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Posted 2026-10-13#2381 · Permanent link ↗

Attributes sensory loss, pain and lesions to directed RF exposure and asks for help.

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The neural system runs on a tiny amount of electricity. RF produces a charge in electromagnetic material- and we are full of metal particulates. I lost myeyesight, most of my teeth, have suffered 'vertigo', 'tinnitus', going pain and am covered in painful lesions from RF being directed at me. I can tell when I am near a mast or an area saturated with RF because I can feel it. Please help us. Thank you.
Posted 2026-10-13#2370 · Permanent link ↗

An internal-medicine physician describes sleep and fatigue symptoms attributed to wireless exposure, reli…

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I am a practicing Internal Medicine physician with roughly 10 years' experience treating adult patients using "Integrative" strategies, ie, specific biologically precise strategies which fundamentally address the root causes of chronic illness. I also personally suffer from chronic illness, thus providing the opportunity to experience the results of many, if not all, of the strategies I employ. Roughly 10 years ago, I became aware of the possibility that I was personally being affected by wireless (ie, RF/EMF) radiation exposure in my own household. Specifically, it was suggested to me by my health coach that my difficulty sleeping (for the previous 5-6 years) might be due to RF/EMF exposure, at that time cell phones not powered off at night plus WiFi router exposure, both at my office as well as at night in my home. I somewhat skeptically agreed to a trial of powering off cell phones and WiFi router at night, and my sleep immediately improved dramatically enough for me to conclude clinically that the improvement was very likely due to this removal of RF/EMF exposure. We eventually permanently eliminated the WiFi router and hard-wired our house with internet cabling, along with powering off our cell phones at night. I also keep my personal cell phone on airplane mode continuously during the day, establishing connectivity only to receive and read texts. I don’t use my cell phone for calls at all. This has resulted in our home becoming a relatively “safe haven” for me from an RF/EMF perspective. In fact, I use only a landline in my home office to make calls, doing most of my clinical work from home, and go to my medical office only to see patients, maybe an hour or two a day. My medical office, even though also hard-wired to minimize RF/EMF, has EMF levels (ie, density) from 700 to 1500 microwatts per meter squared, presumably from wireless devices in adjoining tenants’ offices and perhaps from nearby cell towers and I typically experience difficulty sleeping if I’ve spent three or more hours in my office. I have done extensive RF/EMF measurements throughout various parts of my city, most of which have EMF density levels of at least 500, and often up to 2500 microwatts per meter squared. When I have prolonged exposure to an environment with these higher densities, such as my place of worship which reads 2000 to 3000 microwatts per meter squared, I always experience increased difficulty sleeping, along with increased daytime fatigue for the next two days. Perhaps an experience I had very early in the process of discovering my own reactions to wireless radiation will be helpful. I was attending a neighborhood meeting located on the top floor of a tall apartment building, roughly 20 stories tall. As participants got seated, the middle-aged woman next to me said that she was sensitive to RF/EMF, and that on the roof of this building (right above us) were situated an array of wireless antennae. She then proceeded to pull out an EMF meter to show me the readings, which were very high. In fact, she told me that she would need to leave the meeting before its conclusion to avoid excessive EMF exposure, which she did after thirty or forty minutes. I had never knowingly had this level of exposure, and was feeling no particular symptoms, so I attended the remainder of the two-hour meeting. Within a day or so, I felt exhausted, and it took another 3-4 days to fully recover. Surprisingly to me at the time, I began to notice similar symptoms whenever I was again exposed to excessive RF/EMF radiation. Clinically, it was behaving in a way familiar to any practicing physician; namely, now that my system had sustained injury, the injured system was more susceptible to that same type of injury. What follows is an explanation of how this process occurs on a microscopic level, with both a link to full explanation, as well as sound byte-style quick summary: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/07/09/electromagnetic-fields-harmful-effects.aspx • Exposure to microwave EMFs, like cellphones, causes massive mitochondrial dysfunction due to damage done by free radicals from peroxynitrite that also cause single and double stranded breaks in your DNA Excessive free radicals triggered by low-frequency microwave exposure from cellphones and Wi-Fi networks have been linked to chronic diseases such as cardiac arrhythmias, anxiety, depression, autism, Alzheimer’s and infertility Excessive calcium signaling produced by EMF exposures also has important roles in producing pathophysiological effects of EMFs including each of the effects listed above In summary, exposure to nearly ubiquitous RF/EMF radiation has nearly confined me to my own home, essentially imposing upon me excessive fatigue whenever I venture out to the community at large.
Posted 2026-10-13#2369 · Permanent link ↗

A breast-cancer survivor reports improved sleep after switching off household wireless systems and reques…

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I am submitting this comment as someone concerned about the health effects of wireless radiation as well as the effects on the environment. Please review the current state of biological science and create protective standards I have been personally affected by wireless radiation, as I have now had Breast cancer twice and was looking for all avenues to improve my health upon recovery from surgery. I would not sleep well with the wireless on in the house, and turned off all the cells and was looking for other things to do to elimate as much as I can, since I want to continue to live a long life. I contacted an electrician and he installed a switch in my bedroom to turn all the internet systems off right by the bed. Since then I am sleeping much more soundly and feeling more rejuvinated from it. I hope that HHS will use this opportunity to create a comprehensive report on the current medical, biological, and public health knowledge regarding these effects and take action on that. Please consider what I have experienced and review the current state of affairs of the system. I know there can be improvements.
Posted 2026-10-13#2368 · Permanent link ↗

Alleges years of directed-energy targeting causing auditory and physical symptoms, discusses Havana syndr…

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I would like to take this opportunity to inform you all, that there are people being targeted by these EMF technologies. I am an upper middle class 58 yr old female American woman, who values my privacy, freedom, my right to speak and hear the truth, my right to not be poisoned or sickened by technologies or substances, that I am being exposed to unknowingly. For this, I have become a target and for over 15 years I have been targeted w EMF's by some unknown entity. I am assuming there is an FBI database, or DARPA list or some such, but clearly, some body somewhere is using these technologies to attempt to sicken me. My symptoms include Low frequency beam, that is hitting my head 24-7( sounds like a low pulsing droning machine sound in my right ear that vibrates my head), "The Frey effect" clicking in my left ear, which causes a heating effect in my head and body( when my grand nephew is in my presence, they heat him up, as well. He is 5), I get hit w directed energy weapons and they have tried to create cancer in my body w this weaponry( it feels like a burning sensation which ripples out in a throbbing pulsing pain). I get hit in my bed, or sitting in my chair; in my car they like to hit me high on my back, commonly. It seems there is no escaping it or them, whoever it is doing this. I am totally defenseless to these attacks. I dont want to live in a faraday cage. So if there is some faction within the US govt responsible for these attacks, on my person, can it be brought to light? Can it be stopped? I am assuming it is being done via satellite, or drone, so it must be some wider network, w access to this technology. I am more than interested in discussing this with a representative to give more details of these attacks and other types of attacks that Ive been subjected to. If you want to understand additional ways that people are being harmed by these technologies, which includes direct attacks, I believe you will have no trouble finding people who are experiencing this first hand. The targeted INdividual community is large, very vocal and enraged at being treated this way. Havana Syndrome is not an isolated condition being inflicted on government employees: It is being experienced by everyday people who do not work for the government, who are simply living their lives. Peoples brains are being damaged from afar, with weaponry that shoots deadly invisible beams. How much more diabolical can it be? There needs to be some acknowledgment and compensation, as well as, treatment, for those being harmed. Please help us, who have become targets, by stopping whatever program, or entity is attacking us with these technologies. Sincerely, Jennifer Jensen
Posted 2026-10-13#2363 · Permanent link ↗

Summarizes meta-analyses concerning cancer, reproduction and neurological disease and requests precaution…

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I. Introduction As an individual consumer and parent, I am submitting this comment to urge regulatory authorities to adopt a strict precautionary framework regarding human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), radiofrequency radiation (RFR), and extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF). While public communications often claim there is "no evidence" of harm from non-ionizing radiation, a rigorous evaluation of the published literature reveals a substantial body of pooled epidemiological and experimental data. To support the need for updated, biology-based safety limits, this submission highlights the quantitative findings of multiple peer-reviewed meta-analyses spanning brain tumors, childhood leukemia, general carcinogenesis, reproductive health, and neurodegenerative decline. II. Summary of Evidence from Peer-Reviewed Meta-Analyses 1. Mobile Phone Radiation & Brain Tumors (Gliomas and Neuromas) Pooled data demonstrates a statistically significant increase in brain tumor risks correlated with long-term or ipsilateral (same-side) mobile phone usage: • Yang et al.: Found that mobile phone use extending to 10 years or more is associated with an elevated risk of glioma. This risk increases for same-side (ipsilateral) use and low-grade glioma. • Hardell et al. Reported that 10+ years of same-side mobile phone use doubled the risk for glioma and more than doubled the risk for acoustic neuroma. • Myung et al.: Identified an overall tumor risk increase for 10+ years of use. Notably, the authors found that methodologically superior, blinded studies clearly identified harm, whereas unblinded studies showed a false "protective" effect. • Wang et al.: Noted that while ever-use was not statistically significant, the data indicated an increased risk trajectory specifically for long-term users. 2. Childhood Leukemia & Magnetic Fields The vulnerability of developing children to ambient magnetic fields is documented in high-scale pooled controls: • Zhao et al.: Analyzing 11,699 cases and 13,194 controls, researchers found that exposure to magnetic fields of 0.4 microtesla or greater (compared to <0.1 yielded a significant risk elevation for leukemia. The risk escalated sharply for acute lymphocytic leukemia. • Wartenberg: Calculated that if an association exists, approximately 175 to 240 childhood leukemia cases per year in the United States could be directly attributed to magnetic field exposure. 3. General Cancer Risks & ELF Fields • Zhang et al.: Aggregated 42 studies (13,259 cases, 100,882 controls) and found a positive association overall. The risk was higher in United States cohorts and notably elevated for residential exposures. 4. Breast Cancer Risk Elevation • Chen et al.: Identified an elevated risk of breast cancer associated with exposure, which rose slightly higher for estrogen-receptor-positive configurations. • Zhao et al.: Found a pooled OR of 1.10 for breast cancer, which increased significantly among premenopausal women. 5. Reproductive Health & Sperm Quality • Adams et al.: Meta-analysis of 1,492 samples demonstrated that mobile phone exposure is significantly associated with a decrease in sperm motility by -8.1% and viability by -9.1%. This effect was consistent across both in vitro experimental setups and in vivo observational studies. • Liu et al.: Confirmed clear biological harm and degradation in in vitro and animal models, though human observational data in their pooled subset remained null. 6. Neurodegenerative Diseases & Occupational ELF-MF Exposure • Jalilian et al.: Found a substantial relative risk increase for Alzheimer’s disease among workers with high occupational ELF-MF exposure. • Huss et al. (Bioelectromagnetic, 2018; PMID: 29350413): Found an elevated risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) overall, which jumped sharply for individuals working within electrical occupations. III. Conclusion & Regulatory Recommendation The argument that there is "no evidence" of biological harm from ambient electromagnetic and magnetic fields is contradicted by the extensive epidemiological data compiled above. Regulatory agencies cannot rely solely on short-term thermal absorption models (like SAR) to determine human safety. Because these meta-analyses demonstrate clear patterns of increased risk - particularly regarding chronic, long-term exposure, residential proximity, and early-childhood vulnerabilities - I request that the agency: 1. Implement the Precautionary Principle across all updated safety regulations. 2. Establish lower, biology-based exposure limits that account for non-thermal, chronic biological mechanisms (e.g., oxidative stress, DNA transcription changes). 3. Incentivize and prioritize wired telecommunications and localized power mitigation infrastructure over widespread, high-density ambient wireless radiation. Thank you for reviewing the data and incorporating public health research into your regulatory process. Respectfully, Nina Martin

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Posted 2026-10-13#2361 · Permanent link ↗

Cites Robert Becker and animal research to call for independent studies of nonthermal mechanisms and cumu…

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The second biggest mistake we can make when evaluating wireless radiation is assuming that because something doesn't heat us, it cannot affect us. The biggest is electrifying the entire biosphere based upon that assumption. Life is bioelectric before it is biochemical. Decades before 5G towers, orthopedic surgeon and researcher Dr. Robert O. Becker investigated the electrical properties of living tissue. His work on regeneration, injury currents, and direct-current electrical signaling challenged the notion that biology could be understood exclusively through the reductionist chemistry. In his 3 books, Becker warned about the consequences of introducing artificial electromagnetic environments without adequately understanding how living organisms respond to them. His central thesis deserves renewed attention especially as we further develop wireless technology. He argued that biological electrical signaling is not incidental. It participated in tissue repair, development, and physiological regulation. Yet modern wireless safety assessments remain heavily focused on thermal effects, leaving an incomplete framework for investigating a fundamentally electrical organism. Cell membranes maintain voltage gradients, neurons communicate through electrochemistry, mitochondria depend on proton gradients, and calcium signaling regulates a wide rage of processes from neurotransmission to gene expression. There is growing evidence that everyday wireless exposure disrupts these electrical systems, and the inconvenient concerns have been dismissed throughout our safety standards. Consider the National Toxicology Program's $30 million radiofrequency research program. Its 2018 studies reported clear evidence of carcinogenic activity involving malignant heart schwannomas in male rats exposed to high levels of 900 MHz RF radiation. Some evidence was also reported for malignant brain gliomas. Although these exposures cannot be simply extrapolated to ordinary cellphone use, the assumption that preventing tissue heating settles the safety question is obviously flipped on its head with this. This is exactly why more research is required for the bioeffects of cellphone EMF on humans. In 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified RF EMF as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Scientists are evaluating a rapidly changing electromagnetic environment using incomplete long-term exposure data. Real-world exposure is not a single frequency delivered under an isolated laboratory environment. A child sleeping beside a wireless router, a technician working around transmitting equipment, and an adult occasionally using a cellphone do not share identical exposure profiles, and will not experience identical effects. HHS should prioritize independent investigations into chronic, cumulative, and developmentally sensitive exposures, including realistic 5G and Wi-Fi conditions. These studies should examine sleep physiology, nervous system function, reproductive outcomes, oxidative stress, mitochondrial function, and electrophysiological signaling, while carefully controlling temperature and other confounding variables. Absence of conclusive evidence is not a substitute for comprehensive investigation. Finally, technological convenience should not require universal, involuntary participation in an increasingly wireless environment. Families should have meaningful choices in this. Schools should be able to prioritize wired internet. Communities should have access to transparent exposure measurements. Consumers should receive understandable information about their devices. Federal research must be insulated from industry influence, with transparent funding, open data, independent replication, and meaningful public participation. We should prioritize reducing unnecessary exposure without having to prove that every transmitter causes disease. Becker's legacy was not that he answered all the questions surrounding the harmful effects of EMF exposure. It was that he recognized that we could not fully answer them yet in good faith. HHS now has a serious oppurtunity to answer those questions. Study biology as an integrated electrical, magnetic, optical, hydrated, chemical, and environmental system. Investigate plausible mechanisms without overstating or understating them. Protect the scientific independence, and give communities the ability to make informed decisions. Public health should not require people to surrender control over their electromagnetic environment simply because wireless infrastructure has become ubiquitous. The burden of responsible innovation is to demonstrate safety through transparent, independent, and continuously updated science; not merely to demonstrate connectivity.

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Posted 2026-10-13#2357 · Permanent link ↗

A parent asks whether nearby electrical towers might relate to a child’s developmental delays and seizure…

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I am responding as an individual consumer and parent. Our family lived near large electric/cell towers when my second child was born. He was born with developmental delay, auditory processing delay and later we found out, he had seizures. I do not have any proof but always wondered if it was the huge electricity towers near rt 481.

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Reports sleep, cardiac and cognitive symptoms attributed to smart meters and wireless devices, improvemen…

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2. I represent myself as an individual 3A. My comment covers in home wifi, smart meters (both electric and gas), cell towers, and cell phones. All of which I have had on my property, including a tower which is still here on my property. 3B. My worst experience has been with Smart Meters. I had one on the gas meter which was against the exterior wall of the house. That same wall was the wall of my bedroom where my bed was located. So when I laid down my head was 3 feet from the meter. My house had burned down and during the rebuild these smart meters were installed on the infrastructure that was still located there. I had no experience with them before and when we moved into the rebuilt house my sleep was instantly disturbed. I thought it was the wifi or the tower which were also installed during this time and bought devices to help with emf reduction, including a faraday cloth over my entire bed. And things worked in small increments. I had not realized the gas meter was also changed to smart and lived with that for 5 years. Just this summer I had both smart meters (elect and gas) removed and instantly my sleep was back to normal. Under the influence of the emf my sleep was agitated with lots of waking up with my heart racing and then no matter how long I layed in bed I woke up with baggy eyes not feeling rested. I would spend time on the couch in a different room and sleep much better but my back was not as comfortable there as in my bed. Interior wifi has also disturbed my sleep. I removed all wifi from the house, and now have it through repeaters using Eero which lands outside the house on the porch and I can plug in repeaters inside the house when I need to. Then unplug them when finished. This has been happening for 6 years. My cell phone also disturbs my sleep. So I charge it at the furthest point away from me across my room. I cannot use my cell phone on my ear because the ear and behind it heat up to an uncomfortable level. I use the phone on speaker and hold it away from my body. This has been going on since my first cell phone in 2000. I have a cell tower on my property as well and it is adding to the lack of rest I experience, though now so much better without the smart meter. There is a noticeable agitation while on my property that I do not notice when I am elsewhere and it was not like that here before the tower went up on 2016. I’ve been living here since 2007. 3C. My sensitivity to this increased exposure to emf has produced a feeling that I am getting dementia. My ability to concentrate has diminished. My ability to hold a short term memory has diminished. And some of my cognitive abilities have diminished. All in a short amount of time that correlates to the above mentioned exposures. Lack of sleep and loss of income from less productive time have been my experiences as well. 3D. I first noticed poor sleep when the cell tower was installed in 2016. Then when we moved into our rebuilt house in 2019 the effects became much more severe. That was when my head was near the smart meter, and this was the most intense acute exposure I experienced. 3E. Yes I sought several doctors. I used an MD who wasn’t very helpful, then an Ayervedic doctor which helped using herbs, but the best was an anti-inflammation diet though an MD who was also a naturopath working on mold and emf stress. These helped me feel better but did not remove the problem. 3F. Yes I first moved my phone charging station the furthest away from my bed possible and that helped me feel better. Then I used a plug in emf reducing device and that helped me feel better. Also the faraday cloth around my bed. Each of these brought small incremental improvements. But removing the smart meter was an incredible relief and it was noticeable in the first evening. 5. The website at cell phone task force needs to be considered for the data and information it reports on: https://www.cellphonetaskforce.international/ Also, Green Med Info contains many peer reviewed science articles about this: https://greenmedinfo.com/ And: https://greenmedinfo.com/problematic-action/electromagnetic-field-harms?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 5.N. A more comprehensive study needs to be done. EMF’s have been released upon the public without a full study of their effects. And especially, 5G amounts to an complete change in technology from the previous 1-4G which were not fully studied. 5G exacerbates the level of unknown about the strength and affect on the human body as well as on the natural ecosphere. This exposure also needs to be looked at as regards the satellites that are covering the planet with the same energies. 12. https://greenmedinfo.com/problematic-action/electromagnetic-field-harms?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 18. a published federal evidence review of the existing literature, with a timetable

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Posted 2026-10-13#2328 · Permanent link ↗

Reports severe sensitivity, cardiac and neurological symptoms, animal deaths and community illness attrib…

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I AM SURROUNDED BY 9 unregulated macro towers Since they were secretly installed DIRECTLY OVER my home , my office and my animal Sanctuary MY ANIMALS ARE DYING ! I AM NOW SICK . My family members are sick , MY NEIGHBORS ARE DYING rapidly. It began when the towers went live , I started having heart palpitations, heart pain , fluttering in my chest . Ringing in my ears, terrible headaches, vertigo , blurry vision , terrible body pain , EXTREME fatigue,, memory loss, mood swings , nausea, vomiting and so much more that has effected how I live daily . THIS IS NOW MY EVERY DAY LIFE . I was diagnosed with radiation poisoning, then electromagnetic radiation syndrome. There are unregulated towers on every corner in HOUMA LOUISIANA, Entergy forced a smart meter on my home , I now must use EMF / RF PROTECTION TO LEAVE MY HOME , MY HOME , MY BARN had to be completely covered with EMF protection for me to even be there . I AM NOW EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO ALL RF / EMF frequency, electricity or electrical waves of any kind . Walking in a room with a router makes me instantly SICK or walking outside in the towers frequency around me . My family members are now sick . The towers around us were not regulated, the smart meters they forced on our homes are not regulated. And I am now told OH WELL , You being very sick is not our problem Because THE FCC allows whatever it is we wish to install . Now I live a life I never thought could happen , I can not leave my safe areas without full EMF PROTECTION , I can not go to my barn or office as I did before , my horses are dying INSTANTLY UNDER THE TOWERS, my tortises were going blind and my small animals all DIED , 9 of my neighbors have died on ONE STREET since the towers went live . THE LOCAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT ALLOWD MORE THAN 100 Unregulated towers in our small town . My community is VERY SICK , AND DYING , CLUSTERS OF RESIDENTS ARE DYING UNDER THE TOWERS & WITH UNREGULATED SMART METERS forced on our homes . WITH ZERO REGULATORY STANDARDS, The death and destruction from unregulated RADIATION HAS BEEN CATASTROPHIC. WE NEED HELP . So many of my neighbors are very sick , others are DYING RAPIDLY. Of CANCER or a host of radiation exposure related illness . WITHOUT VERY STRICT REGULATION ON RF RADIATION FOR ALL PRODUCTS, Everyone , EVERY CHILD is faced with a lifetime of illness and death . Safe technology MUST BE THE STANDARD not something we must beg for .

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Describes years of symptoms near wireless devices, severe isolation and difficulty accessing support whil…

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Cant be near any wireless items since 14 years now. Get disisiness, headaces, noisia, heartproblems and many more symtoms. Have to live by my one in the countryside and avoid other people and houses because of all radiation around them. Its a very hard life! I am totally alone, no help or support. Just a pennpall sitting in the same situation but to far away to be able to visit each other. Swedish Authorities says radiation from devices not can be harmful. But we are many who knows, our bodies tells the troth!

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