Neurological symptoms & sleep

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…)Wifi, mobile phones 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):20 years 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Brain fog, fatigue, insomnia, pressure and pain behind the eyeballs, pain in neck and shoulders, headache, dizzyness, heart palpitations. 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:1 year 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?Electromagnetic hypersensitivity was diagnosed by a physician 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I stopped using a mobile phone, I shielded all the walls in my home, I bought radiation-protective clothing and stay inside my home (I don't go out anymore). When not exposed to radiation, I feel fine. When exposed to radiation, I am sick for 5 days, stay home and after 5 days I'm all better. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:I have a medical certificate from my physician. 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:Wifi, mobile phones, cell towers, bluetooth, in fact: all smart wireless appliances. B1b. Sources you can sense, but don't seem to harm you: B1c. Sources you can use without sensing or being harmed:A cabled laptop, a corded telephone, my electric tootbrush (without anything wireless) B1d. Sources that seem to provide benefit (i.e., electrotherapy):Food supplements, Hydrogen inhalation machine. B2a. Health conditions you think may contribute to your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless:Lyme's disease. B2b. Health conditions you don't necessarily associate with your sensitivity to EMFs including wireless, but might be relevant: 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:The only remedy is to stay away from radiation! Lying on your back on the earth in a radiation free environment. B3b. That you recommend, but you’re not positive that they help: B3c. That helped you but you don’t recommend. (e.g., the benefit did not last long or the side effects were too harmful):Bio energetic therapy, acpuncture and all the alternative therapies I tried: did not help one bit B3d. Treatments that had no effect: B3e. Treatments that made your sensitivity worse:65-74 B4. What is your age range?65-74 B5. What year did you become aware of your sensitivity to wireless radiation or electromagnetic fields?2004 B6. What country, state, province, or major city were you living in when you first noticed your sensitivity to wireless or electromagnetic fields?Utrecht, The Netherlands,

We are being exposed too much to all of these EMFs, RFs, and even LED lights!! I wish you would go back to letting companies make regualr light bulbs. These LEDs are horrible and NOT good for us! They cause some people migraines and seizures and they cannot be good for our eyes. And car headlights SHOULD NOT be LEDs!! They are blinding! Technology has gone way too far and is killing us. I hope you will consider fighting to put an end to some of this.

1) Patient 3a) Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, radar, satellites, electric vehicles, cell towers, cell phones, cordless phones, connected devices, connected street furniture, connected commercial fixtures, public transportation, microchips, alarms, etc. power lines, electrical transformers, smart meters, household appliances, computers, remote controls, electric fences, air conditioning, solar panels, industrial wind turbines, etc. 3c) Headaches, heart problems, pain, burning sensations, cognitive issues, digestive problems/vomiting, tinnitus, insomnia, eye/voice/ear/smell disorders, muscle tension, breathing difficulties, etc. 3e) Diagnosis via questionnaires, medical imaging, and laboratory tests; significant and necessary medication treatments 3f) Avoidance strategies, protective clothing, protective canopies, grocery deliveries 1)Patiente 3a)Wifi, Bluetooth, radar, satellite, véhicule électrique, antenne relais, téléphone mobile, téléphone sans fil, objets connectés, mobiliers urbains connectés, mobiliers commerciaux connectés transports en communs, puces électroniques, alarmes etc. lignes électriques, transformateur électrique, compteurs intelligents, appareils ménagers, ordinateur, télécommande, clôture électrique, climatisation, photovoltaïque, éolien industriel etc. 3c)Maux de tête, problèmes cardiaques, douleurs, brulures, problèmes cognitifs, problèmes digestifs/ vomissement, acouphènes, insomnies, troubles des yeux/ de la voix/ des oreilles/ de l'odora, tentions musculaires, difficultés respiratoires, etc. 3e)Diagnostique par questionnaire/ imageries médicales/ analyses biologiques, traitements médicamenteux importants et nécessaires 3f)évitement, vêtements de protections, baldaquin de protection, livraisons de courses

Hi! I realized that I suffered from electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in 2009, though I have experienced symptoms since I was young. I am now 56 years old. I suffer from headaches, difficulty concentrating, memory problems, dizziness, diarrhea, sleep disturbances, skin rashes, a lack of initiative, dry mouth, physical pain, nausea, and stiffness. If I am exposed to high levels of EMF, I experience anxiety and depression. I react primarily to radiofrequency radiation. It makes no difference whether it comes from mobile phones, cell towers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, smartwatches, or other connected devices. Magnetic fields in cars can also be an issue; there are very few vehicles I am able to travel in. In 2010, I had my home shielded against EMF, which led to a significant improvement in my health. Since then, however, radiation levels here in Sweden have increased enormously, and my current shielding is no longer fully adequate. My health has gradually deteriorated. When I go into town to shop, it now takes me over 24 hours to recover—previously, it only took a couple of hours. I can manage to visit two or three shops before I have to return home because I have become too unwell. I am convinced that, sooner or later, we will eliminate or drastically reduce radiofrequency radiation in our society. The sooner we do so, the fewer people will have their health destroyed. In the appendix, I have included studies that I believe should be taken into account. Best regards, Henrik Albertson

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. 2. I have experienced health problems as an individual worker and consumer. 3. Headaches In the 1990s until 2001 when I was laid off, I inspected consumer electronic equipment. There were two equipment setups and one type of product that caused headaches. The headaches reminded me of lightning: sharp, intense pain for a very short period of time. They frequently occurred in groups of three. The groups might be repeated a couple of times during the hour. Then there might be nothing until hours later. As far as I remember, they occurred at work, starting the second day that I inspected the same type of product as the previous day. It was a delayed reaction: I never got these headaches on the first day. Equipment Setups (the products had been inspected using other equipment or arrangement of equipment that did not cause a problem): - Computer monitors inside a Helmholtz coil: the inspector was on one side, the electronics on the opposite side of the coil, and the monitor in between. A large number of monitors were inspected in this manner for a year. Everyone who did the work got headaches although they were different types of headaches. - Stereo receivers: equipment used to check the inputs and outputs was placed on carts within arm’s reach, resulting in amplifiers and speakers being very close. Products: telephones, usually cordless but a few cellphones also. __________ Later, long after I left the job, I needed a cellphone. I got a flip phone and had no problems. Then technology changed to smart phones. I got a weaker version of my previous headaches: a delayed reaction of 1.5 to 2 days, less pain that lasted longer, and all pain was gone within three months from one phone call. Now, I do not use any kind of mobile phone. __________ a. Mobile phones, cordless phones; electronic equipment with higher than normal magnetic fields, or possibly dirty electricity b. Work environment: exposure to Helmholtz coil was frequent for a year; others infrequent. In other words, we spent more time inspecting computer monitors than cordless phones or stereo receivers. c. Headaches d. The headaches appeared the second day of working in a Helmholtz coil and continued until I had a break from inspecting monitors (I do not remember how the weekends affected the headaches). e. Treatment is to stop working, which eventually happened. f. Our boss did not believe us and said that the coil should provide a healthier environment by providing a uniform magnetic field. ____________________ ____________________ Dizziness I live in an apartment building in an urban area. Across from my apartment is the community room with free Wi-Fi, which I can use in my apartment. One of my symptoms is a balance problem: sometimes, I would feel like I am walking at an angle, occasionally even needing to hold onto something. Many months after I got my own internet service (Wi-Fi), I noticed that I was getting dizzy more often and had to stop walking or reach out for support. The only thing that had changed in my life was the new internet service. I eventually returned to using only the free Wi-Fi from the community room. The dizziness and balance problems decreased, eventually going back to a normal level. Since I am now aware of the problem, I would estimate that it would take about six weeks to know that I am getting too much exposure to WiFi. The change happens very slowly. I will need to shield my apartment and have all components of my computer system wired, including wired modems and routers that do not emit Wi-Fi. __________ a. Wi-Fi b. Whenever I am at home, which is most of the time – 24/7. c. The identified health effect is dizziness. The potential adverse health effects include fatigue, poor memory, poor sleep, tinnitus, irritability, weakness, and pain. d. Several months. Now that I know there is a problem and am looking for a change, and usage of the second Wi-Fi connection is almost eliminated (or excessive), I can identify it in about six weeks. e. Treatment is to stop using and being exposed to Wi-Fi: that should decrease or eliminate dizziness and balance problems. f. I need to shield the apartment (only a little has been done), buy modems and routers that do not emit RF/Wi-Fi, and run shielded cables where needed. To do this, I need money, energy, and feeling comfortable standing on a ladder. Very little has been done. I have not noticed any effect.

Thank you very much for this initiative! Here is my story. I live in a house in Edegem (Antwerp area), Flanders, Belgium, and since more than 20 years there are mobile phone antennas on appartment buildings at approximately 150 meters from my house. The amount of antennas is constantly increasing (as can be observed visually and is also stated in their legal documents), new constructions are being put for extra antennas and the amount of radiation is increasing as well, year by year (I have regularly verified this with measurements). There is 2G, 3G, 4G and now also 5G present. At some places in my house the amount of radiation reaches over 2,000 μW/m2 and in my garden it reaches 10,000 μW/m2. This is below the Flemish/Belgian 'safety norm', but far too high according to independent scientists and building biologists. Since the antennas have been put there, the following health problems have appeared in my family: one person got dementia (already deceased now), one person got womb cancer, which came back 2 times, and she had to undergo severe operations, one person got pancreas cancer at a terminal stage (about to die now), I feel often tired and depressed and our dog got severe epilepsy attacks (already deceased now) at a frequency and intensity that the vets hadn't seen anywhere before. We do not have any family history of these deseases, all other family members living in different places are quite healthy. Moving away is not an option for us, unfortunately. There are also other cases of cancer and young dementia present in the nearby area. All this makes us believe that there is an almost certain link with the mobile phone antennas. I have done effort and will continue trying to convince local and federal politicians to reconsider the safety standards, so that neither we nor anyone else goes through this. I hope this information is useful to you, so that public health can be protected from these dangerous technologies.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6034947/ "Abstract Background and aims This study aims to examine the mediating effects of insomnia on the associations between problematic Internet use, including Internet addiction (IA) and online social networking addiction (OSNA), and depression among adolescents. Methods A total of 1,015 secondary school students from Guangzhou in China participated in a cross-sectional survey. Levels of depression, insomnia, IA, and OSNA were assessed using the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Young’s Diagnostic Questionnaire, and Online Social Networking Addiction Scale, respectively. Logistic regression models were fit to test the associations between IA, OSNA, insomnia, and depression. The mediation effects of insomnia were tested using Baron and Kenny’s strategy. Results The prevalence of depression at moderate level or above (CES-D ≥ 21), insomnia, IA, and OSNA were 23.5%, 37.2%, 8.1%, and 25.5%, respectively. IA and OSNA were significantly associated with depression (IA: AOR = 2.79, 95% CI: 1.71, 4.55; OSNA: AOR = 3.27, 95% CI: 2.33, 4.59) and insomnia (IA: AOR = 2.83, 95% CI: 1.72, 4.65; OSNA: AOR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.61, 2.96), after adjusting for significant background factors. Furthermore, insomnia partially mediated 60.6% of the effect of IA on depression (Sobel Z = 3.562, p < .002) and 44.8% of the effect of OSNA on depression (Sobel Z = 3.919, p < .001), respectively. Discussion The high prevalence of IA and OSNA may be associated with increased risk of developing depression among adolescents, both through direct and indirect effects (via insomnia). Findings from this study indicated that it may be effective to develop and implement interventions that jointly consider the problematic Internet use, insomnia, and depression."

Young people, adolescents and children in Sweden have largee increase in sleep issues. Screen usage and RF mentioned. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/14/1/25 "Increasing Numbers of Persons with Sleeping Problems in Sweden" "Abstract Objectives: This study investigated sleeping problems in the Swedish population based on the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare’s national patient register on numbers of patients in specialized outpatient care diagnosed with codes for sleeping problems. Methods: Numbers of patients per year and per 100,000 inhabitants in various age groups: 0–4, 5–19, 20–39, 40–59, and 60+ years diagnosed each year between 2001 and 2024 with the ICD codes G47 (sleep disorders) or F51 (non-organic sleep disorders) as main diagnosis were assessed. Results: The highest increase for sleep disorders was seen among children, adolescents, and young adults. All results are given per 100,000 persons. In the age group 0–4 years, the numbers of sleep disorders (G47) increased from 41.5 in 2001 to 215.8 in 2024. The corresponding results in the age group 5–19 years were 13.8 and 235.6, respectively. In the age group 20–39 years, 40.4 were diagnosed in 2001 and 220.9 in 2024. For subjects aged 40–59 years, 169.5 were diagnosed in 2001 and 362.8 in 2024, and for persons aged 60+ years, 116.4 were diagnosed in 2001 and 322.9 in 2024. No major changes in the numbers of persons with F51, non-organic sleep disorders, were observed. Conclusions: Sleeping problems can be caused by several factors; however, the rapid increase in recent years has temporally coincided with an increase in the public’s exposure to microwave radiofrequency (RF) radiation and increasing use of screens. RF radiation and use of screens may negatively impact sleep."

In as much as the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a request for input from the public on the health impacts of radiofrequency radiation, I am submitting my request that the RF limits be revisited and lowered in view of thousands of papers and studies indicating the adverse effects of RF on human, animal and plant health. (See the BioInitiative Report https://bioinitiative.org/) I am responding both as the spouse of an individual with electromagnetic radiation syndrome (EMR Syndrome) and as a medical professional. I am a family and emergency medicine physician, MD, with more than 40 years of experience. I have watched my wife suffer for years when exposed to electromagnetic radiation. Just going to church and being exposed to the Wi-Fi there and and cell phones of other church members will cause my wife to have a headache and brain fog for several days that does not respond to any analgesics. We keep our house level of electromagnetic radiation below 100 micro watts per meter squared, as measured by our Safe and Sound Pro II meter. We did this by hardwiring our home and keeping our cell phones on airplane mode with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned off. in addition, we keep our cell phones under a Swiss shield protective cloth which reduces any radiation that the phones might emit. We have no “Smart” appliances, In this environment, she does not have headache or brain fog. Every time my wife leaves home she is harmed to some degree. When she leaves the house to go to church or store or anywhere else, she wears a shawl that is 50% silver fibers to try to minimize her exposure. This it helps to some extent, but she still has to be careful and not spend any significant amount of time near cell phone towers or individuals who are on their cell phones. We have opted out from a smart meter to keep the radiation level low in our home. If we were to be forced to have a smart meter on our home, we would almost assuredly have to move because the radiation level would be harmful to my wife. My wife has been evaluated by neurology, ENT, and primary care physicians. she has had an MRI of her head as well as other diagnostic studies. The only treatment that has been helpful is avoidance of electromagnetic radiation. There is considerable scientific literature on EMR syndrome. An excellent review article is “Wireless technology is an environmental stressor requiring understanding and approaches in health care” McCredden, et al., Front. Public Health, 19 Dec 2022, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986315/full EMR syndrome is now recognized as a disability and has an ICD 10 billing code W90.0 for exposure to radiofrequency radiation. As an MD, I have watched patients with chronic medical conditions, such as autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, endocrine diseases etc, fail to respond to appropriate treatment until they reduce radiation level by turning off their Wi-Fi and cell phone antennas. Once they do this, their body can begin to heal. I also have a daughter who has ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. My research in peer review literature shows that this condition is associated with exposure to multiple toxins including electromagnetic radiation. By hardwiring her house and keeping cell phones out of her room, as well as addressing mold toxicity, heavy metal toxicity, glyphosate and other toxicities, her loss of function has now stopped for over a year. Health effects on children is extremely important. Numerous studies have shown that higher exposure to RF impairs learning. This is one review article that sites multiple studies that show adverse effects from radiation on children “Health effects of electromagnetic fields on children” Jin-Hwa Moon, Nov 2020 Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics 62 (11):422-428. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341653064_Health_effects_of_electromagnetic_fields_on_children Studies also show a relationship with emotional and behavioral problems in children who are exposed to radiation. An example study is “Prospective cohort analysis of cellphone usage and emotional and behavioral difficulties” Sudan, et al, J Epidemiology Community Health. 2016 Dec;70(12):1207-1213. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27217533/ WiFi and cell phones must be prohibited in schools to maximize learning and minimize behavioral problems. In view of the extensive scientific evidence, I strongly urge the Commission to find that the current RF limits are insufficient to protect human, animal, and plant health. The limits should be lowered to reflect the overwhelming evidence that exists of RF harms. Sincerely, David K Calderwood, MD 1313 Shadow Ridge Dr. SE Huntsville, AL 35803 256-883-8022

My wife's symptoms began in January of 2021 after discovering we were both exposed to a large amount of EMFs for a long time. Her symptoms began with a bad face rash. We found the source by using a meter, and we eliminated it, but by summertime, she became sensitive and had severe migraines from exposure to every source of EMFs, including 4G and 5G antennas, cell phones, routers, microwaves (if not properly sealed, which many are not), our electric stove even, and radio towers, etc. At the beginning, she would react within seconds of exposure. She was hospitalized once for the pain for 3 days. Now, on top of every hospital, there is a 5G tower, and next to every doctor's office, or even on doctors' offices, there are 5G antennas. My wife has a hard time finding a doctor that she can go to, and there's only one single hospital that she can go to because the 5G antennas are across the street and not on top of the hospital. Hospitals obviously have the antennas on top of them to make money. Hospitals should be focused on healing, not making money. 5G antennas need to be removed from all hospital buildings. The science on all of this has been established for decades. Go look at the book "Overpowered" by Martin Blank, PhD, whose research will show you that he began as a skeptic. She tells me that where she grew up, it was not allowed to build homes within a certain distance of high-tension power lines (this was announced in the news multiple times) because it was known to be hazardous to human health. Here in New Jersey, they build homes directly next to high-tension power lines. She's also sensitive to those sorts of EMFs as well. We used to be able to go on vacation, especially when 4G was in place, but now that 5G is everywhere, we have not been able to go on vacation for several years. We have to pay extra every month to not have a smart meter on our home, but if /when we move, having a smart meter on our home will be a serious issue for my wife's health. What we hear is that when people have these smart issues installed. So many people had developed insomnia as soon as these meters were installed, and some people were able to have them taken off. As soon as they were taken off, their insomnia went away. That makes perfect sense to us. There needs to be 1) acknowledgement that this problem actually does exist. 2) track people who have recovered and find out every method they used to fully recover. There are multiple pathways, so document all of them. And collect it all under one resource that is made publicly available to every doctor and easily found on a website. 3) scour the internet and every tiny corner for alternative doctors or alternative methods that have helped people with these issues. They do exist. Because the mainstream medicine cannot help. Mainstream medicine only treats the symptoms (if they take their patients seriously), but an alternative doctor or alternative methods look at the root problem.