the head even before the phone makes a sound. One time, my friend had, according to my wish, switched off mobile data, but she got a normal call during the drive and she just turned the voice down, but let the phone ring for a long time, because she didn't understand, that I really suffer because of it. I was about to throw up and faint for the rest of the journey. I had to roll the window down to keep us on the road. When we got home, she noticed, that the phone had rang almost 15 minutes in a row. I was absolutely wrecked for two days afterwards. After that episode, phones are allowed in my car only in aeroplane mode. I can feel, when I am driving in the middle of two cell towers, because I get nausea and my eyes start to wander on the road ahead. Usually I also feel sudden weakness in my shoulders and arms and I need to open the window. Also some cold sweat may appear. That is scary. GPS is a BIG "NO NO" for me. I get really dizzy if somebody wants to check our location while driving. In public spaces with Wifi or WLAN, I feel a strange nervousness in my body and I find it difficult to concentrate on what I read in the library, for example. I feel almost like before a migraine, when at least I have the feeling that my head does not "belong to the body", but is somehow separate. It's difficult to explain. In places like this, even in schools where I have worked as a substitute, it is difficult to find words and I feel awkward, not relaxed. At home, we don't have wireless networks and I've been able to reduce exposure. When I sleep, my phone is in another room and mobile data turned off. I've tried to talk to my children about the disadvantages of mobile phones and instructed them to keep their phone's mobile data turned off if they have it in their pockets. My children didn't get their phones until they were 11 and 12 years old, but both of them are already hooked on their phones after 3-4 years, and this is very worrying. I have manually chosen 4G in my phone and I get symptoms if only 5G phones are in the same room with me. Sometimes after such a day I get fatigue and even heart palpitations. I'm aftaid, that 6G will finally break my health. Besides my EMF sensitivity I have been absolutely healthy all my life and have no medication. I have, however experienced problems with mold in my work place some 20 years ago and I have understood, that many people sensitive for EMF have similar background. I'm 53 years old. Please, make this idiotic "progress" just STOP!!! You are killing people with your so called "safety limits" , that are from the last century and have nothing to do with safety of living creatures! People in Finland and all around the world are frying because of your lousy "science". EMF harms human body in many ways, the heating effect is not the only one. This should be clear by now!!! Mr. Kennedy, thank you for all your efforts in this and many other vital matters in this crazy world we're living in!

I am commenting mostly from The perspective of husband to an Electrically Sensitive person as well as an experince I had. My wife has severe muscle cramping that gradually increases in intensity and pain after even a few moments of exposure to cell phone singals. Particularly, when a call is actively being used. Her reactions occar when an active call is within 35 feet of her but shorter distances increase the effect. This has been confirmed to me when I have simply walked by the house passing at closest, 10 feet from her. She being inside the house and having no knowledge that I was on a call, nor passing near her. Those evenings later she would be in pain and not understand why. I knew the reason because I had not respected the rule of maintaining my distance with my phone. The pain leads to insomnia for her and the insomnia leads to further severe pain. She is unable to function nor enjoy life until this cycle can be broken. Muscle relaxers have broken this cycle and prevented it but it's a challenge for her to go to town and be around people since cell phone use became widespread in the last decade. I wanted to briefly share our experience and I hope it is helpful to you. Thank-You

EMF is horrible. I am one of those people who HAD TO have my smart meter switched back and we all know that it was only switched back to a digital meter. I have an interesting share! I had ordered my smart meter removed/exchanged for an analog (digital is what ya get) and they gave me a date they would be installing it. About a week before that time, they called and let me know they had to move my date 6+ months later. I took a picture of the meter because I wanted to be sure I received a new one. Anyway, not in 6 months, more like 2, I started sleeping better. I even told my husband that I was sleeping so much better that it was like the smart meter had been taken away. Then I thought to go outside and look and sure enough they had changed it out. We must not have been home and the picture I took proved it. IT HAD been switched. Of course the fee also followed right after that for the exchange. Charged for something I never wanted switched in the first place. WiFi has to be off in my house when I sleep or am sick. I am what I think is called a sensitive and I literally can feel the vibration running through me. It is worst at night when I settle down to try and sleep. No C19 shot, I think I may have had covid briefly- just saying. The feeling is unsettling. When I go camping, I sleep like a baby. I am over 50. If this gets any worse, I will have to move further away from things. I believe my husband is affected and does not realize it. One other time, I was in the hospital with my father. He was in one of the rooms they put you in when you enter through emergency. So the room had a door to enter and a door to the side hall. I had planned to stay all night with him but my body was charged worse than ever. I felt like I was going to come unhinged. Literally made me sick. Finally, one of the times that I got up and was snooping around, I opened the side door to find that it was the side hall and they used it to put a bunch of machines to charge. Ones they roll around room to room to do tests. I was unable to stay with my father that night. Not sure how people are working in that atmosphere. Please Please,Please, find a way for the old technology to return. TV can be a challenge too. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Maybe the Amish were right about some things we don't need. I have no doubt the EMF will bring us to an early sickness and death if they do not stop.

I learned several years ago that I am hypersensitive to EMFs, and I know that I am due to pain that I experience in my ear and face. I take all precautions that I can to avoid them but of course I know total avoidance is impossible. I’m 74 years old. I am astonished that young children are increasingly subjected to EMFs in all walks of life, including at school. It is an outrage. Something must be done.

I am very sensitive to EMF’s and if I don’t keep my phone in a Safe Sleeve I have pain in my hand and up my arm. I sometimes react even with the safe sleeve but it significantly reduces symptoms. My daughter had to stop wearing her Apple Watch because it was causing pain in her arm. Our EMF sensitivity increased following mold exposure. I’m concerned about long term effects. I also will get tingling in my hand while using my computer mouse.

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)WiFi, mobile phones, smart TV 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):25+ years 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Fatigue, poor concentration, short term memory issues, general malaise and muscle weakness 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects:~2012 with wireless router placed in house on desk in proximity to home computer. Yes, bio-effects immediately recognized. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?Yes. No EHS specialists in area, DX reduced to CFS/ME syndromes. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?Yes, house subsequently wired for Ethernet, low power WiFi router installed and relocated to garage. All wireless transmitters, including Bluetooth/BLE, eliminated or controlled via breaker cut-off switches. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:Yes, See publications of Arthur Firstenberg, Ross Adey, Martin Pall, Leif Safford, Sharon Goldberg, etc. Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:Interuption of Cellular Metabolism via generation of ROS, notable changes in VGCC's, alteration of mitochondrial electron transport chains, DNA damage and changes across multiple species as evidenced in mitosis and apoptosis. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:Proximity to WiFi routers, unshielded cell phones and unshielded house wiring (dirty electricity) B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:Bluetooth/BLE B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:Cell phones at over 4 feet B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):Distance from sources, aggressive rest therapy, grounding and transport to new environments B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:excessive fatigue, problems with short term memory and concentration, muscle and joint weakness. B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:CFS/ME Lyme B3. For each subquestion please list up to 5 drugs or therapies or home remedies (if any) B3a. That you recommend, as they helped you tolerate or recover from EMF exposure:Sauna, outdoor walks, excessive rest B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help:Diet B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful):Most B3d. Treatments that had no effect:none B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:55-64 B4. What is your age range?55-64 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?1994 B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?New York City

I realized I’m EMF sensitive when we started turning our WiFi off at night, and my sleep quality increased substantially.

I already react to chemicals which enables me to travel by car so I decided to try an electric bike to which I then started having symptoms which developed in to me reacting to emfs and Wi-Fi. I have to have Ethernet cables to use the internet which I still react to but my children use it. I can’t watch tv or go to the cinema with my children anymore. Visitor have to put their phones in faraday bags so I don’t so I don’t get ill. can’t go in public places where there moblie phones tv or music playing. Can’t go on camp sites where there Wi-Fi. My children now have go on holiday without there mum because I can’t fly due all the emfs radiation. I can’t have X-rays or mammograms due to radiation.

I already react to chemicals which enables me to travel by car so I decided to try an electric bike to which I then started having symptoms which developed in to me reacting to emfs and Wi-Fi. I have to have Ethernet cables to use the internet which I still react to but my children use it. I can’t watch tv or go to the cinema with my children anymore. Visitor have to put their phones in faraday bags so I don’t so I don’t get ill. can’t go in public places where there moblie phones tv or music playing. Can’t go on camp sites where there Wi-Fi. My children now have go on holiday without there mum because I can’t fly due all the emfs radiation. I can’t have X-rays or mammograms due to radiation.