Reports an acoustic-neuroma diagnosis and surgery, preceding heavy occupational cellphone use and ear pai…

HHS public comment #0649 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-09-23

#1Reports an acoustic-neuroma diagnosis and surgery, preceding heavy occupational cellphone use and ear pai…by Anonymous Anonymous » 2026-09-23
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Reports an acoustic-neuroma diagnosis and surgery, preceding heavy occupational cellphone use and ear pain. Notes the timing while explicitly acknowledging uncertainty about causation.

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I was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor (Acoustic Neuroma) in 2015 and had surgery to remove the tumor that same year. I was told due to the size of the tumor I’d had it for roughly 10 years; this was from a world-renowned neurologist. In 2004 – 2005 I had a job where I was consistently on my cell phone, I would get earaches from being on the cell phone. My right-side ear would get hot and ache which I hadn’t experienced before or since. I didn’t think much of this until the neurologist said how long I’d had the tumor based on the size. I stopped using my cell phone other than texting and using the speaker phone since my surgery in 2015. I can’t say for certain that was the cause however the time frame was in line with my diagnosis.

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