Neurological symptoms & sleep

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 patient, a parent and concerned member of the public. 15 years ago I went through a period of difficulty sleeping and frequent illness. After trying many avenues to figure it out, I had a person come and test for EMFs. Thankfully I had heard about this because it turned out that my wireless router was positioned on the opposite side of the wall from my bed. We moved the router and immediately I could sleep again. Not long after that, one of our neighbors a few blocks away knocked on our door. She and her family had been very inexplicably sick and it wasn't until the leaves fell off the trees that she discovered that a cell tower had been put up very near to her home and visible right out of her window. There had been no notice to the residents and she and her whole family (with young children) were trying to find relief by submitting a petition to get the cell tower removed. But since telecommunications companies have been given free reign to trample on property rights, the cell tower remained and the family had to sell their home. My son recently moved into an apartment building that has a small cell tower right out front in full view of his living room window. When he tells me he has a headache and is tired, I don't know what to tell him - move? It is unreasonable and unconscionable that cell towers are being permitted in residential areas, next to schools, and in parks. Communities should be able to decide whether more wireless infrastructure is installed or not. Without that right, our government has decided it is a tool for industry rather than a protector of individuals and property rights. I never agreed to have my taxes pay for that! How many people suffer from headaches and insomnia that are actually caused by too much EMF in their home environment? Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, for sure. Sleep is the time that the body heals and restores itself. Without restful sleep, other illnesses, cancers, etc are inevitable. Since my experience 15 years ago, I have found myself to be electro-sensitive and have had to make adjustments in my life. City environments are far too heavily laden with EMF so I choose to live outside of the city and I do not use wireless in my home, I have setup my office with hardwired ethernet connections. It becomes more difficult everyday as cell phones are sending off more powerful signals, and bluetooth is becoming standard on so many devices (like printers and cars) and often the wireless bluetooth signal cannot be turned off. Thankfully I am able to live outside of the city and setup a low EMF environment, but many cannot. They should not have to suffer while the telecoms profit at their expense. My children should not have to worry about whether the environment they are in is safe and healthy. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

I whole hearted support what Secretary Kennedy is doing. Protect us and our children from poorly regulated EMF Radiation. Why are they putting up cell radiation towers next to our schools and neighborhoods? It is a place for learning, not distractions with cellphones and its radiation, which brings bring fog and health issues. My son had EMF sensitivity in high school I told the school and they gave me red tape. They did not care because it was not their son that was having health and anxiety issues. He went from being an A student to dropped out of high school, once he transitioned from middle to high school. The high school had a cellphone tower, middle school di not. May everyone see the truth and stop denying the fact that radiation is harmful and needs to be seriously regulated. Cellphones are a distraction in schools. Radiation is a health concern that should not be ignored.

My name is Frederick P Sinclair Jr I am a retired Soil and Water Conservationist who for thirty five years tended to resource protection as leader of the Conservation District covering over 600,000 acres within Allegany County NY. I witnessed the establishment and implementation of of several environmental protection laws and was expert at the application of SEQR in performing evaluation of environmental impact. I served three terms as a Town Supervisor and one term as County Legislator and was on several community organization and regional boards. I am a current resident of the Town of Alfred and nearby to the Village of Alfred that hosts two higher institutions of learning Suny Alfred and Alfred University. When in the illage I am sensitive to the 11 nearby towers and antenna arreays servicing the area. Within a short exposure during school sessions I experience dizziness, arithmias, tinitus, and have to leave the areas of intense exposure. My home is located a mile from the village, however a tower has been retrofitted with 4GLTE and then 5G during my time in this the retirement home for myself and wife. The tower is 2,000 feet from my home and 3000 feet in elevation, servicing a broad area. I was on the Town Planning Board when they tower company (near my home) sought a permit for modification and our application of SEQR uncovered enough impacts, to the residential property values, to an organic dairy farm grazing animals within 100 yards, a large sugarbush producing maple syrup, and dangers to Mercy Flight emergency routes (altimeter impact) and the local municipal airport traffic. The Town justified and NYS DEC published that and environmental impact statement was requested by the Town. Legal threeats forced the Town to not push for the EIS. I have no wiFi in my home and have also opted out of Smart Metering. I have taken several measures to protect against EMR in my home but still experience Tinnitus and occasional arithmias and live in the shadow of exposure to microwave emissions. The question of allthese sources meeting FCC regulations is a bothersome claim when these regulations are 30 years old and the exposures have increased exponentially. The proof of need to examine and update has and is being submitted. The role of HHS and associated agencies is critical in assuring a livable environment in the future.

Effect of radiation on my body I am a Spanish citizen, and I wish to bring visibility to an extreme reality that I and thousands of people in Spain live through every day: the chronic pain, social isolation, and institutional neglect resulting from Electrohypersensitivity (EHS), along with other Central Sensitization Syndrome conditions (Fibromyalgia, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity). Since my youth, and subsequently alongside my late mother, I have suffered a continuous decline in health (severe fatigue, digestive disorders, headaches, brain fog, tinnitus, joint pain, among many other symptoms) strongly linked to exposure to wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, cell towers, DECT devices). This condition has forced us into severe isolation. Living in our own home becomes extremely difficult, having to dodge the impact of fragrances, perfumes, fabric softeners, etc., not to mention the technological devices of any neighbor or visitor, making social life completely impossible. Added to this is the fact that it is impossible for us to change housing, as the massive proliferation of networks and cell towers in both urban and rural areas has completely eliminated "white zones" or emission-free spaces where we could take refuge—all without taking into account the unaffordable financial cost this would entail. Because of all this, I see the imperative need to apply the precautionary principle and strictly regulate cell towers, as well as wireless devices (Wi-Fi networks, DECT phones, mobile phones, etc.). It is essential to find solutions

I am submitting comment to express my concerns for myself and my family regarding wireless technology and telecommunication towers. Wireless technology and infrastructure having increased dramatically since the FCC current guidelines were placed in 1996. In depth and accurate studies have not been completed to see what the effects could be on the environment and human health. I personally have experienced extremely noticeable symptoms. I seem to be very sensitive to EMF exposure. Especially since it telecommunication “pine tree” was placed near my home. I have certain reactions to different towers. The straight vertical towers with the thicker tops caused me to have a very strong pressure in my head and for my ears to ring I can actually tell if there’s a tower near me because my symptoms start before I even noticed the tower. I also experienced headaches and brain fog. Since the fake pine tree telecommunication tower was placed near my home, my entire family has been experiencing extreme brain fog, and it’s getting to the point where our words are affected. Even my elementary school students are noticing the effects. The moments of word, loss and forgetting what we were talking about are becoming a daily thing. This is a very concerning symptom in childhood. Our sleep has been affected. At certain times it seems like the frequency is higher and we feel a buzzing sensation. One of my children is about to be 14 years old and his special needs, he has a neurological disorder, and I noticed a huge impact on his cognitive ability when he has been on a tablet or computer. It gives him headaches and causes blank, staring episodes and intense mood swings. When I please strict guidelines on screen time there is a noticeable difference in the interactions with my children. I feel that the blue light exposure mixed with the frequencies that all of these devices are putting off have greatly negatively impacted the health of my family. I purchased red and yellow blue light glasses to help with our circadian rhythm, but that doesn’t help from all of the different EMF frequencies that are coming from all of the different device devices in our home. A lot of device devices are smart technology, and have Wi-Fi signals. If I were to count how many different signals and frequencies were pulsing through my house, it is very concerning. Most homes have all of these frequencies. I have also noticed a drastic change in our telephone signal over the last few months I have a fairly new iPhone, and there are days where I barely get any signal and it switches over to LTE. I set up a home phone line that is wired to try and have a strong phone connection, these land lines are so muffled and don’t work nearly as well as they used to. With having a medical fragile child I want a strong wired landline connection because I do not trust the cell phones. I urge HHS to support independent, non-biased, Transparent, in-depth research and studies on the effects of the drastic increase in this technology. You need to determine if these decades old outdated guidelines should be changed, and if the technology should be reduced. Americans are bombarded with different attack attacks on our immune system to include toxins, heavy metals, plastics chemicals in the food, EMF frequencies and many more things that all are having devastating effects on Health. We are one of the sickest nations in the world, and we rely on our government to protect us. It is your responsibility to protect public health and do it in an honest way. Public Health research should be led by independent scientific expertise and not from industries that financially benefit from continued wireless deployment. I am especially concerned with our children’s health who are forced onto screens and have telecommunication towers on every school. We weren’t even informed or allowed to vote on the tower that was placed on our street because the property that it was placed on is owned by a different town so they were allowed to vote on it.

I am submitting this comment as someone concerned about the health effects of wireless radiation as well as the effects on the environment. I know two people who have been personally affected by wireless radiation. The daughter of a friend and my wife both have had negative health impacts from EMFs, RF, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. In the case of my wife, she has developed tinnitus, and in the case of my friend's daughter she developed tinnitus and skin rashes that caused the family to move to a rural area and limit their own use of wireless service and devices. 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 the experiences of those affected by this radiation as part of what is reviewed to come up with what should be the scientific underpinnings to actual protective standards and action by the federal government.

Hello! I’m writing as someone who is sensitive to WiFi radiation- I’m not sleeping well with a WiFi router working nearby, and can barely function during the day if I was exposed; it’s different when the router is off during the night - I wake up rested and relaxed. I believe it’s a serious issue when we have a great emf pollution nowadays and many people are sensitive to it and their health and lives are greatly affected by it. Respectfully, Tatiana

I am writing in support of stronger restrictions and more robust research on wireless radiation, especially in support of the HHS rather than the FCC directing this effort. My family experiences poor sleep and ringing in the ears as a result of it, and many others (friends, acquaintances, and wider community members) suffer debilitating effects as a result of wireless radiation. I know that the future will demonstrate the incalculable harm done by this environmental disruptor, just as thalidomide was first considered safe and effective before its devastating health effects were undeniable. Please stand for the health of our fellow citizens, our children, and future generations by seriously researching and restricting this new form of environmental pollution.

I purchased my first smart phone in 2017 the Apple 8. Within 2 weeks I started getting excruciating headaches, shooting pains in my head, equilibrium problems and vertigo, nose bleeds, difficulty with speech, brain fog, ringing in the ears, and more. I know it was coming from the cell phone because every time I would try to use it the symptoms would start and after about 1/2 hour or so when I turned it off they would start to get better. Cause and affect. I could actually feel a tingling in my body around the phone. My family would turn off their phones when coming into our home and every time they would forget, I would let them know their phone was on because I could feel it. They thought I had lost my mind and so did I until I began researching and discovered I had been over exposed to emf and now was suffering from Electrohypersensitivity. I still have the condition today and my life has changed dramatically. In order to not feel sick I have to stay secluded frequently and if I do go out there is always a price to pay. I will be sick and the newest of my symptoms after exposure is leg jerking and body jerks that feel like mini seisures. Doctors can find nothing wrong with me and Nueroligist think I am a nut case when I mention the phone and emf's being the environmental toxin making me sick. I have everything wired in my home and I use a land line. I have spent thousands on doctors, and blocking material to keep my home emf proof. Recently my neighbors boosted wifi is so high I can no longer even sit on my deck without becoming ill. I can't travel and socialize or enjoy my life without symptoms. I applied for disability and was denied twice. I am unable to work and now I am 63 and forced to live on a very tight budget to get by, not knowing what the future holds. There is an Environmental Health Center in Dallas Tx. that specializes in treating people with EHS symptoms but ultimately the treatment is avoidance. If there is enough people getting sick from emf and a clinic for the condition has been opened, then a red flag has been raised. Hard to avoid the environment when everywhere you go there is emf/rf to extremes. I moved to the country but again "second hand" emf wifi boosting from neighbors forces me inside. I know we need this technology but I believe we could be more responsible with it. Education is key. We need to get the smart phones out of our children's hands and wifi out of the schools. The old style flip tops did not put out emf unless being used and that would be a safer way to have communication with our children instead of smart phones that continually put out emf. People need to be informed of the dangers and vulnerable populations need protection. I am hearing that AT&T will no longer be providing residential landline service and if that continues, I will be cut off completely. Technology has its place and we need to put it in its place. Please keep in mind that those of us who are sick need help. We need disability and our medical people education on Electrohypersensitivity. Thank you so much for addressing this very important life altering situation with emf/rf. I know that our HHS Secretary Kennedy is knowledgeable about this problem and I remain hopeful for my children, grandchildren, and future generations that we can make changes to protect our citizens and the world. It is too late for me but I pray for a better and more responsible tomorrow.

I am an optician and I talk with many people about their vision problems. My concern is the blinding glare caused by headlights on cars and trucks that people experience when driving their cars at night. The radiation from the new LED lights is intense and blue. Many people have told me that they don’t drive at night because of the glare. I myself have a hard time with nighttime driving for the same reason. In the past year I have found that a yellow clip-on for my eyeglasses is indispensable at night, to moderate the blue color and glare of LED headlights. This is unfortunate because the yellow filter makes it harder to see hazards emerging from the side of the road. Additionally, if I have a headache, the bluish lights are even more irritating.