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Posted 2026-10-21#3991 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter attributes insomnia, tinnitus and other symptoms to wireless and electrical exposure, descr…

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I, Chad Ryan, 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, concerned member of the public. From terrible insomnia, gut imbalances, exacerbated mold issues both in the house and in the body, terrible tinnitus, to hearing EMF pulses through my implant tooth made of a titanium rod and a multi-metal crown lattice (I.e. an antenna!), the horrific quantity of EMF is overwhelming. I was in tech from 1996-2012 when I quit Microsoft due to EMF from computers, wifi, and cellular. First effects of sweaty hands, brain fog, energy drain started as early as 2000 and only got worse with time. I quit tech in 2003 for health reasons, but felt forced for financial reasons to return in 2004 until I officially quit and moved to small town California to escape EMF (outskirts of Grass Valley where the nearest cell tower was over a mile away). Note battles continue to today 2026 to keep cell towers off a elementary school and people's homes <1 mile of my house. After much research and trial and error I removed wifi completely from my house and felt immediate relief. I then had to clean up the dirty sine wave electricity coming to my house and generated by my own electronics using Stetzerizer electrical filters. I got my EMF sampling down to -62 decibels steady. Urban settings are around -42 decibels. A cell phone can pulse to -10 decibels within 3 feet. I found peace finally in my rural setting, but suffered every-time I went to town, stayed at a hotel/motel, on took a plane where everyone now uses wifi in a metal cage (the plane) which keeps all the wifi contained and absorb by the human body, and we wonder why traveling in cars or planes is so tiring now? It didn't used to be that way! Did you know that microwaves are pure sine waves called carrier waves that is, until you add the data onto them that create all kinds of bumps and eddies on the wave? If you study dirty electricity how pure sine waves become jagged and distorted by machines and electronics converting AC to DC, causing erratic magnetic fields that to the body are irritating and hard to balance, not to mention oxidative damage (stress)? Well same with microwaves with data added on them. Not to mention microwaves especially 2.4mHz that literally shakes water molecules violently in a microwave causing heat and splits DNA strand? Those microwaves can carry those erratic waves directly to every cell in your body! You are made of 72% water! Did you know that stem cell differentiation in bone marrow actually uses the frequency range that includes 2.4mHz to determine if the stem cell becomes blood, muscle, or nerve? Leukemia cancer, common near cell towers like the San Fransisco tower, is a cell differentiation problem! Why is that not talked about? I can go on, but clearly the ridiculous notion that heat is the only problem caused by our use of EMF waves must be overcome. When china--who has very little concern for its individual inhabitants--has a 10x better (more stringent) standard for EMF exposure than the United States, clearly industry has captured yet another so called regulatory agency in the FCC. 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 (cranial bone thinness) 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.

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Posted 2026-10-21#3988 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter requests public access to exposure and risk information and proposes a location-based app e…

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the people should have the right to know how much we are exposed at all times and the cancer risk or degenerative cellular bombardment rates due to that exact exposure level. maybe there could be an app developed which triangulates the user's location and distance to the High EMF/RF/WIFI radiation and calculates exposure dangers.
Posted 2026-10-21#3972 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes sensitivity to wireless devices and smart meters with chest and head pain, avoida…

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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 an individual who is sensitive and adversely affected by wireless radiation. I am sensitive to cell phones, wireless routers, microwave owens and smart electric meters. My symptoms are chest pain (heart) and sharp pain the the head. These symptoms happen immediately with microwave owens and even at fairly long distance. I have to avoid areas housing smart meters, as they wil cause heart and head pain withing a few seconds. I do not use a cell phone and have to avoid being near anyone who is using a phone. I use a modem which does not have a wifi capability and which are now hard to find. As are computers without wifi built in. I support HHS taking an active role in examining and regulating the health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Thank you for providing the public with an opportunity to finally be heard on this critical public health issue.
Posted 2026-10-21#3968 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter attributes migraines, sleep disruption and family behavioral changes to a smart meter, repo…

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About 10 years ago consumers energy came to my house and forced us to let them put a smart meter. Almost immediately I started getting migraines. I didn't have a history of migraines. Our family was relatively healthy and once the meter was installed. We all started getting sick easily. We didn't sleep well through the night anymore and our children's behavior was erratic. We can't afford their fees to keep the thing off our house. But the health issues got so severe that one of our family members paid for it to get removed. We pay extra on our electric bill every month to keep it off our house. The sad part was there isn't much information about those meters and the amount of radiation they put off. The only good thing about California government is they have those banned. So the only only information I could find that went against those smart meters was out of California. Once the meter was removed off our house, everybody went back to normal. Relatively quickly. My migraines went away overnight and everybody started feeling better and behavior went back to normal. The only thing that had changed during that time was the meter itself. I probably have documentation someplace on my computer about going back and forth with consumers energy. There's a lot of back and forth arguments. DTE energy tried to put a smart meter on our house and I flat out refused it. They weren't so bad to work with. But I don't believe we should be paying extra fees to keep the radiation out of our house.
Posted 2026-10-21#3965 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter alleges electromagnetic technologies and other systems are being used to harm the public, r…

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I don't believe the zionist/central bankster-controlled federal government gives a rats ass about anyone's health. As of 2020, we are now in the accelerated phases of "The Great Culling" that Dr. Rima Laibow warned us about 20 years ago. The slow kill methods (Fraudulent "vaccinations," Smart grid cancer epidemics (after 5 years), USDA approved toxin and nano-laced food, US DoD/NOAA/NWS toxic aerosols in our Troposphere, inverted regulatory agencies that poison instead of protect, and more) have now been augmented by accelerated mass murder programs. The C19 injection is still on the shelves to kill the uninformed. We are pounded with weather modified unnatural disasters spawned by the US DOD/NOAA/NWS and their Ionospheric Heater network. Every single technology related to ElectroMagnetic Radiation is a dual use weapon and everyone now understands that there is a very real likelihood that it is being used against us to kill us in various ways at this time. I want it ALL shut down. Smart meters need to go back to analog. LED street lights need to go back to incandescents. ALL 5G+ technology needs to be REMOVED - not just disabled and the corporations that installed it need to be broken up into employee-owned cooperatives by region. I am directly harmed by these technologies and toxic systems. I feel completely betrayed by this heaping piece of garbage that calls itself my "government." Robert Kennedy Jr. is now 100% mind controlled and will NEVER fix a single thing. He hasn't stopped the C19 injection and he has had plenty of time to do it. He has no credibility and plenty of intense dislike now - because he promised to stop the madness and he hasn't done a damn thing. The UN World Population Conference of 1994 clearly states that the Global Financial Elites plan to take active measures to de-populate the earth when the total population reaches 8 Billion souls. Go read it for yourself. It's on Archive.org with the list of what they planned to do stripped out of the report. The UN will not provide the complete original.
Posted 2026-10-21#3962 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes an adult son’s headaches and lasting reactions after sleeping beside smart meters…

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Ten years ago our adult son moved to a new rental apartment near Kingston NY. Over the course of several weeks sleeping in the new bedroom, he was awakened repeatedly during the night with severe headaches. Having never experienced any such headaches or interrupted sleep previously he assumed it had something to do with his new environment but was at a loss as to the cause. It was suggested he find out where his apartment’s electric meters were placed. He discovered that four digital smart electric meters for the apartments in his building were mounted together outside on the wall directly behind where he had been sleeping in his bed, his head no more than a foot or two from these meters. From this close and persistent contact with the pulsating micro radiation over several weeks, he suddenly found himself faced with a health condition he had never heard of before, but which induced severe reactions whenever he found himself near any sources of RF/EMF radiation, i.e. routers, meters, cell towers. That was ten years ago. Since then, married with children, he has struggled to lead as normal a life as possible, but a life severely circumscribed by the limitations imposed by EMF disease. His work, home and family life are affected enormously. When he and his family visit us on Long Island we do our best to provide a comfortable environment as free from EMF sources as possible. We have no smart meter on our home measuring our electricity usage. We maintain an analog meter for which we must pay an $12 to $14 premium each month to PSEG. In our research we were incredulous to discover that the last time that the FCC conducted a study of electro-magnetic radiation was 1996 – 30 years ago. I point to the specific scientific studies referenced below to emphasize the very clear need for the FCC to conduct a very serious review of its regulations in light of the overwhelming body of evidence pointing to the severe health effects of RF/EMF radiation. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services needs to follow suit to address the severe consequences on the human body caused by the cumulative effects of RF/EMF exposure. 1. Neurological Effects of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation. Lai, H. Advances in Electromagnetic Fields in Living Systems 1:27-80. (1994). 2. Effects of Short and Long Term Electromagnetic Fields Exposure on the Human Hippocampus. Deniz, O.G., et al. Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure 5(4):191-197. (2017). 3. Cellular and molecular effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields by Henry Lai and B. Blake Levitt Published/Copyright: April 7, 2023
Posted 2026-10-21#3956 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter raises cumulative exposure concerns, describes opposing towers in residential and park sett…

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I do not believe most are considering the cumulative effects of emf radiation. You cannot escape it. I have personally been involved in fighting against cel towers placed in 1st a residential neighborhood back yard! & 2ndly in a small neighborhood park in a picnic area that both Verizon & the City of San Diego felt was just fine to have a picnic with a cel tower overhead! Honestly we should be able to use health issues to fight these towers or 5g on street lights in our neighborhoods in our parks and schools. It is getting out of hand and from my personal experience the powers that be will erect and or place these towers and or cells without regard to human safety. Thank you
Posted 2026-10-21#3954 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter describes chronic headaches improved during power outages and after reducing wireless expos…

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To the respectful and understanding reader, First of all, please don’t judge my English, as this is my secondary language. When I was young, my father working in the broadcasting industry, gave our family the love of technology. He believed, like everyone was told, that nnEMF were safe. Having seen a housing opportunity, our whole family moved to a house near huge electric pylons. I lived there for about 10 years. However, I started having health problems on the 5th years. Unfortunately, my father passed away on the 13th year and my mother a bit later, after moving away from this house. A few years later, I started having a permanent headache that wouldn’t go away. I would go to sleep with a headache, then wake up with a headache. I went for a CT Scan and they told me everything was "fine". But it wasn’t fine. Fortunately, I started to have some clues: - My permanent headache went away only when going in the forest, and came back gradually while reentering the city. It occured a few time, but couldn’t understand the link between my headache and the forest. - A long lasting power outage of 5 days, which affected the whole block: no headaches during that time. Headaches came back as soon as the power went back on. This is the moment I understood my headache was linked to electricity, somehow. I wasn’t sure, though, having been told again and again that non-ionizing EMFs were totally harmless. Anyhow, having a better idea of the problem, I tried to get help from professionnals. I thought they would know better than me. After getting next to no help from my doctor and about 7-8 health specialists, that is when I tried to find answers by myself. This led me to a long and enduring path of discovery toward the truth, both for personal and professional reasons. Being a product designer, I use a scientific, neutral and intuitive approach on almost all subjects. So, I did what I normally do when doing research: checking both sides of the argument and trying to spot inconsistencies and biases. I also learned in my career that if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. So I started buying various and increasingly expensive EMF meters, covering different frequencies. This led me to understand that there were wiring errors in my house. I also discovered how "noisy" are WiFi and Bluetooth devices. I then tried to turn those antennas off. My headaches went away almost immediately after. Fortunately, I was making progress. Since then the beginning of my then permanent headache, I did more than 3000 hours research of the subject of EMF of many ranges and sources in order to understand the subject thoughly. From my understanding so far, the problem isn’t necessarily nnEMF themselves, but their overabundance. We call that "electrosmog". Don’t get me wrong: I LOVE technology and wouldn’t want to quit my day to day job. It has just became very hard to practice under those conditions. So, my long term goal is to get to know and understand the subject as much as possible in order to create safer products that are respectful of biology, including humans, animals and plants, as I know now that those are affected too. Most of us just aren’t aware. In one line: all lifeforms runs on electricity. Electricity is data. Any change of frequency, energy and vibration is affecting cell at microscopic levels. Under weak non-ionizing nnEMF (WiFi, BT, 60Hz powerline, among others), it first affect blood cells (rouleau formation) after just 10 minutes of exposure but resolves by itself when it stops or if the subject is moving enough to activate blood circulation. However, if someone stand still while using those devices and that it happens all days over a year, bigger problems start appearing. That’s why most lab tests are failing to find evidence: their tests aren’t lasting nearly long enough to find those. Another problem: all cells phones are tested for SAR. Their levels are tested against the FCC rules and they pass it before the product gets released to the public. This is fine by itself. However, when you go inside a cramped bus or subway, those numbers are suddenly going though the roof. Nobody is checking for exposure in those areas. Before concluding, I also met many people having the same problem as me, which was a relief. I must admit though that it wasn’t all good. Many people, including some close friends, didn’t want to believe my story. I had to insist to the point of this health problem nearly breaking our friendship. Thanksfully, I had more listening ears around me than judging ones. Many people are downright hostile toward this unknown problem, as you might have noticed. From what I’ve found so far, what we were told since the 60’ hasn’t evolved much in the public mindset. It even developed as a stigma for many people which will defend heavily wrong theories and assumptions about scientific conclusions driven by the money of the telecom industry. Thanks for caring.
Posted 2026-10-21#3949 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter requests greater separation of power lines from homes and investigation of cumulative expos…

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Please investigate proximity to power lines. Regulatory guidelines say 200 feet from living dwellings is considered “safe”. It’s not. EMF and radiation emissions from lines need to be much farther away. Compounded exposure from other devices in addition to these are dangerous and impact human health and interfere with natural biorhythmic well being. Impact to bodily processes can cause everything from cancer to sleeplessness, headaches, tinnitus, nausea, inability to concentrate and many other diseases and symptoms. Children, immunocompromised people, and the elderly are likely even more detrimentally affected. Thank you for investigating and please take action on these measures.
Posted 2026-10-21#3948 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports a nearby 5G tower and disabling effects attributed to wireless installations, and a…

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There is a 5g tower right outside by the driveway. I never noticed this until recently. I always thought the FCC put these further out, but maybe they needed to place it here for a reason. Also, I have seven questions that the FCC needs to answer but won't The 10 questions below I have submitted to the FCC without a response: 1. When will the FCC take responsibility for clear communication of risk? 2.When will the FCC educate the public on how to avoid potential harm? 3.Why is the precautionary principle not being included within FCC policies regarding all wireless technologies, including 5G? 4. The 5G narrative leads to several issues and related questions, why has the FCC still not answered them? 5. Why does the FCC authorize criminal trespassing for wireless installations to pulse into my home that make me sick to the point of disabling me? 6. Highly experienced organizations, scientists and doctors have been speaking out for 30 years, now into the 5G narrative, claiming adequate evidence for risk of harm. They have organized into independent science-based advocacy groups, why has the FCC not recognized the evidence-based concerns? 7.Why is the FCC allowe to downplay the results of scientists who claim that harm exists including testimonies of countless people with symptoms consistent with microwave sickness from exposures to. Honestly, I think the FCC is just the DOJ's little bitch

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