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Posted 2026-10-24#4416 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports persistent humming in one ear at home after a power-system upgrade.

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I have live in my current home since 2002. Once the upgrade to power system happened I have constant humming in my right ear when home.
Posted 2026-10-24#4412 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports pain around Bluetooth devices, disrupted sleep with Wi-Fi and discomfort near EV ch…

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Question 2 I am an individual representing myself. Question 3 Multiple sources with different experiences, listed below. Bluetooth: I experience physical pain when bluetooth devices, such as wearables, are in direct contact with my body. It typically take a couple hours to show up, increases with time, then begins decreasing the minute I take the device off, going back to zero pain within an hour. Wifi: I experience worse sleep when wifi is on. I am more anxious and irritable when wifi is on. Same with my family. EV chargers: When I am near (within about 100 feet) EV chargers for about 30 minutes to an hour, I feel anxious and wired and a sense of "something is wrong." I feel like I need to leave the area and the longer I stay, the greater this feeling gets. After leaving, it takes about 2 hours for these symptoms to dissipate. With each of these symptoms listed, I did not want it to happen and I was not anticipating it happening. After noticing it, I then A/B tested my experience, to the best of my abilities, to minimize the possibility of a placebo effect. Here is what I did for each: Wifi is simple: my wife can turn on the wifi and not tell me and I can feel it within a few hours. (We have a wifi router that has a button that allows us to easily disable/enable the wifi.) We also sometimes turn it on, then forget to turn it off at night. We all say, "Wow I slept horribly..." then think to check the wifi and, lo and behold, someone left it on. Bluetooth devices are similar: sometimes I would forget to put them on airplane mode (such as an Apple Watch) and within a couple hours I would experience pain. EV chargers were a true surprise. I have a coffee shop I love that installed them a few months ago. It had always been a place I love and enjoy. I researched EMFs around EV chargers and the research says that there are near-zero EMFs, even when cars are charging. I believed it. Then, I kept noticing myself feeling wired and uncomfortable and hating that coffee shop. I could not figure out what it was, but noticed if I walked around, there were places further from the charging stations that felt "peaceful." My best guess, given the "research" (if it is true) is that the charging stations are causing some kind of change in the electric grid itself. It seems plausible that the "tests" were performed in perfect conditions on modern grids. But when installing the charging stations on existing grids, the conditions are not perfect. Just a guess. Not perfect testing, but the best I could do. Regarding whether I sought medical help... who would believe me? What would be done, other than removing the devices, which I've already done? Question 6 I find this one to be particularly interesting (and concerning): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-014-0175-5 Question 11 Yes, absolutely assess risk for children differently. They should be broken out in 2-3 year increments when young. It would also be good to assess risk using "hypersensitive" types. Not that they represent the overall population, but if you mix in all the normal folks, the signal gets much weaker. These "hypersensitive" people are canaries in the coal mine and should be at least referenced as an early signal of what could be harming the masses. For example, I don't know anyone else who feels physical pain when in contact with bluetooth devices. But it's real and should be taken as a sign that bluetooth should be studied for potential harm.
Posted 2026-10-24#4290 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports pain, tinnitus and brain fog after a nearby tower was installed, describes unhealth…

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I live smack dap in between the Canadian power lines which run part way through my property, and a T mobile cell tower which is approximately 45 feet off my side yard. When I moved here 14 years ago, I was fine. I was ok till the cell tower was put up. I fought that in town tooth and nail but it was put up anyway. I’ve had so much pain in my body ever since. I don’t have any documentation of this. I’m not one to see a dr very often for anything. My ears ring more often than not. I have constant brain fog. Please make it illegal to put these emf towers near residential properties. The trees and plants around the tower and my yard and property look sick. It’s worse every year.
Posted 2026-10-24#4287 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes disability attributed to mitochondrial injury, reports worsening around EMFs and …

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In 2009 I suffered systemic aluminum injury that took out 60% of my mitochondria in an instant. I went from vibrant and healthy to having a pretty severe physical handicap. In traveling to a Functional MD in Ocala, Florida to get to the root of my newfound condition, I stayed at a hotel as often patients do. The interesting thing about the first time I stayed there, my disability would increase dramatically while walking thru a specific hallway. I described it like hitting a wall of invisible pea soup.. like tredging thru quick sand. Just in that one spot. Through diagnosing and advice from my Functuonal MD, it was suggested I get a Q-link pendant to cope with EMF. So I got one.. and wouldn't you know, when I wore it at that same hotel, walking thr same corridor.. I didn't get the pea soup feeling anymore. Turns out the corridor was on the backside of the elevator shaft.. loaded with EMF. Fast forward nearly two decades later and it's becoming more an more apparent in medical circles and research that EMF 'dampens' mitochondrial function. Well, since I've had to learn to live with 60% less of these energy organelles, I can attest that nothing enhances my disability like EMF, RF and dirty electricity. I need a wheelchair at high EMF locations like Universal Studios, while I can physically walk and work a farm far from the city limits. It'a a no brainer for people like me who have become sensitive due to reduced mitochondrial function... that EMF harms cellular activity in all. Just most wont feel the difference.
Posted 2026-10-24#4275 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes disabling EHS, lack of healthcare recognition, unemployment, isolation and psycho…

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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 well-educated 69 year old female whose life has been very greatly impacted by my being disablingly sensitive to electromagnetic radiation. I live in the UK, where EHS (electrohypersensitivity) is a condition not recognised by the health service, to the point of there being no code available to allow the condition to be entered into my medical records. Nor is there any treatment or support available from the National Health Service. Exposure to radiation from mobile phones and Wi-Fi affect me the most, inducing nausea, extreme brain fog and overwhelming tiredness; I can feel any electrical current, even low voltage DC, and emfs from household circuitry and appliances affect me adversely. Technological "progress" is making daily living an increasing challenge. Finding any environment in which it is physically safe to work has become increasingly problematic, leading to long-term unemployment and its financial consequences. My social isolation has been extreme, resulting initially from my inability to participate because all social activities (employment, cultural, religious, educational, healthcare, travel, transport, shopping...) involve, these days, exposure to wifi, blutooth and mobile phones, etc. This led me to a lengthy period of severe depression and anxiety, which increased the isolation because often I have been too depressed even to talk with my remaining friends. Possibly the worst thing emotionally was discovering, as a result of EHS, how corrupted science has become; how extremely unkind so many people can be; and how many politicians claiming to care about inclusiveness and democracy don't give a damn about actual real people who are suffering. Dealing with the resulting disillusionment while also dealing with ill health and extreme isolation has been a transformative experience and my understanding of the world has changed. It looks a lot more corrupt and in the thrall of evil than I understood before. For instance I have seen scientists lose their jobs just for asking questions, or finding answers, which powerful industries want to suppress. I have seen the UK government run public consultations into EMF-related matters only to hide or ignore replies providing scientific evidence which calls into doubt the next money-spinning innovation which Big Tech has decided to impose on us whether we want (or can physically tolerate) it or not. I have witnessed legal challenges fail because the judge apparently couldn't understand science. I have watched the FCC simply ignore a court ruling ordering it to justify its position of denial of the biological effects of microwave radiation. I know of those for whom suffering from electrosensitivity has become a burden no longer endurable, so that they chose to end their lives. For those still determined to live, daily life becomes increasingly challenging. I have spent years trying to understand why emfs affect me as they do. Years reading scientific papers, increasing my understanding; hours formulating evidence only to find that those presently running the world are determined to dismiss the best presented evidence when it is unfavourable to their self-interest. I am watching the biosphere which supports life as we know it teeter on the edge of collapse, have seen the evidence of the role played in this collapse by, among other stressors, man-made, non-natural emfs, yet we continue to hurtle towards the edge. I could attach links to many hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers which demonstrate the biological effects of emfs. Instead, I invite you to read Arthur Firstenberg's "The Invisible Rainbow", which has an extensive bibliography. Or look at the Bioinitiative Report. Or the Freiburg Appeal. Go look at the website of the EM-Radiation Research Trust. Take a look at the papers suggested here: https://www.es-uk.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Selected%20ES%20and%20EHS%20studies.pdf Here's just one of many available papers demonstrating the irrelevance of ICNIRP's so-called safety standards: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-022-00900-9 And then, once you have absorbed what this small selection of scientific papers tells us, take a look at this little beauty, and ask yourself what it's like for anyone adversely impacted by emfs to live in a world where this is regarded as a trusted source of information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_hypersensitivity I am fed up with being told that the evidence is inconclusive. Exactly how much evidence is deemed conclusive? Who gets to decide? And what about the precautionary principle? Science is empirical: it begins with evidence. We, the electrosensitive, are evidence, and I for one have had more than enough of being ignored, gas-lit, and harmed by technology.
Posted 2026-10-24#4259 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports family health concerns near a tower and power lines without claiming proven causati…

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My wife and I purchased our home last year, only to discover that a large cellular tower is located directly at the corner of our backyard, towering over our home and standing less than 30 yards from our back door. Power lines also extend over our driveway, raising additional concerns about the proximity of electrical infrastructure to our living space. My wife and our two-year-old daughter spend a significant amount of time at home, as we have chosen not to use daycare. As a husband and father, I believe it is my responsibility to ensure that our home is a safe environment for my family. Since moving in, my family has experienced recurring health concerns, including multiple episodes of fever and coughing for which medical testing has not provided clear explanations. My wife has also experienced low energy and difficulty keeping up with normal daily activities. I recognize that these symptoms can have many causes, and I am not claiming that the nearby tower has been proven responsible. However, given its extremely close proximity to our home, I believe it is reasonable to ask whether our environment has been adequately evaluated. We have taken the initiative to have our home tested for mold, electromagnetic fields (EMF), and radiofrequency (RF) exposure. While EMF readings were relatively low in most areas, they increased in our bonus room near the driveway side of the house. The RF results showed yellow-to-red readings throughout much of our home. I understand that these colors may represent the testing equipment's measurement ranges rather than established health-risk categories. Nevertheless, these results have raised serious questions about our actual exposure levels and how they compare with applicable safety standards. I respectfully request that the appropriate agencies conduct or facilitate an independent assessment of this tower and its proximity to nearby homes. Specifically, I ask that officials: Arrange professional EMF/RF testing at our property and other nearby residences, including bedrooms, living spaces, and outdoor areas, with documented measurements and comparisons to applicable exposure limits. Review current federal and state safety standards and explain how compliance is determined for towers located exceptionally close to occupied homes. Evaluate whether the tower's placement, less than 30 yards from our home, warrants additional assessment, safeguards, or corrective action. Consult qualified public health and environmental professionals to review residents' concerns, explain the available scientific evidence, and identify whether further investigation or monitoring is warranted. Consider evidence-based minimum setback requirements between cellular towers and occupied residences, schools, childcare facilities, and other locations where people spend extended periods. Make testing results, compliance records, and recommended actions available to the public, with a clear process for follow-up testing and remediation if concerns are identified. My concern is not simply that a tower is visible from our backyard. It is that significant telecommunications infrastructure is positioned extremely close to our home, and we lack the information necessary to feel confident that the potential exposure has been independently evaluated and that the placement is appropriate for a residential setting. This situation has also created financial and emotional stress for our family. We purchased our home expecting a safe environment in which to raise our daughter. Since then, we have invested time, money, and energy into environmental testing and trying to understand whether the conditions surrounding our property could be relevant to our family's health concerns. I appreciate the due diligence currently taking place and the opportunity to share these concerns through this survey. However, I sincerely hope this process does not end with collecting public feedback. Families deserve clear answers, independent assessments, and meaningful action if problems are identified. As a husband and father, my greatest concern is the health, safety, and future of my family. I hope our experience contributes to a broader discussion about responsible tower placement, residential safety, public accountability, and whether current policies adequately protect communities living exceptionally close to cellular infrastructure. Thank you for your time and consideration. I pray these concerns will not be swept under the rug once the survey concludes, but will lead to a thorough investigation, transparent findings, and meaningful action where warranted. Sincerely, A Concerned Citizen Heath Grishaw United States
Posted 2026-10-24#4227 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports headaches in themselves and an eight-year-old son with Wi-Fi use, headaches after p…

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Me and my 8 yo son experienced headaches after the wifi router was on. I experience headaches if I use my ear pods after a prolonged use. I experienced a flair up on my immune disorder after the solar on the roof of our house was installed.
Posted 2026-10-24#4226 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports headaches in themselves and an eight-year-old son with Wi-Fi use, headaches after p…

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Me and my 8 yo son experienced headaches after the wifi router was on. I experience headaches if I use my ear pods after a prolonged use. I experienced a flair up on my immune disorder after the solar on the roof of our house was installed.
Posted 2026-10-24#4204 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes flu-like illness in children and grandchildren, raises concerns about surrounding…

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All my grandchildren and my children are having flu like symptoms. One of my grandchildren has temperatures as high as 103.5. Told by medical to come to ED if 104. This is lack of knowledge of the medical personnel. There are towers all around my family. Now we are having windmills and solar panels and possibly a data center. Church bells give off a frequency that will give one goosebumps. Music puts out a frequency that will give one goosebumps if good frequency (e.g. If I Could Dream by Elvis Presley) and destroy your inner peace if bad frequency (e.g., Travis Scott Concert). At the beginning of COVID 19, Carnival Cruises had just put in 5G. Many passengers positive for COVID. Also the most death cases in the countries were Italy and US. First countries to have 5G. There are others. Five G is a death current. Frequency is not good.
Posted 2026-10-24#4203 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes an electrically sensitive disabled adult daughter and reports that seizures stopp…

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I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. My adult disabled daughter is very electrically sensitive. She started having seizures (an electrical storm in the brain) after Hep B vaccine as a newborn. Since then we’ve mostly managed her seizures through a careful diet. But starting in 2020, she was having grand mal seizures every few weeks or months. This spring we removed the radio in her room which emitted high EMFs and we started turning off Wifi and flipping off the breaker to her room at night. Knock on wood, she hasn’t had a seizure since. Our human bodies are electrical systems. It’s not rocket science to understand that we are sensitive to frequencies around us, but most of us are so plugged in that we don’t realize our ailments can be associated with these exposures. Thank you for providing us with an opportunity to be considered. Not everyone has seizures, but we humans are electrical systems being impacted in ways often unrealized, unmeasured and untreated.

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