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Posted 2026-10-28#5949 · Permanent link ↗

Reports suspected Havana syndrome, severe neurological and bodily symptoms and sleep disruption, and desc…

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I believe I am experiencing symptoms of Havana Syndrome, which has been connected to directed energy exposure. When I went to my nearest medical facility for help, they acted like they had no idea what it was and basically told me they were not equipped to help me. I suffer with these very painful symptoms and experiences DAILY.... extreme pressure in the head, feelings of choking, clogged ears, pressure behind my eyes and vision issues, unexplianed bands of heat around my neck and under my breastline. During one incident my spine felt like it was on fire. In the last MONTH, most of the joints in my body have begun experiencing sudden clicking, from my spine, to my neck, to my knees, to my wrists. During another incident I experienced what I can only describe as the feeling of coolent flowing through my entire body like liquid through a tube. I have also had many degrading experiences with my genitals as well. I have full body muscle weakness, brain fog. One incident included severe abdominal burning, which is now causing extreme shortness of breath DAILY. Let's not forget the nightly sleep depreivation. A lot of the damage happens while I'm trying to sleep. I wake up feeling like I'm burning, so I jump out of my bed and move to the couch. I burn there and I attempt to sleep sitting at the dining room table. I burn there and I literally lay down in the hallway. I burn there and I move and lay down in the entryway. I have even moved outside and attempted to sleep on our porch swing. I get very little sleep in a night, as you can imagine. Please help me and all the members of this tortured community.
Posted 2026-10-28#5948 · Permanent link ↗

Calls for action and lists studies on RF and ELF exposure addressing development, reproduction, sleep, ce…

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This has got to STOP!!!2026 A review of potential health risks of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure from mobile phones and base stations in children and pregnant women Chronic paternal Wi-Fi RF-EMR exposure impairs placental efficiency and fetal growth: Association with sex-dependent histone modification patterns in mice Impact of ELF EMF exposure on sleep quality and mental health in a Tunisian power plant: a cross-sectional study Prenatal 3.5 GHz radiofrequency exposure induces renal histological changes and DNA damage in 6-month-old rats Testicular heat-shock protein expression in rats following 3.5 GHz and 24 GHz RF-EMF exposure 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 Environmental and auto-induced RF-EMF adult and children far-field exposure simulations between 450 MHz and 26 GHz Interpretation of epidemiological studies on the relationship between mobile phone use and cancer Disruptive effects of brief radiofrequency noise exposure on migratory bat navigation The Effect of 2.45 GHz Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation on Components of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in Male Rats
Posted 2026-10-28#5945 · Permanent link ↗

Reports nightly shock-like sensations and other symptoms attributed to smart meters, improvement after me…

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To Whom It May Concern, In August 2012, at 3:AM while I was sound asleep, I was suddenly jolted awake by a painful electrical brain shock. The surge started in my head, ran down my spine, and my heart raced with adrenalin. It was such a strong jolt it felt like a punch in the stomach. This was the start of a 6-year-long search for a diagnosis to the brain shocks that became my nightly horror. My symptoms were debilitating. Not only was I having brain shocks, I had nausea, tinnitus, vertigo, neuropathy, and random nosebleeds. During this time, I saw many different specialists, but none could give me an answer. One day, while searching the internet for "brain shocks", I found information that led me to microwave radiation/RF exposure and symptoms. What caught my attention was "nosebleeds". I had not had a nosebleed since I was a child until these brain shocks started. On the internet I was able to find more info and speak with others that were having similar symptoms. The symptoms became more obvious to me that my shocks were from wireless radiation. The worst culprits were the Smart Meters pulsing wireless radiation outside my bedroom window 24/7. The Electric & Gas Company installed them on every home without warning. There were 3 smart meters outside my bedroom wall. My shocks began with the installation of these smart meters... AND... being outside my bedroom wall explains why the shocks came at night while I was sleeping in that room. I bought an RF measuring meter and began removing anything with wireless radiation. I had my Smart Meter exchanged back to the original analog meter. Removing all these things made a big difference in my health but I still had to deal with my neighbor's two Smart Meters located outside my bedroom wall. I tried sleeping in other rooms in my house but still felt electrical "shivers" (like mild shocks). So I decided to build a Faraday Cage to sleep in. A faraday cage is made of fine gauge metal screen on all 6 sides. Microwave radiation cannot pass through the screen. I have been sleeping well in my faraday (for 7 years) with 8 hours of restful sleep every night. I still watch my RF exposure during the day going out in the world where everyone carries a cell phone. BUT thankfully every night my faraday helps restore my nervous system. It doesn't seem fair that I should have to sleep like this. But there is nothing else I can do... and I am thankful for my Faraday Cage. Thank you.
Posted 2026-10-28#5944 · Permanent link ↗

Reports nightly shock-like sensations and other symptoms attributed to smart meters, improvement after me…

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To Whom It May Concern, In August 2012, at 3:AM while I was sound asleep, I was suddenly jolted awake by a painful electrical brain shock. The surge started in my head, ran down my spine, and my heart raced with adrenalin. It was such a strong jolt it felt like a punch in the stomach. This was the start of a 6-year-long search for a diagnosis to the brain shocks that became my nightly horror. My symptoms were debilitating. Not only was I having brain shocks, I had nausea, tinnitus, vertigo, neuropathy, and random nosebleeds. During this time, I saw many different specialists, but none could give me an answer. One day, while searching the internet for "brain shocks", I found information that led me to microwave radiation/RF exposure and symptoms. What caught my attention was "nosebleeds". I had not had a nosebleed since I was a child until these brain shocks started. On the internet I was able to find more info and speak with others that were having similar symptoms. The symptoms became more obvious to me that my shocks were from wireless radiation. The worst culprits were the Smart Meters pulsing wireless radiation outside my bedroom window 24/7. The Electric & Gas Company installed them on every home without warning. There were 3 smart meters outside my bedroom wall. My shocks began with the installation of these smart meters... AND... being outside my bedroom wall explains why the shocks came at night while I was sleeping in that room. I bought an RF measuring meter and began removing anything with wireless radiation. I had my Smart Meter exchanged back to the original analog meter. Removing all these things made a big difference in my health but I still had to deal with my neighbor's two Smart Meters located outside my bedroom wall. I tried sleeping in other rooms in my house but still felt electrical "shivers" (like mild shocks). So I decided to build a Faraday Cage to sleep in. A faraday cage is made of fine gauge metal screen on all 6 sides. Microwave radiation cannot pass through the screen. I have been sleeping well in my faraday (for 7 years) with 8 hours of restful sleep every night. I still watch my RF exposure during the day going out in the world where everyone carries a cell phone. BUT thankfully every night my faraday helps restore my nervous system. It doesn't seem fair that I should have to sleep like this. But there is nothing else I can do... and I am thankful for my Faraday Cage. Thank you.
Posted 2026-10-28#5943 · Permanent link ↗

Reports cancer and Lyme disease in a history of symptoms around electrical and wireless sources, improvem…

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15 years ago, the 'straw that broke the camels back' was a zero turn lawn mower - a little larger than the average. Started getting rashes as I mowed my 12 acres over a 3 week period. Third week i got a rash on my breast - not good. Never sick at 55 years old and as I went to Naturaopathic Doctor found I had cancer, lyme and started noticing everything electric, magnetic and wireless was affecting the cancer and could feel each exposure. Now 15 years later, cancer is gone though I can feel the old spos activate with much exposure at all, I can still feel all electric, magnetic and wireless exposures. Only got better because i built a zero wireless radiation home with ultra low exposure to electric and magnetic radiation... and I stay in it most of the time. I can't live a 'normal' life - though yes, I am thankful this has led me away from being one of the zombies walking around with head down staring at their screens. This is an entire human experience problem - not just about those of us who can't function normally. Can't go on trips with a group of people in cars, can't stay long at family gatherings, have to put up with close family members being mad at me because I need them to turn their phones off in my mostly safe home, have no hope of ever being in a serious relationship again because no one will give up their wireless technology permanently for another person, can't take care of my own yard (magnetic field) and SO much more. I cry as I type this though I haven't cried about it in a long time, just seeing the whole picture of what has happened in 15 years. BUT I have found purpose and fulfillment in helping others because though it took me years to figure out and get somewhat better, others are completely devastated and don't know what to do or where to turn for help - having a high suicide rate. It's only a matter of time before each person will have their 'lifetime radiation cup' filled (all at different times) and will have to go through this... for the rest of their life. Is someone going to stop it? It's long past due! Please help. Everyone is inflamed (many to the point of cancer), can't sleep (their cells are vibrating), brain fog and memory problems, anxiety (directly related to wireless radiation and the overgrowth of lyme which happens with exposure to wireless radiation) and yes, this leads to our high rates of suicide, constant headaches, obesity/insulin issues (some directly related to wireless exposures), ALS, Lou Gerhigs, Multriple Scleroses all directly related.
Posted 2026-10-28#5941 · Permanent link ↗

A healthcare practitioner describes personal and patient symptoms associated with wireless exposure and p…

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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 Healthcare practitioner and a person who's also been effected by harmful EMFs, RF and WR. In my experience, there are metabolic imbalances that increase one's sensitivity to harmful frequencies but everyone is being harmed, whether they're aware of it or not. Over the decades that I've practiced medicine; first with paper charting and later using electronic medical records and sitting in front of a screen all day; I've noticed a significant shift in my energy levels directly proportional to how long I'm in front of a wireless device. For my patients, I've learned through trial and error that many of their symptoms can be attributed to exposure to various harmful frequencies. This includes but is not limited to; fatigue, headaches, tinnitus, vertigo, insomnia, chronic pain syndromes and cardiovascular symptoms. This is not the underlying cause in all cases but for many people, when we've addressed their exposure properly, it completely eliminated these health concerns. What are we doing to children who are now sitting in front of screens all day and inundated with EMFs and wireless radiation? I support HHS taking an active role in examining the health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Scientific researchers around the world have already done a lot of the work but it continues to be ignored. Federal agencies that are in place to protect the health of Americans, are blatantly ignoring the staggering amount of evidence related to these concerns. Not just for people but for the health of the entire planet. 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.
Posted 2026-10-28#5938 · Permanent link ↗

Reports symptoms near wireless equipment and improvement with wired devices, objects to imposed smart met…

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There is no research on the longterm effects of wireless radiation exposure. And because there are no long term studies, the technology should be prohibited (at the least, heavily regulated). Have you ever read the fine print on a cell phone package which warns you to hold the phone against your body? Have you noticed the high percentage of brain cancers in young people? This is due to cell phone use and wireless internet modems in bedrooms. Anecdotally, I know of several deadly cancers caused by phones or modems. Please pursue. I can tell you I walked into a building last year with heavy wireless amplifiers and I was struck with temporary tinnitus and very heavy pressure in my head. I do not have these conditions in a safe setting. It threw me off for hours and once I left the building I immediately felt better. When we removed all wireless devices and the modem from our home last year and hardwired our computer and phones, immediately our home felt more peaceful and we started sleeping through the night. As an American citizen who wishes live a healthy life and raise my children in freedom and health, I am very troubled by the lack of consent and freedom in my own home and in my own life when it comes to wireless radiation exposure. The electric company attached a "smart meter" to my home without my consent. I asked them for the right to "opt out" of the technology as it would be attached to my house close to our living areas (bedrooms, office, deck/backyard play area). They said I would be charged a monthly fee for someone to read the meter and I agreed. But a month later when my dog was inside, they attached the smart meter to my home anyway. I have a meter which reads RF and the meter emits dangerous levels of radiation into my child's bedroom and our backyard area where we gather. This same electric company allows Missouri customers to OPT OUT and pay an extra fee for a non communicating meter, but just yards away across the state border, Kansans cannot opt out. Everytime we're in an airport or at a school or a city building or shopping center, there is wireless internet blasting us. All without my consent. The cell towers being built next to schools and churches, on top of hospitals and hotels are attacking our bodies and cells. Many cell phone companies will pay these businesses or non profits to locate their towers on the property and for non profits and for profits the offer may seem irresitible. Did the cell phone company inform the property owner of the risks of radiation? I highly doubt it. The effect on humans and animals have not been studied and it is very unnerving that it is all being done without our consent. At a doctors office we are now handed a WiFi tablet to check in and update our records. Our own city street lights have 5G antennae caps on top. Without our consent and for someone else's profit. The gas meter next to my house was updated to a communicating wireless device without my consent. The workman said we need to update your meter. He did not tell me it would be a communicating device. This meter is outside of my other child's bedroom. None of this is fair. 1-at a minimum, all American citizens should have the right to OPT OUT of communicating emitting devices attached to our homes. 2-it should be illegal to install or build cell phone towers near neighborhoods, parks, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, hotels or churches 3-because people have the option to use a certain amount of data within the cell phone monthly contract, installing wireless in public spaces and commercial businesses is completely unnecessary as it affects the liberty and right to consent of the individual. I should not be forced to be exposed to wireless radiation if someone else chooses to carry a cell phone. Their choice should not affect my body or health or my children. Thank you for requesting these comments and starting to address the egregious loss of liberty and lack of the right to consent to be subjected to wireless.
Posted 2026-10-28#5936 · Permanent link ↗

A retired nurse reports EMF sensitivity, repeated relocation and inability to travel, with symptom relief…

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Dear sir/madam, I am writing regarding electromagnetic frequency from cellphone towers and utility poles, as well as from personal devices, eg phones, tablets, computers. I have been a nurse for 40 years. For the last 21 of those years I was exposed to 60 hours a week of computers and cellphones. As a result of living near 3 cellphone towers and one large utility pole I developed extreme sensitivity to EMFs. As a result, I’ve had to move multiple times, until I found a place that was relatively low EMF. I am 83 now and use the computer very little. I do not travel with my phone, I put my devices in the unfunctioning microwave, and turn off the router 4 hours before I go to sleep, and my symptoms of dizziness, disorientation, nausea, depression, and mental confusion have disappeared. I hope in other letters people will be writing to you about their experiences with cell phone towers placed near hospital buildings, and churches and schools, and they will provide you with their own experiences and detailed studies that will verify their own experiences. I am not including any studies as I am very sight challenged and it’s all I can do just to write this letter. Sufficient to say, that I’ve been forced to move to a very remote location where exposure is minimal, as a result of my inability to handle a high emf environment. I can no longer travel because of my inability to handle exposure. Kind regards, Sunshine Appleby Retired registered nurse
Posted 2026-10-28#5925 · Permanent link ↗

Reports migraines, insomnia, tinnitus and autoimmune illness while living near a tower and requests updat…

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I live within 500 feet of a cell tower and since I lived here I have gotten migraines, insomnia, tinnitus and an auto immune disease that is excruciatingly painful to live with. My life is over from these conditions but I would hope and pray that others can be saved, please update the regulations, people cannot and should not live like this. Thank you, Susan Emrick

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