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Posted 2026-10-28#6642 · Permanent link ↗

Reports longstanding neurological, cardiac and other symptoms after wireless and electrical exposure, des…

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1. & 2. Responding as: an individual 3a. Type of sources: WI-Fi 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, timing: Pulsed frequencies, continuing during several minutes/hours, from low frequencies (dirty electricity) to high frequencies (mobille Phones, WI-FI), since more than 10 years 3c. Adverse health effects: agitation, hyperactivity, memory and concentration difficulties, insomnia, headaches, ringing in the ears, a buzzing sensation in the head, hunger, abdominal pain, nausea, frequent urination, irritation of the airways and lungs, heart palpitations, chest pain, severe fatigue, flu-like symptoms, feverishness, sore eyes, dry eyes, blurred vision, itchy scalp, rough and red facial skin, restless legs, numb hands, dry mouth (especially at night), emotional, exhausted 3d. Time from exposure to appearance of adverse effects; did a change coincide with onset: more than 10 years 3e. Medical evaluation sought? Diagnosis? Yes. Diagnosis by classical doctors was burn-out/CFS, an endocrinologist has found a mild form of CAH and several auto-immune diseases (hashimoto, parietal cell antibodies, vitiligo) 3f. Steps taken to reduce exposure; subsequent changes in effects: Yes, no use of wireless devices, shielded home, shielding clothes outside home, electricity off at night. The effects dissapear 2 or 3 days after elimination of the exposure, but come back during and after new exposure. 3g. Supporting documentation: You can find links to Scientific reports on: https://stichtingehs.nl/wetenschappelijk-onderzoek-naar-ehs/ Additional Details: B1a. Sources experienced as causing Adverse Effects: WI-FI, smart-phones, antenna's, cordless phones, dirty electricity B1b. Sources can sense, but don't harm: I do not sense EMF, I just get all these health complaints from them, most of them after the exposure B1c. Can use without sensing: clean electricity, one short pulse of HF EMF a few times a day, very short phone call with a smart phone (less than 1 minute), sending an sms, B1d. That provide benefit: I have no idea, never tried them B2a. Health conditions that may contribute: Chronic permanent (day/night) exposure to EMF during many years: WI-FI router under my desk, long phonecalls with mobile phones, cordless phone next to the couch B2b. Other health conditions: Infections (Lyme, Eppstein-Barr), CAH and several auto-immune diseases (hashimoto, parietal cell antibodies, vitiligo), long periods of work stress B3. Drugs, therapies, remedies, or practices: B3a. Can recommend: Take rest, sleep, sun to recover between exposures, light exercises, walking in nature and swimming, reading a book, vitamines and minerals if you have shortage B3b. Can recommend, but not positive they help: If I am not positive that they, help, I won't recommend. B3c. Helped but don’t recommend: B3d. Treatments having no effect: B3e. That made sensitivity worse: 55-64 B4. Age range: 55-64 B5. Year you became aware of your sensitivity to RF/EMFs: 2014 B6. Country, state, province, or city lived in when first noticed sensitivity: Belgium
Posted 2026-10-28#6637 · Permanent link ↗

Reports sensitivity to wireless and household electrical sources, distress from an ultrasonic deterrent a…

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HI there! I saw Bobbie on the news requesting information from the public and I thought you’ll ought to know my experience. So I’m in par with what a lot of things he’s been coming out with like vaccines, food, and now this. To begin with, I was born a healthy baby until I received my first vaccine. I had 104F fever that night. Luckily I’ve never been diagnosed autistic but after that, I became a pretty sick kid. I often got sick growing up and still suffer from lots of allergies, anxiety, and depression. I know this isn’t about that but I think it’s important that you know my background since I believe it’s precisely why I’m so sensitive to EMF, RF, and Wireless Radiation. I’m just glad to not feel like I’m crazy for admitting it. People thought I was literally crazy, even though I think I am at least a little. But I know what I’m talking about when I say that I was losing my mind over a neighbor’s ultrasonic pigeon deterrent, it literally almost drove me to insanity! Anyway, EMF radiation is much friendlier than that but it’s still exhausting with its dullness. Unless of course you’re sick and/or have a head congestion, then it’s almost unbearable the closer you get to it. In my case it was an outlet on a night with a pretty bad congestion, right where I rested my head. It was so unbearable that I had to turn off the breaker. Once I did so I realized how much it was affecting me, I was able to sleep much better and felt as if my body wasn’t in fight or flight mode anymore. That’s what it kind of feels like. As if your nervous system is activated in full mode. It’s exhausting, sometimes unbearable, and feels like you need to get away or make it stop somehow. I literally took a neighbor to court over his ultrasonic pigeon deterrent to have it removed from his balcony and just kept that breaker off in my bedroom. But I also haven’t updated my phone because I hate 5G, I don’t even want to know about 6G. I own a Galaxy S23 and happily keep it on 4G. Only when it’s absolutely necessary will I change it to 5G. But as soon as a call comes in, I feel the current almost like getting zapped with electricity but way much less intense. But sometimes I can feel 5G even before a call comes in. It’s very similar to bluetooth actually, I keep that off as well. But when I get too close to one of those 5G towers, it’s almost as unbearable as the ultrasonic pigeon deterrent. And even if I’m close enough to see it, I feel it. Maybe more like a dull wave of EMF. Wifi is not bad but RF, believe it or not, my body tends to absorb both of those frequencies. I don’t know how better to describe it but the times I’ve been close to the towers, I tend to feel like I’m being charged but not in a good way. And when I get in between a tower or modem and radio or device, my body causes quite a bit of disturbance in the frequency or signal. But at least I’m not crazy right? Or am I? I don’t know exactly what’s wrong with me. I know I was born just fine cause my mom said so. But hearing these things that Bobbie’s saying is making me love him more and more. He’s actually been helping me realize that I’m not only not crazy, but that all my problems are due to all these agitators in the industry. Thanks to Bobby and President Trump, vaccines, food, and now all these forms of radiation are under the microscope and I’d love to be of assistance in any way. Thanks for finally doing something about it for the greater good of the citizens. I am currently working on my allergies and mental disorders through gut health. I’ve been able to make some improvements with it but I’m not quite there yet. Gut health is a fairly new theme but I have faith that a lot more is going to be known about bacteria using AI. I hope Bobby is already pursuing that, it’s medicine’s next frontier and I hope the USA will lead it. I have faith and thank God for Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy and quite honestly, all his administration for everything you’ll are doing, thank you’ll from the bottom of my heart for showing how much you’ll care about your citizens! God Bless you’ll and the USA!
Posted 2026-10-28#6626 · Permanent link ↗

Advocates separating schools and children from towers, power lines and routers, wired alternatives and de…

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Children's schools should not be located near mobile phone towers or TV towers or electrical transmission power lines. And the powerful Wi-Fi routers often used in schools should not be near any children's desks. California officially issued guidelines advising of mobile phone dangers, warning of increased risk of brain cancer and other health problems, and that children’s developing brains could be at greater risk. The biggest source of RF exposure for most people is using a mobile phone next to the head. You can reduce RF exposure a lot by using the phone's speaker and holding the phone farther away from your head, or using wired headphones say neuro-oncologists & public heath experts. The city council in Berkeley California passed a law that requires retailers to tell consumers how far away their phone should be held. The European Union recommends wired Internet rather than wireless in schools. France also banned WiFi routers in nursery and daycare centers, and restricted elementary school WiFi to only when in use for education. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) states in an open letter to school superintendents, “There is a consistent, emerging science that shows people, especially children who are more vulnerable due to developing brains and thinner skulls, are being affected by the increasing exposure to wireless radiation.” In 2021 a New Hampshire report outlined health risks of cell phone towers in residential neighborhoods. Scientific American reported a study of mobile phone exposure and cancer in rats: www.scientificamerican.com/article/major-cell-phone-radiation-study-reignites-cancer-questions/ According to Dr. Joel Moskowitz (UC/Berkeley), "The study's results reinforce the need for more stringent regulation of radiofrequency radiation and better disclosure of the health risks associated with wireless technologies." Dr. Martha Herbert, a Harvard Pediatrician, wrote in this letter to Montgomery County Schools "there are thousands of papers...that document adverse health and neurological impacts of EMF/RFR"..."Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from wifi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember, and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic function"..."Powerful industrial entities have a vested interest in leading the public to believe that EMF/RFR, which we cannot see, taste or touch, is harmless, but this is not true". The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2013 requested a review of EMF radiation emissions from technology devices, citing impact on children. Some schools have reduced WiFi exposure of children: https://ehtrust.org/tag/wifi-in-schools/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/school-wifi-networks-could-put-12602188 In 2011 the World Health Organization classified cell phones (and other wireless devices) as a possible carcinogen due to RF emissions. In 2013 Dr. Anthony Miller from University of Toronto School of Public Health recommended that based on new research, radio frequency (RF) exposure should be reclassified as a probable carcinogen. Regarding power lines: Researchers have found health effects, including a doubling of leukemia rates associated with living in AC magnetic field strengths greater than 4.0 mG. www.emfs.info/health/leukaemia/ www.powerwatch.org.uk/elf/overview.asp www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10944614 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20877339 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11055621 The Swedish National Energy Department issued an advisory warning that schools, playgrounds, and day-care centers should not be sited near power lines, and that children should not be subjected for long periods every day to AC magnetic fields over 3.0 mG.
Posted 2026-10-28#6613 · Permanent link ↗

Reports sensitivity near power infrastructure, computers and wireless equipment in healthcare workplaces,…

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I have been moderately sensitive to EMFs and RF for many years. I first became conscious of this on moving out of my parents' house which was situated near a 275KV electric pylon. I moved six miles away but on returning at the weekends etc., I noticed an unhealthy influence in their house. Later, in the 2000s, I noticed feeling ill when using computers. Later, while working as a healthcare assistant in hospitals and nursing homes, I started to notice feeling unwell when near to WiFi modem/routers and DECT telephones. I am involved in public understanding of science work, including presenting talks and workshops about radio technology and associated health effects. The problem of sensitivity to these influences is much greater than most people recognise. However, when one starts to directly ask people if they are affected, many do recount their own stories of health problems. In my educational work in the U.K. and Ireland, I notice a distinct unwillingness for educational and health authorities to attempt to educate the public about reducing exposure to radio frequency radiation. The attitude appears to be that any such education would indicate an admission from those authorities that there are real health problems involved. The situation as it stands is that the levels of radiation keep on rising, with none of the authorities taking any responsibility to moderate behaviours. With kind regards Malin Starrett
Posted 2026-10-28#6612 · Permanent link ↗

A young commenter requests a halt to the PowerOn Midwest transmission project until HHS completes its inq…

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Dear Secretary Kennedy and the OASH Policy Team, My name is Addison Hansen, I am 16 years old, and I live in Frost, Minnesota. Please accept the attached letter as my official youth submission regarding the Department of Health and Human Services’ Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (Docket ID: HHS-OASH-2026-0397). I am writing to you because my generation's future health is directly on the line. While your office is doing the right thing by opening this inquiry to investigate the dangers of EMF radiation, regional utilities are trying to build the massive PowerOn Midwest 765 kV transmission line project right through our communities. It makes no sense to rush and build the biggest high-voltage powerline project in our region's history at the exact same time the federal government is admitting we need to pause and study whether these EMF levels are actually safe for us. My peers and I will have to live next to this infrastructure for decades to come. In my attached letter, I am calling on you, Secretary Kennedy, to stand up for young people and ask grid operators to halt the PowerOn Midwest project until your department finishes this RFI and updates federal safety standards. Thank you for listening to youth voices on this critical health issue. I have also mailed the letter to your office by express mail, but it will not be able to reach your office in time for the deadline. Sincerely, Addison Hansen 45468 60th St, Frost, MN 56033 507-525-8024

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Posted 2026-10-28#6574 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes severe EMF sensitivity and weakness that confined them to home for 22 months, inc…

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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) mobile phones 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years): For almost two years, I could not be within 10 feet of a mobile phone without losing all my strength and having to lie down and pray for healing. That was after I became so ill in 2013 that I could not leave my safe home environment. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced: Loss of strength and energy. Inability to think. Inability to function. Inner shaking. Body felt like it was disintegrating. 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: The FM telecoil in the Church chapel caused me to feel weak and exhausted. I once sat at a desk in the Credit Union that was equipped with an FM telecoil for hearing impaired individuals. I was there only a few moments before realizing that something was seriously wrong. I got up and unsteadily, holding onto walls and furniture, walked to my car. Once seated, I felt as though my body was disintegrating and falling into my feet like sand. I prayed for help and rested until I was eventually able to return to the Credit Union where a friend offered me a ride home. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis? There was no medical diagnosis. My family doctor believed me, but could do nothing to help other than to encourage me to continue doing whatever I found helpful. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects? I was unable to leave the safety of my home and yard for 22 months. I used a home protection system that made the electricity in my home safe for me, and I obtained and wore devices that changed any harmful EMF that entered my home or yard from cell towers into harmless or beneficial energies. By eliminating exposure as much as possible, I gradually regained strength and energy, After 22 months, as long as I wore my protective devices, I could be away from my refuge for a few hours, provided that I was not in high EMF areas, including areas with underground wiring. My sensitivity remained until the Lord healed me. 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: Prior to being confined to my home for 22 months, I stayed in an apartment for a few days where a cordless phone handset broadcasting across my bedroom to the main phone in the living room made me extremely ill. The apartment was also surrounded by wifi that I could feel as I approached the entrance. B1a. Sources you experienced as causing you Adverse Effects: Magnets. Anything with batteries caused a precipitous drop in my energy. If I were too close to wifi or cell towers, I felt that my body was disintegrating. B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy): BEFE ( Bioelectric Field Enhancement); Ion Cleanse; Grander Living Water; Structured Water B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless: I believe that my EMF sensitivity was present from birth, and that it contributed to my history of severe allergies and extreme multiple chemical sensitivities. B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant: I am an empath, and have been sensitive to the energies of other people all my life. Being sensitive to essentially everything in our modern world, it took many years for me to realize that the radiation from electricity in buildings and cars was contributing to my health challenges. Once I had a home protection system in place and was isolated in my home, I gradually became stronger. That was when I realized that the electricity in my landline phone was killing me. I had to have the telephone wires completely removed. The only electricity I could tolerate was that which was modulated by my home protection system. 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: Large amounts of B vitamins, magnesium, and other supplements in addition to nutrient dense organic food. Avoidance of all chemicals. Walking outside in my safe yard: Healing music. A Home Protection System was vitally important. Structured water was also essential. Faith in Heavenly Father and in my Saviour Jesus Christ is what kept me going until They healed me. B4. My age range? 65-74 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields? 2012 B6. Where were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields? British Columbia, Canada
Posted 2026-10-28#6571 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter attributes neurological, respiratory, cardiac, and reproductive symptoms to Wi-Fi, phones, …

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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
Posted 2026-10-28#6559 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter opposes high-voltage lines close to homes and dairy farms in Wisconsin, requests protective…

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Federal Health Agencies must evaluate potential adverse health effects of electromagnetic fields. High voltage transmission lines have no safety standards. American Transmission Company constructed a new double-circuit 138kV transmission line in the Towns of Lyndon and Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Docket 137-CE-205. Although the Public Service Commison of Wisconsin was concerned because the transmission lines are so close to so many homes, as the PSC stated during the hearing on January 31, 2025, they approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. The FINAL DECISION was issued moments after stating that they were concerned. Therefore, homes on both sides of the County Roads are now very close to the high voltage transmission lines which exposes these families, many have children, to potential adverse health effects. Three dairy farms also have the transmission line easement in there pastures. The proximity to homes and livestock should be considered. The lack of regulations for power lines in the United States has resulted in many landowners suffering the loss of their business, the health of their livestock and their own health. Laws need to be put in place to prevent utility companies from destroying the lives of some for what is claimed as the common convenience of others. The limits have not been updated since 1996. Technology has changed. Exposure has increased. Transmission lines, substations, data centers, cell phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Smart meters, Smart homes, Smart cities, Flock cameras, and other wireless devices are exposing humans 24/7. The public is not protected with rules that were set in 1996 that only protect for short term exposure. Consumers have the right to know the dangers of this involuntary daily exposure. There needs to be a full transparent scientific review by health and environmental experts. Our FCC is not qualified as they are not health experts. Our county allows our utility companies to violate our National Electrical Laws by using the Earth as a wire. This ground current must seek its own path back to the substation from the distribution and transmission lines. This is not allowed in any other country. Solar and wind installations also do not comply with the IEEE519. Our Town Board hired Electrical Engineer, Dave Stetzer, to do a presentation on Solar Farms on October 9, 2024. Stetzer also spoke to constituents at the Cascade Fireman’s Hall and tested a Solar Farm. These were recorded and the videos are available at stetzerelectric.com.
Posted 2026-10-28#6553 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports tinnitus and repeated nighttime awakening after a smart-meter installation, improve…

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I have suffered from tinnitus beginning abrubtly in 2012 in San Diego, CA 92102 as a SMART electric meter was installed on the outside of my bedroom wall where the analog meter was. At the time of installation of the replacement meter I was ignorant of any issues regarding SMART meters. I began researching tinnitus and found SMART meter's microwave energy emissions implicated in a variety of health effects and tinnitus was one. I also was experiencing abrubt awakening during the night on the hour at 1 am, 2 am, 3 am etc. I moved from that house in 2017 after applying aluminum foil to the interior wall that housed the SMART meter outside. My SMART meter on my present residence located in Julian, CA 92036 is away from the house and I no longer have abrupt awakenings like I did at the 92102 house and the uncomfortable sensations in my left ear while lying in bed mostly do not happen as they did at the 92102 house. But I do hear transmissions or harmonics often that are disquieting pulses of low tones and originate probably from multiple sources of Electro Magnetic Energy transmissions. These EMF energies get onto the wiring in one's home acting like an antenna. Some of us can hear it. I have noticed also that both AM Radio and FM radio stations have more or less interference to the point often especially during the night of being unable to hear a station, especially the AM radio stations that I tune in here in the 92036 zipcode. While driving the radio stations received on the AM band suffer a lot of interference and it has become much worse in the past year while driving the road down the mountain. We are being subjected to unhealthy and unnatural energy fields more than ever.
Posted 2026-10-28#6550 · Permanent link ↗

A former cybersecurity engineer describes electrohypersensitivity, neurological and cardiac symptoms, job…

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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.

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