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In 2022 I moved, sight unseen, to an old mill building in central Massachusetts that had 5G cell transmitters on the smokestack of the building. After 6 weeks my POTS symptoms worsened. I experienced neuralgia of my forehead, my hands, and my forearms. I started to develop tinnitus and experienced extreme brain fog/impairment of my cognition. I would gladly give my account of the story to anyone who would be willing to listen. Jack Kruse's work saved my life
A practitioner reports personal and client symptoms attributed to wireless exposure, proposes cellular me…
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I want to share here what recent modern radiation (5G, various microwave towers, radio frequency, WiFi, etc.) exposures have done to my health and the health of others I know and have worked with. The body has never in its entire evolution, experienced something so foreign as our modern day, electromagnetic fields and radio frequency radiation. Our bodies respond as if the incoming signal were an invader. The result can be a range of symptoms that can then result in myriad health problems, many of which can be quite devastating. There is clinical data that shows certain forms of radiation cause cancer in human humans and animals! Within seconds of EMF or radio frequency exposure, the body recognizes at a cellular level the need to protect itself from attack. Unfortunately, the protein coating on each cell in the human body cannot recognize these forms of radiation because our bodies did not evolve to recognize these unnatural signals. I have personally experienced many negative effects of exposure to modern cell towers, microwave towers, and other radio frequency and wireless radiation. I know many other people who have experienced these effects, including many of my clients in my private practice as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Healing Arts Practitioner. These negative effects and symptoms include but are not limited to: nausea, headache, migraines, fatigue, dizziness, sleeplessness, and chronic insomnia, skin rashes, sore and or chronically dry eyes, vertigo, heart palpitations, and anxiety. As a health practitioner that cares deeply about my own health, as well as the health of others, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing implementation of stronger and stronger forms of radiation in and around our neighborhoods, schools, on public transportation, commercial and private aircraft, and various other places on our precious Earth! We have yet to even know the full ramifications of these types of radiation exposures to our animals, and all the creatures and plant life in the wilds of our world. We must stop the ongoing implementation of these dangerous forms of radiation!
Refers to eleven attached letters requesting removal of hallway wireless transmitters reportedly affectin…
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Please find attached 11 letters submitted to the Board of Directors of the Stonington Commons building in Stonington, CT requesting that the recently installed wireless transmitters in the hallway ceilings, that were impacting a tenant, be removed for the biological and health reasons, and scientific studies, described in the various detailed letters.
A retired lineman reports head vibration and brain fog, associates them with Havana syndrome and possible…
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Retired lineman local 9 IBEW 46 years
There is an emf field being projected all over Prescott Az. This thing starts vibrating my head at times. I actually have Havana syndrome stuff I believe. Brain fog etc. I have talked to my ear Dr and going to see a neurologist next. I have dealt with emf during my career. This is something else. I emailed Mark Finchem the local representative and Eli Crane about this. I also called the tribe who owns the mall across RT 69. I dont want to sound nuts here but I had some stuff said in my head during mass. With the hills in Prescott these line of sight transmitters are literally pumping straight in peoples heads. The signal at times becomes a tap tap. There is people in town associated with Jeffery Epstein. Will Green etc. I am beginning to think there is some kind of agitation being done to people. The emf cranks up during commute hours. also on Sundays when people are going to church. There seems to be a lot of overstimulated people lately. Mike Green had said years ago Will was going to be a dj back in their Epstein island days...I lived down the street. . Mass surveillance by law enforcement? I get real strong signals from the cameras on the highway taking 17 to phoenix. those you just past thru. At my home the signal is constant. My question is who is the actual enforcement on this? Is this Elon Musk and satellite? 5g seem to come awful fast. In research on this subject I have seen glimpses of certain parties using this type of agitation in warfare.
Reports disabling symptoms attributed to towers, meters and devices, improvement with avoidance, and inco…
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I am an individual consumer who started experiencing debilitating symptoms after the installation of a phone tower at about 250 meters from my home in 2021.
Early symptoms (2021) were brain fog, tinnitus, thyroid inflammation, extremely low blood pressure, instability, (2022) episodes of severe vertigo, sleep disturbances, visual disturbances, fatigue, memory loss, mental exhaustion.
(3) With time and observation I have been able to pair tinnitus, head buzz, visual disturbances and imbalance to the phone tower proximity.
Now, if I leave the house for a few days or more the head buzz, vertigo and instability go away, and the other symptoms ameliorate as well. As soon as I come back symptoms worsen.
GPS technology from the water smart meter was causing me vertigo and dizziness when I was close to it. After it was removed I didn't have any more episodes of that kind.
Bluetooth signal inside a car affects me the same way: extreme vertigo, dizziness, and also nervousness and irritability. Once the signal is deactivated the symptoms go away.
Near light bulbs or other sources of strong EMI I experience severe dizziness; I can’t tolerate noise or lights—not even the vibration created by my own voice—and I have to lie down in a dark silent room for at least an hour for the symptoms to subside partially.
Near electrical sources I experience more severe tinnitus and sudden momentary hearing loss, and instability.
Near Wi-Fi and cordless phones (less than 10 meters): tightness in the head and pain in the forehead, agitation and inability to concentrate, tightness in the eyes and neck.
Smart watches in the proximity cause me extreme low blood pressure, vision disturbances, agitation, headache, I have to lie down to avoid fainting.
Around electricity higher than 100 V/m or wifi: shakiness, tremors, uncontrollable nervousness, anxiety.
For more than a year I was not able to use or even look at my smart phone. If I was on a phone call I would feel a strong buzz in my head. Looking at the screen would make me dizzy.
If there’s a phone tower at less then 300 meters, Wi-Fi or electricity exceeding 10 V/m, I cannot fall asleep.
Before I understood that my problem was an EMF injury, I was always tired, always sleepy; I struggled to open my eyes in the morning and keep them open throughout the day. My brain felt like it was on fire; it could never “shut down.”
When using a laptop or smart phone I had trouble reading screens, at the beginning I even had trouble reading paper, I had difficulty seeing in general. My vision was blurry, and I had trouble understanding what was written.
I experienced weight loss as I was too tired to eat. I was often bed ridden.
I saw improvements after I started avoiding phones and computers and used a dirty electricity filter.
It took me more than a year to start using my phone again for a few seconds at a time. Phone radiation would make me dizzy and make tinnitus louder.
Now, almost 3 years after the onset of the symptoms, I always keep my phone on airplane mode with all the antennas turned off. I can only use it for a few minutes at a time, or I get dizzy and experience stronger tinnitus and momentary hearing loss. The proximity of the phone and radio towers still affect me greatly with constant tinnitus, hearing disturbances, fatigue, cognitive issues, sleep disturbances, blood pressure, occasional vertigo and disequilibrium and thyroid issues.
At the beginning I experienced severe cognitive decline and memory loss, to the point of being unable to even think about cooking or do any complex activity that involved thinking. Now it is better, but I am not like myself anymore.
I experienced and still experience fatigue and weakness and tinnitus as I live close to two phone towers that were installed in the last 4 years, and radio antennas.
Medical evaluations were always inconclusive. No doctor had the ability or knowledge or tools to assess my condition, although neurologists reported that my symptoms are increasingly common.
(5) Building Biology exposure limits guidelines and people adverse experiences should be taken into consideration when evaluating safety standards.
(9) Exposure related information should always and clearly be exposed to consumers, residents, workers, schools, Healthcare Providers and local governments regarding any type of radiation that people might be exposed to through products, devices, technology, infrastructures etc. This should be done consistently through mass media, and education.
(11) Any and all population should be informed and protected against exposure risks and everybody should have a right to be healthy and avoid radiation especially if sensitive.
Citizens should have the ability to easily and effectively oppose the installation of smart meters, and phone and radio towers in the proximity of their homes, work places, schools and hospitals.
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Reports marked EMF sensitivity, phone discomfort and household exposure reduction; opposes small-cell ins…
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I am extremely sensitive to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and wireless radiation. I can't do Facetime on an my I-Phone, because it feels like my face is burning. I can't talk to someone on the I-Phone for very long, because I can feel the radiation. It is very uncomfortable, even when the phone is 3 feet away. I don't even have one of the newer, bigger I-Phones, because I fear it might be stronger. My husband is not sensitive to these energies, but is very understanding, and let's me pull out the router before bed every night so that we are not bathing in WiFi. We were not able to get solar for our house, because of the EMFs/energy they emit. A couple of years ago, our town of Great Barrington, MA was threatened by the telecom companies. They wanted to put 5G small cell towers into our town (every 500 ft or something like that), even in front of schools where children are the most vulnerable. Please help us (all of us) prevent anything like that ever happening. Thank you for listening! Lori Deutsch
Reports pain and static sensations, concerns about dental metals, nearby towers and power lines, and swit…
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I had a mouth full of mercury fillings leaching into my bloodstream and high levels of metals including mercury aluminium and silver - I experience static sensations and charges being built up often, I have had to adjust how I live massively as I am detoxing heavy metals but live so close to these towers - I turn my WiFi off completely and used wire connections my garden looks over a massive pylon of 25 or so wires and then just beyond the pylon on top the hill is a massive 5g station hidden in the trees at the highest point of the field out of sight of everyone there are more 5g posts dotted around my area - I am in so much pain an discomfort every day and I know these things affect my peaceful living . I live Cf398bs and I walk this area often to find unusual things
Reports tones and sleep disturbance near base stations, acknowledges unblinded observations, and proposes…
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Response to HHS-OASH-2026-0397 from an individual in the United Kingdom. The full response is attached and addresses Questions 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16 and 18.
Question 2: I have worked in technology since the age of 16 and hold a Cisco networking qualification. I am not an RF engineer or a medical professional.
Question 3: After many years of heavy personal use of wireless technology without symptoms, I developed a high-pitched tone perceived inside the head, sleep disturbance, head pressure, tingling, difficulty concentrating and irritability after moving to a home about 400m from a mobile base station. The tone stopped when I moved away and returned in spring 2025, before I became aware that a nearby base station had been rebuilt. An MRI of the brain and auditory nerves was normal. Sleeping inside a fully enclosed shielding canopy minimised or removed the tone at both homes, while partial wall shielding reduced meter readings but not the tone. I recognise these observations are unblinded.
Questions 7 and 8: Consumer RF meters, which the public relies on, can report their own noise floor as if it were a real reading, with no warning to the user. I recommend verified detection limits for consumer instruments, a validated measurement protocol for residents, assessment of low-cost frequency-resolved measurement, site-specific exposure information for residents near base stations, and research into reported sensitivity using exposure logging, symptom diaries and blinded sham and real shielding.
Questions 9, 16 and 18: Residents should be told before nearby sites are built or upgraded, including when new technology is switched on, and given site-specific predicted exposure and access to independent measurement. Research should prioritise blinded home trials of real and sham shielding. New frequency bands and exposure characteristics should not be authorised for widespread deployment until independent, time-bound assessment of their biological effects is complete.
All information is from personal experience and my own measurements and is not peer-reviewed research.
Argues that FCC limits are outdated and industry influence restricts public input on antenna siting. Refe…
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I am a citizen advocate involved in pressing for setting and keeping RF exposure standards appropriate since the 1996 Telecom Act was first enacted and cell telephony rolled out. Congress's express mandate in the Telecom Act of 1996 on the FCC was that the FCC must set and keep exposure standards based upon current science. The FCC, apparently subject to industry lobbying pressure, has failed, for decades, to do this. The most convincing study of the biological effects of cell radiation exposure are the Balmori White Stork study (attached). Please also see my paper (attached) explaining the influence of this industry on Congress on this issue, and how the industry has successfully gagged Americans from demanding safer siting for cell antennas -- for a better understanding of why Congress and the FCC are motivated to do nothing to protect Americans from harmful RF exposure. Thank you for this opportunity to comment on this important topic. Respectfully submitted, Gabriel N. Seymour
Requests reduced EMF exposure and consumer choice, citing smart meters, towers and children’s school-devi…
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People whether constituent or not, have a fundamental right to choice when it comes to how they power their lives and homes. Besides that, EMF exposure has been negatively impacting our communities for years. Psychological, cardiac, and electrical risks are only touching the surface. Please vote to reduce EMF as much as possible. MA 4 Safe Technology is a group in MA that holds educational and insightful seminars with many telling their stories. The "Smart Meter Opt Out" group on FB has a significant amount of testimonies also. Libraries in MA have already started including an EMF reader for their patrons, and things like EMF blocker hats, paint for walls, and EMF cages are only a few examples of how serious we take reducing EMF in our environment. Especially with children with developing brains, they are already so digitally in-tune, that schools had to start using devices for constant contact and assignments where they could easily get a book/paper. This starts the unhealthy cycle of EMF exposure. Not to mention the aesthetic impact that we complain about. I'm saying we because not only my family, but me going out of my way to participate in area groups on FB have also felt strongly regarding cell towers and smart meters.
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