Neurological symptoms & sleep

The 1st time I typed a paper on a computer was the annotated bibliography for my Master's degree. I couldn't figure out why I was ssoo irritable and unreasonable. My head pounded every time I worked on it. I couldn't see clearly. I couldn't. think. The next issue was when I got a satellite phone. My face would get red and hot, and my teeth started blowing up. Headaches again. Soon while commuting for work an hour each way in wide open desert land. Invariably at the same areas both ways, I would get hot and sweaty, no matter the weather; my shoulders and head would ache and feel prickly. The only variable in these areas were high cell towers. After that, things escalated very fast. I entered into a classroom which, although I was unaware of it at the time, had recently acquired wifi. Immediately, I was dizzy and ran out and barfed. There are some buildings that every time I enter, I run to the restroom with sudden violent diarrhea. Being attacked by harmful EMF's have. at times squeezed my life into the tiniest box. Every new invention complicates my life. I had to stop using a cell phone when 4 G came in. The pain and numbness in my fingers was unbearable. Talking on the cell was ridiculous as my brain could not decipher what was being said. Answering wasn't much better, as the frequencies made me stutter. Additionally, things like baby monitors, key fobs, motion sensor camera and lights, garage door openers, smart meters, electronics in cars, digital anything, radar, LED and fluorescent lighting, many medical devises, xrays, weather manipulation, laser, TV, tablets make me miserable, and, depending on how many devises are nearby, and the length of time exposed, more complications appear: vision loss, extreme high blood pressure, coughing, Parkinson's type symptoms, insomnia, trouble getting a breath, irregular heartbeats, lack of joy, lack of energy, joint pain, skin rashes, apprehension, restlessness, feeling the need to escape, memory loss, muscle pain, stabbing pain as cell phones pass by. Flying is impossible. Any injury or sickness when complicated with harmful EMF's is magnified times 10. The only way I've been able to function at all has been to live without electricity, away from people, in a shipping container with aluminum screening-basically a faraday cage. If I get 12-14 hours inside, I can recover and go out a bit. (work and other daily living on a moderate basis). Also, being an acupuncturist I can fix the damages in my own body daily if needs be. While observing patients for 20 years, I have noticed many have symptoms related to harmful EMF's. Some have figured the cause, but still choose their devices over giving them up for health sake. Some patients come at their very wits end because they couldn't figure out what was happening to them, and MD's pronounced it psychiatric which made them all the more terrified about their futures and desperate to be heard. Some patients have had to withdraw into a tiny, tiny life because they can't handle the affects of the harmful EMF's. It seems these devises could be manufactured with healing frequencies rather than debilitating.

Health Impacts from Poorly Regulated RFR and the Studies Documenting Harm By Kelly Marcotulli I suffer from a physiological response to wireless technologies. This happens when I am in a strong wifi environment and if I stay too long near electromagnetic frequencies from standard electrical pulsations. I didn’t want to believe that my symptoms and suffering would be so clearly caused by such ubiquitous daily technologies but the facts have remained- I feel the intensity of pulsed electromagnetic waves. My symptoms are: insomnia, headache, increased and heightened tinnitus (ringing becomes more shrill), and an overall increase in anxiety. This study, Risks to Health and Well-Being From Radio-Frequency Radiation Emitted by Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices, demonstrates the clear connection between RFR and my body’s reactions to those frequencies. “extensive review of numerous published studies confirms non-thermally induced biological effects or damage (e.g., oxidative stress, damaged DNA, gene and protein expression, breakdown of the blood-brain barrier) from exposure to RFR (63), as well as adverse (chronic) health effects from long-term exposure (64). Biological effects of typical population exposures to RFR are largely attributed to fluctuating electrical and magnetic fields (65–67). https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00223/full Furthermore, this study out of Spain provides a causative relationship between my symptoms (cellular decay) and the RF frequencies my body was exposed to in the LAUSD schools I worked in. https://www.emfdata.org/en/studies/detail?id=949 “Irradiation affected selection of the death mode: apoptosis decreased or remained unchanged in cells subjected to any of the treatments, while necrosis increased in cells treated with CPS, LPS, or both for 48 h. The combination of RF-EMF and infectious agents reprogrammed the interaction between mitochondria/lysosomes/nitric oxide (NO)/cell death in macrophages in a time- and stimulus-dependent manner.” Radiofrequency fields at 2.45 GHz reprogram mitochondria–lysosome crosstalk and modulate the survival/death of macrophages exposed to LPS and/or the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein. To alleviate my reactions/illness, I have learned to prepare for a specific environment. For example, when I enter a restaurant, I use an EMF meter to find the areas of least radiation. My house is hard-wired with ethernet cables providing my internet connections and I use a landline to communicate. I do own a cell phone but it is kept in airplane mode or off most of the time. My friends and family know about my condition and they do not keep their phones on around me. I can’t attend stadium concerts, games and events where I know all phones will be pulsing their signals so, I don’t go. Luckily, I own my home and I am not subject to others’ wifi signals that would occur were I living in an apartment building. What about those who can’t afford a home and are forced to live in an unsafe environment? Sadly, I have come to believe that our government does not care about people like me. They care about the profits made by Telecom and they continue to deny that my sub-group has validity. Despite the studies that show harm, the FCC has just continued to allow more transmitters at higher frequencies to be developed. These higher frequencies (4G, 5G, 6G, 10G) are currently causing damage to plants and wildlife while the Federal government just looks the other way. I urge the FCC and HHS to take me and the thousands of us (could be millions, with symptoms blamed on the wrong cause), seriously. We are disabled and are often unable to participate in general society. Today, it is hard to find a safe place where there are no EMFs. This is why many escape into a forest, living off grid and on the edge. The small cell antennas now being deployed in every conceivable location- schools, office buildings, churches (shouldn’t they be sacred and safe places?), and on people’s homes make life impossible for those suffering from EMR-S (Electro Magnetic Syndrome). Please, take action now and prevent more suffering. Thank you, Kelly Marcotulli

Re: HHS-OASH-2026-0397 Questions 2, 3, 9, 13, 15 and 18 I am submitting as an individual with firsthand experience of adverse health effects I believe are strongly and reproducibly associated with RF/EMF exposure. My background includes doctoral-level training in a health science and professional experience in telecommunications research and development. My symptoms began after I started working around RF/EMF-emitting telecommunications equipment. Previously healthy and athletic, I developed shingles, musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, urinary frequency, recumbent pressure-related pain and metal sensitivity. About three years later I moved from a rural area into a newly built suburban home and my health declined dramatically. I developed chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, heat intolerance, tinnitus, profound fatigue, brain fog and severe insomnia. My resting heart rate rose from about 70 to 90, yet during exercise sometimes failed to rise appropriately, leaving me dizzy and winded. Eventually I could no longer continue school or work. Extensive medical evaluation, conflicting diagnoses and tens of thousands of dollars did not restore my health. For nine years I spent nearly every waking moment trying to regain my health and my life. RF/EMF was initially only one possible stressor I investigated among many. I obtained several RF/EMF meters, mapped sources in my home, turned off Wi-Fi and a cordless phone, and discovered exposures I had not known were present. My efforts culminated in a move to a remote property chosen partly because it had little or no cellular service. Other environmental factors changed too, so this was not a controlled experiment. Over the following years I progressively recovered and became far more tolerant of heat, foods, chemicals and ordinary stresses, although city trips could still trigger relapses. Years later the wireless environment around my rural home changed. Cellular service became detectable where previously there had been essentially none. A new cell tower went up, my fixed wireless internet provider changed equipment, and a neighbor installed Starlink. My previous syndrome returned severely. My heart rate and blood pressure increased by just under 30%. I developed rhythm disturbances, brain fog, tinnitus and profound insomnia. At one point I was unable to sleep for eleven consecutive days and was taken to the emergency room. I built an RF-shielding enclosure and confirmed with an RF meter that RF readings inside were substantially reduced. I repeatedly observed my systolic blood pressure fall from around 140 toward my baseline of about 110 under reduced-exposure/shielded conditions. These are personal observations, not a controlled study, but sufficiently repeatable that I no longer regard RF/EMF as hypothetical. To this day I sleep without heat or electricity through snowy winters because that low-exposure environment allows me to sleep. This year, after recent work on the nearby tower, I began experiencing pressure, discomfort and visual changes in the eye and surrounding region on the side of my head nearest the directional antenna serving my rural internet connection. Those symptoms abate with shielding that my meter confirms reduces RF levels. HHS should investigate long-term cumulative RF/EMF exposure, short-duration peak exposures, and factors that may alter individual susceptibility, including heavy-metal burden. Biological effects can depend on intensity, duration, repetition, recovery and repair. Policy should not assume repeated exposures are independent or that cumulative exposure is irrelevant. Long averaging periods can hide important peaks. Average the energy delivered by a bullet over thirty minutes and its average power looks trivial, while the real-world millisecond impact can be deadly. The body experiences exposure as it occurs, not as an arithmetic average. Standards must address both cumulative dose and instantaneous peak exposure. People are simultaneously exposed to cell towers, Wi-Fi, satellite systems, fixed wireless internet, smart meters, Bluetooth, smart appliances and personal devices. Who measures aggregate exposure where a person sleeps and works? Who is responsible when independently regulated sources combine? Consumers need a practical right to know. One night, seeking somewhere relatively RF-free, I stopped beneath what I only later realized was a camouflaged cell tower. Camouflaged towers should be clearly labeled wherever people pass nearby. Wireless devices should have an obvious indicator showing when transmitting at low, medium or high power. I cannot tell HHS which transmitters, or combination of transmitters, were responsible for what I experienced. That is precisely the problem. RF exposure has become ubiquitous, dynamic and largely invisible. Policy must measure and disclose cumulative exposure and give individuals the information needed to reduce avoidable exposure.

My response is in reference to wireless technology, or RF/EMF sources, that include Wi-Fi, smart meters, and wireless infrastructure. I am a residential customer of the Northern California utility provider, Pacific Gas & Electric Company. The Smart Meter rollout in my city began in November of 2010. Having read various publications detailing some alarming concerns with various aspects of Smart Meter technology, I chose to defer installation and instead take advantage of the opt-out option and retain my original analog utility meters. I paid the $75.00 opt-out fee, as well as the recurring $10.00 monthly meter reading fee, which I believe was charged for a period of one or two years. From 2010 to 2024, I continued to enjoy trouble-free service from my two analog meters, which are attached to the exterior wall of my garage. In November of 2024, and without my consent, the utility replaced one of my meters, assuring me that the unit was not a Smart Meter. I'm assuming the utility declined to classify the meter as a Smart Meter due to disabling radio transmission function. Within one day of installation, each time I was near the new meter I experienced debilitating, dizzy spells, causing me to stumble and become disoriented, followed by fatigue and "brain fog." I also experienced dizziness and brain fog inside my home, requiring bed rest for a period of 2-3 hours after exposure. Since the utility had assured me that they had not installed a Smart Meter, I spent several months trying to find some physical reason that might explain the sudden onset of my symptoms. As a last resort, I decided to do some research on the Alcara digital meter that had been installed. To my dismay, I found that the digital meter replacement was in fact a Smart Meter. Even more troubling was the fact that my meter was replaced even though I had chosen to opt out, and had paid the additional fees to keep the analog meter. After enduring several months of dizzy spells, brain fog, shortness of breath, fatigue, heart palpitations, and inability to perform activities of daily living, I contacted the utility company and requested that the meter be replaced. After some persistence, the utility company agreed to remove the Smart Meter and replace it with the analog dial unit. After the meter was replaced, I experienced immediate relief of all symptoms. In addition to Smart utility meters, I experience uncomfortable and disabling effects from various other sources, as well. I become dizzy in various locations of the grocery store, as well as in medical offices. I am unable to shop in my local department store, where they use ESLs (digital price tags), for more than 15-20 minutes before experiencing severe dizziness and disorientation. Removal from the source does not provide immediate relief of symptoms, which can continue for several hours after exposure. The effects from EMF, RF and wireless radiation exposure are severe. Symptoms include severe dizziness, brain fog, fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart palpitations, all of which can last for as long as 2-3 hours post exposure, during which time I am bedridden. The closest description I can think of is the sensation of an eggbeater in your head, scrambling your brains. I do what I can to protect myself. My telephone is a wired landline. I do not use a cell phone, and have no idea what communication options will be available to me when AT&T succeeds in eliminating wired landline telephone service. As far as electronic equipment, my computer and peripherals are all wired. I have, unfortunately, lost access to a wired internet connection through my phone line as ISPs in my area no longer support a wired modem option. My current modem/router emits Wi-Fi signals, requiring that I limit my computer use to no more than 2-3 hours. In an effort to mitigate exposure intensity, I have limited speed, or power level, to no more than 300 Mbps. I am unable to withstand prolonged exposure to any device that uses a wireless connection. In order to protect the health of my pet, I also declined to have a microchip inserted in her body. I have not sought medical intervention, other than mentioning the condition to my physician. The only solution to protecting my brain and my body from this "attack" is to remove the offending technology; considering today's all-consuming dependence on wireless technology, with options becoming fewer and fewer each day, this is, of course, impossible to achieve. This is radiation exposure and worse, and this fact must be recognized as a real danger to humans and animals. It is my strong belief that constraints on this technology must be implemented, the health impacts must be accepted and communicated, and for those who suffer with the condition (possibly falling under ADA protection), options must be made available.

Smart meters can cause risks such as house fires for which insurance companies have been known not to take responsibility. As well as  health effects ranging from headaches, insomnia, chronic fatigue, ringing in the ears, dizziness, heart palpitations, heart attacks and medical implant interference from exposure to smart meters as well as cancer: https:smartmetereducationnetwork.com/smart-meter-fires.php

I am sensitive to EMFs. I have experienced headaches, heart palpitations, leading to Afib, and chronic fatigue that I believe are related to EMFs.

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

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 concerned member of the public. When we have our home wireless internet on all night, I don't sleep well. My sleep is fractured and I wake not feeling rested. What is going on? I can turn off my wi-fi at night, but during the day at work, I'm exposed constantly. What will be long-term effects on my health of such exposure? Your administration can be the first to conduct research into this question and inform people of the findings. If it turns out that this technology is harmful, this doesn't mean that we can't use the technology - it only means probably limiting its use (perhaps especially around children) and giving people proper informed consent, as we currently do with tobacco products or alcohol - they're available for the adults who want them, and people have been informed of the risks. Right now, we're all flying blindly and sharing anecdotes. Thank you for looking into this issue.

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

This is a list of the most noticeable side effects that I have experienced from 4G to 5G and from the use of being on the IOT (2014-2026). 1. Radiating sensation from fingers throughout forearms, tingling sensation or nerve pain, burning feeling in hands and forearms along with numbness noticed from smartphone use. Feeling subsides typically around 5 or 10 minutes after use. 2. Brain Fog noticed after durations of use. Subsidies with less use. 3. Muscular tension with a heightened sense of stress along with shortness of breath. Subsides typically about 5 or 10 minutes after unplugging home router or after grounding for about 10 to 15 minutes. Please research “GROUNDING” if unfamiliar with the subject. Anonymous