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The commenter reports neurological, cardiac and thyroid effects following workplace wireless deployment, improvement with exposure reduction, and requests health-led regulation, cumulative-exposure assessment, wired alternatives and low-exposure public spaces.
- Occupational exposure:
nced adverse health effects from RF/EMF when my employer went wireless in the conference rooms. Hindsight sleep disturbances I had att
- Neurological symptoms & sleep:
rienced: • neurologic effects ◦ loss of fine motor skills ◦ left sided delays ◦ impaired concentration/fog
- Heart symptoms & implanted devices:
ation/foggy thinking ◦ vertigo • heart palpitations • thyroid nodules and increased vascularity • difficulty
- Smart meters:
had attributed to menopause went away after opting out of the automatic meter reader, precursor to the SMART meter. c) adverse health effects experie
- Exposure limits & oversight:
reless radiation exposure? Regulation • RF/EMF needs regulation, not just guidelines • Biological harm needs to be addressed
- Li-Fi, fiber & alternatives:
cies should promote a precautionary stance. Wired technology should be encouraged whenever possible in homes, schools, medical facilities, workpla
- Housing, work & access barriers:
ublic businesses. Action should be taken to establish RF/EMF free areas in public places such as medical facilities.
- Children & vulnerable groups:
ation differ for sensitive populations? Yes, children’s skulls are thinner, their brains contain more fluid and are still developing. A fa
See attached for my complete response to questions 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 18. 3. My experiences/adverse health effects associated with exposure to RF/EMFs: I first experienced adverse health effects from RF/EMF when my employer went wireless in the conference rooms. Hindsight sleep disturbances I had attributed to menopause went away after opting out of the automatic meter reader, precursor to the SMART meter. c) adverse health effects experienced: • neurologic effects ◦ loss of fine motor skills ◦ left sided delays ◦ impaired concentration/foggy thinking ◦ vertigo • heart palpitations • thyroid nodules and increased vascularity • difficulty regulating blood glucose • tinnitus • sleep disturbances • electric feeling in hands and legs • headaches • fatigue during exposure • insomnia following exposure d) When health effects appeared relative to exposure Thyroid abnormalities were first observed by ultrasound in October 2014, three months after my employer went wireless in the conference rooms. By October of 2017 ultrasound was showing two nodules (abnormal growths). In July of 2018 I move to an office a remote location within the building and was attending all meetings virtually with wired technology. My November 2018 ultrasound showed the nodules were gone! f) steps taken to reduce exposure; subsequent changes in adverse health effects • got rid of cordless telephone • opted out of automatic meter reader, precursor to the SMART meter, and later the SMART meter • attended work meetings virtually from my private office • moved my office to a low RF/EMF location in the building and later telecommuted fromm home full time • used vacation to create a three day weekend to recover from the adverse effects of RF/EMF so that I could continue working • no longer own a cell phone • avoid public places and try to limit trips to town to once a month • drive back roads • avoid major metro areas • have no wireless devices in my home Reducing exposure in the workplace resulted in resolution of thyroid nodules which had developed subsequent to employer transitioning to wireless devices. Other adverse health effects also improved with avoidance of RF/EMF. g) supporting…
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- Effects of RF Radiation on Thyroid 0.3 MB · Download · Official ↗
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- Effect of 450 MHz and 26 GHz RF Radiation on Children 2.1 MB · Download · Official ↗