The commenter reports sleep disruption, louder ear ringing and daily headaches after moving near a smart …

HHS public comment #4825 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-10-26

#1The commenter reports sleep disruption, louder ear ringing and daily headaches after moving near a smart …by Elizabeth Kay » 2026-10-26
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The commenter reports sleep disruption, louder ear ringing and daily headaches after moving near a smart meter, says symptoms resolved after adding copper shielding, and raises concern about children's vulnerability.

  • Smart meters: y member. Upon moving into our new home, the smart electric meter is located on the outside wall of my house opposite where I slee
  • Neurological symptoms & sleep: often than Tinnitus that I have) and getting daily headaches. I ruled out physical health reasons and did some research into
  • Children & vulnerable groups: grown adult, what harm will it be doing to a small child?

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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 family member. Upon moving into our new home, the smart electric meter is located on the outside wall of my house opposite where I sleep and have my work desk. I noticed over the course of a few months that I wasn't sleeping as well, a constant ringing in the ears (louder and more often than Tinnitus that I have) and getting daily headaches. I ruled out physical health reasons and did some research into Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I then took precautions into my own hands; for one, using a copper layer on the inside wall of the house to shield me from the radiation. Within less than a week, my symptoms lessened and went away.

If these somewhat minor health effects are happening to a full grown adult, what harm will it be doing to a small child?

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