Reports wireless sensitivity and requests disability recognition, diagnostic criteria, realistic exposure…

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Introduction

I am submitting this comment to the "Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure", Docket HHS-OASH-2026-0397.

My comment is grounded in my personal experience of major adverse health impacts from wireless exposure and my foray into the knowledge aspect of this topic. I hope my experience can help HHS prioritize and fund independent, ongoing research into the health impacts of wireless exposure with the necessary breadth and depth, given the extreme complexity of the subject. I further hope it will emphasize that many Americans are suffering from exposure-related illnesses today, that delays in research and updates to FCC guidelines will only prolong and intensify that suffering. Finally, I hope that HHS can spur the development of the tools, technology, and methodologies needed to continuously monitor and assess health impacts as the wireless landscape continues to rapidly evolve.

Background

My comment will focus primarily on the "Public Experiences and Reported Potential Adverse Health Effects" question from the RFI.

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Insights and Recommendations

I believe the questions posed by the RFI particularly in the sections "Exposure Standards and Risk Assessment" and "Measuring Human Exposure and Public Health Surveillance" are critically important and are the right questions to be asking. As a non-expert, I can simply discuss how my own experience with the harmful effects of wireless exposure and my own journey to find answers confirms the importance of these inquiries.

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Conclusion

I shared my personal account of suffering with moderate sensitivity to wireless exposure, which hopefully makes the condition feel real to the reader, and moreover highlights how inescapable exposure is in our modern urban environments and how there is currently no effective countervailing force pushing back against ever increasing exposure. I noted some luminary doctors whom HHS should certainly consider consulting through its EMF/RF exposure health program.

This is a call to action for HHS, as public health is most certainly not being served currently with respect to health impacts of wireless exposure. Concretely and in summary, I recommended the following:

1. Research to understand and catalog the root causes of wireless sensitivity in individuals that experience it. Recognize wireless sensitivity as a disability.

2. Research and formulate effective diagnostic criteria and assessment methods for wireless sensitivity.

3. Research how infections past or present, toxins, and other factors may have an amplifying effect on the health consequences to wireless exposure.

4. Research to develop a clear understanding of whether and how non-ionizing radiation can cause negative health impacts, working closely with experts in RF physics. Develop tools for Americans to effectively identify wireless risks in their environments.

5. Make research into wireless safety an ongoing, high priority focus with the intent to empower FCC to adjust exposure limits according to an evidence-based approach. Evaluate and integrate competing international standards such as from Russia, Switzerland, Italy, and China.

6. Establish a wireless health impact monitoring system, and explicitly prioritize residents living near past and future wireless infrastructure deployment sites. Feed this collected data into urgent research.

7. Design exposure studies to be more realistic, and to collect a wider and more useful array of metrics that may be more likely to quantify health impacts.

Respectfully submitted.