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. When using my cell phone, my fingers tingle and hurt. My Dr. can tell when I have had to much emf exposure. I can not put a cell phone to my ear as after just a second or two, my ear and head start burning. I didn't realize until a few days ago, that my electric meters were monitored remotely. The meter is outside our (my late husband's and my) bedroom. We stayed out of the bedroom and slept in the living room without understanding the reason. I cannot go into the Viaero cell phone store in my community without getting a splitting headache that is not normal. Abnormal headaches are becoming more frequent. I have a cell tower very close to my residence. I put emf protection on the wall facing the tower. That helped some. I Know many others who have complained of health problems and disabilities because of emf exposure including family members who are disabled due to emf exposure. They cannot travel, or even get into newer cars. They started having problems with tingly and hurt hands touching a cell phone. I would appreciate the cell phone tower close to me at least moved as it is not only a health hazard, its ugly as I have a beautiful view of the hill above me with a cell phone tower sticking out ruining the view. I talked with the power district about removing the meters at my residence and putting in ones that are read manually. Doing so, will cost me $200 per meter, plus $30 extra each month if I read them and $85 a month if the electric company comes out to read them. As the meters are a health issue, I would appreciate help with paying for them, or a waiver to get them changed over.

Hello. I am a mother. Grandmother. Wife of 51 years. EMF affect my life. Bad for me and my husband. Ears ring. Nauseous. Ache in joints. Please investigate and control limits. Thank you.

All our problems started when electricity was being run on wires from street to street. My nervous system is struggling, it's all i can do to help my parasymathetic system to get some time in daily.Tesla had a much better way but you couldn't monetize his way so like everything else, they chose to make us pay for something that is easily captured and available. I'm thankful things are being right-ed ever so slowly as they are, I'm still thankful.

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…)Cellular phone, Wi-Fi, smaer meter, cell towers. 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):Wi-Fi and Laptop for work and personal items. Cell phone for everyday purposes including work. Smart meter is on almost every home and cell towers are everywhere. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Anxiety, lack of restful sleep, hearing a loud pitched ringing and/or pulsation that others cannot hear. Lack of energy, headaches, brain fog. 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:When Android smartphones first came out around 2010. When 4G LTE and 5G were released symptoms got worse. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?No, most doctors do not think much of EMF. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?Anti EMF radiation phoe case, safe sleeve blanket, Anti Emf/radiation products. Get away from cell towers, get into the countryside. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:None. 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:Wireless radiation or EMF does imapct health and more ligh tneeds to be shed on it. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:Cell Phone, but will switch to a flip phone soon. Wi-Fi, cell towers, smart meters. B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:Some cell towers. B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:Wi-Fi sometimes. B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):Sauna, cold therapy, alternative therapies, cellular activation. B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:PTSD, anxiety. B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:Old military injuries, tendon injuries, 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:Getting away from cell towers, unplugging Wi-Fi at night, B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help:NA B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful):NA B3d. Treatments that had no effect:NA B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:35-44 B4. What is your age range?35-44 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?Around 2010. B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?Minnesota.

I’ve been getting migraines since the roll out of 5G. There’s not been any regulation of it since the 1990’s and it’s time to test how much damage it’s donemuch were affected by it. It causes me to have heart palpitations, anxious feeling, headaches and overall feeling off. Please regulate this

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, parent, family member, caregiver, healthcare professional, researcher, advocate, concerned member of the public, or other]. In my wider circle of Friends I know two persons who are strongly affected by the radiation of mobile-phone towers around them. Until 4G the negative effects like headaches and nervousness and feeling unwell were not so strong, but since 5G they have to protect themselves rigorously with very special, expensive fabric (even slightly covering their face), during the night they sleep under a special construction (baldachin, made of very special protectiv fabric) to avoid exposure to the radiation of 5G. 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.

From the year 2008 until the end of 2012, I lived nearby a cell phone tower with only 2G from the telecom company Vodafone. I was living on the second floor which was also the highest floor in a rented house in Rotterdam Zuid, Holland. The distance betweem my rented house and the cell phone tower is approximately 20 to 30 meters. My symptoms at that time was - I had insomnia - Chronic fatigue - Brain fog - I had low energy - I was weak - Very poor concentration - Slow reaction time - No stamina I have noticed back then that it was extremely hot in my home. One of the reason was probably because cell phone towers emit microwave radiation. I was physically, mentally and emotionally drained. At the end of 2012, I also have ear ringing (tinnitus) in my right ear and till to this day, I still have ear ringing in my right ear. I know for 100% that my symptoms are mainly caused by the man-made radiation from this cell phone tower, wi-fi modem in my house and my cellphone. They all emit microwave radiation also known as radio frequency radiation (RFR). In May 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) from the World Health Organization classified radiofrequency radiation as Group 2B, meaning they are possibly carcinogenic to humans. Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitivity (EHS) is recognized by the World Health Organization. Dr. Lennart Hardell, a medical doctor, and oncologist. “We conclude that there is clear evidence that RF radiation is a human carcinogen, causing glioma and vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma). There is some evidence of an increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, and clear evidence that RF radiation is a multi‑site carcinogen. Based on the Preamble to the IARC Monographs, RF radiation should be classified as carcinogenic to humans, Group 1.” (Source: https://ehtrust.org/science/whoiarc-position-on-wireless-and-health/) Electromagnetic Hyper Sensitivity is recognized as an environmental intolerance by the World Health Organization. France's national law passed in 2015, established the following: Nursery schools: A complete ban on wi-fi for spaces dedicated to children under 3 years old. I highly recommend watching scientist Barrie Trower, because he is studying microwave radiation since 1960. In my view, he is the authority on microwave radiation. Because when I arrived at a white zone (is an area with no mobile phone reception or severely restricted radio frequency radiation) in 2020 in Germany, I almost did not hear the ear ringing anymore almost in an instant. So the loudness of my ear ringing reduced a lot. My energy level increased a lot. I had no or almost no brain fog anymore. I slept so well in the white zone. But when I returned to the city where in general there are a lot of cell phone towers, my ear ringing got much much louder. My energy level decreased. A lot of brain fog. Sleep quality decreased a lot, I wake up multiple times during the night. Every time I went to the white zone in Germany, my symptoms improved a lot. But every time I go back to the city, my symptoms are getting worse. Back then, I did not know that these man-made radiation is harmful to humans, animals, insects and nature. It took me about 3 to 3,5 years of full-time research to find out that these man-made radiations are harmful. Because of this cell phone tower from Vodafone, I lost my job and I lost my house. I had to move back to my parents house. Because of this, I could not work for almost 6 years. A big part of my life is ruined. The ear ringing is ruining my life. I sleep much better when the wi-fi modem is shut off. I sleep not good and I wake up at least one time during the night when the wi-fi modem is on. When a smart phone from Apple is on and this phone is about 5 to 6 meters away from my bed, I wake up at least a couple of times during the night and I cannot sleep deeply. I sleep deeper and much better when a smart phone from Apple is completely shut off. A former co-worker of mine could not fall asleep when his wi-fi modem was on, but when he shut it off, he fell asleep right away. Another former co-worker of mine said to me when I completely shut off my smart phone, I sleep through the night without waking up. But if my smart phone is on, I wake up during the night at least one time. A good friend of mine sleeps very bad if the wi-fi modem is on, but when it's shut off, she sleeps much better.

I started experiencing headaches when 5G tower was put on top of the apartment building I lived in. This apartment building is in a city. I’m not a person to experience headaches, so when this started happening, I couldn’t help but wonder if the 5G, 3 floors above my apartment, was causing it. Some of the headaches were very bad. I live in a single family home now further away from 5G tower and don’t have the headaches anymore. I am concerned about this topic and would like unbiased research and resources to go towards this with openness in sharing its findings with the public, regardless of what they show. We need to know.

1. & 2. I am responding as: 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)mobile phone 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):using cell phone for a long call- 30 minutes to an hour during the last several years. This was using speaker phone w/ phoneat least a foot from my head. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:feelings of disorientation and extra unwanted energy ( agitation ) 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:Not sure- maybe several hours later 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?No 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I tried not to use the cell phone again for a longer call. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:There are many studies available re this 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: B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:cell phones when in a room w/ many people w/ their phones on for an hour or more - being too close to a small cell facility for several minutes or more. B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you:same as the above but if I am near the source for a shorter time 15 minutes or so tops. In a room for ah hour or more w/ Wi Fi on B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:I am not sure about any B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):I don't recall using any B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:I am not sure. I do have a raised cancer antigen test score B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant:I have a partial tear in my right shoulder rotator cuff & I have weakness and pain in my left hip- both I never thought of as conected to thee cell phones and wifi and small cell antenna 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:I go qigong, I take a variety of supplements and herbs, including homeopathic drops to help if I take a medical test that inolves radiation. They also help w/ EMFs but I usually forget to take them for that B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help:not sure B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful):none B3d. Treatments that had no effect:none B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:75+ B4. What is your age range?75+ B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?not sure- maybe 2000 B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?California - Berkeley

When I had wifi in my living room (where my kids and I spend a majority of our day) I would get headaches when I turned it on. I eventually bought a remote power switch for it and whenever I clicked it off when not in use my headache or weird head feeling would almost immediately subside. I’ve since bought an ethernet cable to hook up directly to my modem, and it’s been a great switch. I’ve noticed a change in the way my head feels during the day. Also, when I had wifi before the kill switch, I just left it on all the time. Once I bought the kill switch and started turning the wifi off at night, I noticed my dreams came back when sleeping!!! Crazy. When it was on, no dreams that I can remember having. Again, I have ethernet now though, got rid of the router.