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Studying the health effects of wireless (RF) radiation when so many people have complained that they experience health problems after a smart meter was installed at their home or a wireless antenna went up near their place (let alone against their will) should just be common sense. I as a concerned citizen find it scary that wireless technologies are proliferating rapidly yet the health effects of them are not being addressed by appropriate authorities. My family members all insist on using their cell phones and WiFi devices in close proximity to me, every group home where they house people with disabilities (some of which RF radiation may have caused their disabilities) I have been in has WiFi and does not offer cable/ethernet internet access in the residents’ bedrooms. One group home I looked into even keeps the WiFi router for the entire house in a resident’s bedroom! And yet, our agencies that regulate the radiofrequency spectrum have not addressed the health effects of wireless radiation. Please step up to the plate and study the health effects of RF radiation.

I hope that this does not turn into a campaign to take electronic devices away from young people. The appropriate response to young people being exposed to RF radiation is the same as what you would do and recommend for adults: Educate young people about the risks of using wireless devices and how they can reduce these risks (e. g., by holding wireless devices as far away from one’s body as possible), and provide them hardwired connections to reduce their dependence on wireless devices for communication to begin with. And adopting “best practices” rules for the placement of infrastructure that produces RF radiation to balance the need for the public to have access to communications and communication devices with the need to keep our exposure to RF radiation to the minimum levels necessary and to protect people with EMR syndrome. Thank you for your time and attention to this issue.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aqeel-Noaman/publication/336671998_Impact_of_Mobile_Phone_Usage_on_Some_Health_Aspects_of_Children_and_Adolescents_Evidence_Based_Review_Article/links/5dab6188a6fdccc99d91fa0f/Impact-of-Mobile-Phone-Usage-on-Some-Health-Aspects-of-Children-and-Adolescents-Evidence-Based-Review-Article.pdf "Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Some Health Aspects of Children and Adolescents: Evidence Based Review Article" "Eye health Repeated use of the mobile phone for long periods of time harms the visual system of the eye in different ways where it can cause eye tumor due to the high temperature of the eye due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation and close these radiation from the lens of the eye increases the probability of eye exposure to cataract disease later [8]. Bansal and Mahajan, 2018 found in a study of 450 Indian children under 15 years of age in the pediatric department at the teaching for tertiary care that more than one third of them ( 35.7%) were suffering from eye symptoms including eye strain and eye watering (8). In another recent study, which included 177 Saudi students studying at a middle school in the city of Riyadh, their ages ranged 12 to 116 years old, found that using the smartphone for more than 28 hours a week causes visual disturbance [9]. Ear problem Increase the temperature in the ear lobes by approximately 10 degrees Celsius may cause auditory disturbances when using the mobile for a period of 20 minutes continuously and for longer periods because the radiation emitted from the mobile may cause damage to the sensitive parts of the inner ear, as well as people who use phones including children for 2-3 hours a day and for a period of 3-5 years may be exposed to the occurrence of partial deafness and even may eventually exposed to ear tumor or permanent hearing [8]. Neurological effects Neurologically, the microwave radiation emitted from mobile phones through the Wi-Fi device is mostly affects the head region [10]. In a study carried out by Cerutti R, et al (2016) they revealed that exposure the adolescents to some harmful effects like headache attacks and other somatic problems as result to excessive use of…

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aqeel-Noaman/publication/336671998_Impact_of_Mobile_Phone_Usage_on_Some_Health_Aspects_of_Children_and_Adolescents_Evidence_Based_Review_Article/links/5dab6188a6fdccc99d91fa0f/Impact-of-Mobile-Phone-Usage-on-Some-Health-Aspects-of-Children-and-Adolescents-Evidence-Based-Review-Article.pdf "Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Some Health Aspects of Children and Adolescents: Evidence Based Review Article" "Eye health Repeated use of the mobile phone for long periods of time harms the visual system of the eye in different ways where it can cause eye tumor due to the high temperature of the eye due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation and close these radiation from the lens of the eye increases the probability of eye exposure to cataract disease later [8]. Bansal and Mahajan, 2018 found in a study of 450 Indian children under 15 years of age in the pediatric department at the teaching for tertiary care that more than one third of them ( 35.7%) were suffering from eye symptoms including eye strain and eye watering (8). In another recent study, which included 177 Saudi students studying at a middle school in the city of Riyadh, their ages ranged 12 to 116 years old, found that using the smartphone for more than 28 hours a week causes visual disturbance [9]. Ear problem Increase the temperature in the ear lobes by approximately 10 degrees Celsius may cause auditory disturbances when using the mobile for a period of 20 minutes continuously and for longer periods because the radiation emitted from the mobile may cause damage to the sensitive parts of the inner ear, as well as people who use phones including children for 2-3 hours a day and for a period of 3-5 years may be exposed to the occurrence of partial deafness and even may eventually exposed to ear tumor or permanent hearing [8]. Neurological effects Neurologically, the microwave radiation emitted from mobile phones through the Wi-Fi device is mostly affects the head region [10]. In a study carried out by Cerutti R, et al (2016) they revealed that exposure the adolescents to some harmful effects like headache attacks and other somatic problems as result to excessive use of…

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I've tested the detrimental effects of 5G and wireless tech through Biogeometry for the last 5 years and it's scientifically proven to not be good for human life and all of life. We desperately need more accountability from up top ASAP

Thank you so much for your attention to this matter.

There have been many scientists and studies regarding the harm of wireless frequencies. One harm occurs to the reproductive cells of

The human beings in the range of the wireless frequencies. This damage may not be evident until the egg inside the human exposed becomes of age to reproduce themselves. At this point they may find it difficult to be able to have children. So it may take a generation. Another is to the wildlife such as bees etc.

There are positive frequencies as well such as the Rife machine which information has been suppressed regarding.

But, there are many negatives to wireless frequencies. I have known many people wearing earbuds for extended periods of time that have a white patch of hair behind their ear. It's killing the cells. It's right beside their brain.

Something definitely needs to be done. I pray you'll be successful.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Santosh-Kesari/publication/263931015_Why_children_absorb_more_microwave_radiation_than_adults_The_consequences/links/53d8fee20cf2631430c38c88/Why-children-absorb-more-microwave-radiation-than-adults-The-consequences.pdf

"Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults:

The consequences"

"Abstract

Computer simulation using MRI scans of children is the only possible way to determine the

microwave radiation (MWR) absorbed in specific tissues in children. Children absorb more

MWR than adults because their brain tissues are more absorbent, their skulls are thinner

and their relative size is smaller. MWR from wireless devices has been declared a possible

human carcinogen. Children are at greater risk than adults when exposed to any carcinogen.

Because the average latency time between first exposure and diagnosis of a tumor can be

decades, tumors induced in children may not be diagnosed until well into adulthood. The

fetus is particularly vulnerable to MWR. MWR exposure can result in degeneration of the

protective myelin sheath that surrounds brain neurons. MWR-emitting toys are being sold

for use by young infants and toddlers. Digital dementia has been reported in school age

children. A case study has shown when cellphones are placed in teenage girls’ bras multiple

primary breast cancer develop beneath where the phones are placed. MWR exposure limits

have remained unchanged for 19 years. All manufacturers of smartphones have warnings

which describe the minimum distance at which phone must be kept away from users in

order to not exceed the present legal limits for exposure to MWR. The exposure limit for

laptop computers and tablets is set when devices are tested 20 cm away from the body.

Belgium, France, India and other technologically sophisticated governments are passing

laws and/or issuing warnings about children’s use of wireless devices."

I get migraines when LED lights are too bright, when using AirPods or other Bluetooth devices, or even in cars that have too many electric components. This only began 3-4 years ago and I was never sensitive prior to this. I feel that the EMF and RF exposure had increased as I truly feel a wave of energy come over my body and the feeling triggers an anxiety like feeling that ceases immediately once I exit the room or shut off the device. I think we are being exposed to too many waves that are affecting health. This also happens with 5G and even when I’m in a room directly below solar panels. I know I’m not the only one who feels like this as most migraine sufferers are sensitive to LEDs and some Bluetooth. I ask that you please force vehicle manufacturers to reduce RF and EMF in cars, and bring back incandescent light bulbs! Im in NY and they’re extremely rare to find, so please make them more widespread. Please also make all the different hardware needed for incandescents jut as available as the LED light hardware. I’m happy with the current HHS and delighted to see new restrictions. I don’t like government regulation but please heavily restrict high wifi, RF and EMF technology. It’s affecting the lives of thousands (remember when Bluetooth ear pieces were said to cause cancer?).

It all started with my Apple Watch at first it was a dull pain in my wrist that would only happen every once in a while. Then the pain would start every time with in 30 minutes of wear it then the pain would go up my whole arm. I would take the watch off and within an hour the pain was gone. So I ended up stop wearing it, my husband thought I was crazy until it started happening to him about a year later. I then tried an Oura ring and the pain started in my finger then it would go up to my hand and wrist then my whole arm. I would even turn it on airplane mode so it wouldn’t be sending and receiving information to and from my phone and it still was happening so I had to stop wearing it. I stopped wearing all wearable tech because of the emf pain I was feeling.

COMMENTS OF THE SAFER BUILDINGS COALITION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Safer Buildings Coalition (“SBC”) is a cross-sector membership organization of public safety agencies, industry organizations, and the owners and operators of buildings where in-building coverage is required. SBC does not offer scientific conclusions on the biological effects of radiofrequency (“RF”) energy and defers on those questions to the expert agencies and standards bodies responsible for them. SBC’s comments address the public safety benefits and costs that any complete assessment of RF exposure policy must weigh. In-building wireless coverage is a cornerstone of emergency communications. Americans spend about 90 percent of their time indoors, and about 80 percent of 911 calls are placed from wireless devices. Cellular coverage allows building occupants to reach 911, and public safety radio coverage allows first responders to communicate once they are inside. The International Fire Code (“IFC”) and the National Fire Protection Association’s (“NFPA”) NFPA 1225 require building owners to provide and maintain minimum levels of public safety radio coverage. That coverage depends on wireless infrastructure engineered to existing federal standards. Distributed antenna systems (“DAS”), Emergency Responder Communications Enhancement Systems (“ERCES”), indoor small cells, signal boosters, and Wi-Fi are required to comply with Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) rules, including the FCC’s RF exposure requirements. More than 830,000 indoor small cell and DAS nodes are in service nationwide, and in-building systems typically cost $1 to $5 or more per square foot. Changes to RF exposure limits could force costly redesign and reduce coverage. Lower permissible antenna power, minimum distances between antennas and occupants, or setbacks from homes, schools, and healthcare facilities would require disproportionately more antennas, could render existing systems incompatible with new limits, and could place building owners in conflict with fire-code signal requirements. Redesign or replacement of only 10 percent of existing indoor nodes would cost an estimated $820 million, before counting Wi-Fi…

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Please put our health and safety first.

Hello, I wanted to share my experience recently visiting a friend who was in a rent stabilized townhouse, and was on the end unit where all of the smart meters for her building were attached to the outer wall. Upon entering her home, I immediately started feeling nauseous, as well as had a headache, all of which persisted the entire time I was there. In addition, even when we played outside briefly in the side yard, these symptoms were still present. Only once we left the home and I returned to my home that did not have a smart meter, did my symptoms subside. My friend generally keeps her home low tox, without fragrances or other things that could trigger these symptoms, so it was a pretty profound experience as this was the only thing that was drastically different. I think it’s important to note that this was state subsidized housing, and could be putting those in need of lower rent homes at more risk with the concentrated design of the smart meters placement. Thank you for allowing me to share my comments.

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c, headache, less energy

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e, yes, was to an expert in our country, he told me he didn t know anything

1. & 2. I am responding as: individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)close cell phone tower 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):I did not pay attention at the time the cell phone tower was installed. I never paid attention to them much. In April of 2019, I started feeling, not myself at work, and then an avalanche of symptoms occurred over a year. This tower is located very near my office. Work hours 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday through Friday, Saturdays 8:00-12:00. 3c. Adverse health effects experienced: overheating=felt like being cooked, excessive sweating. Then I experienced headaches, increasing in frequency and severity, tinnitus, inability to sleep, body pain, memory issues, GI problems, fatigue, hair loss. Then heart palpitations, swollen ankles, bleeding gums, excessive bruising & dizziness. It feels like being poked all over my body & with pressure around man made emf. 3d. Time from first exposure to first appearance of adverse health effects; and did a change in exposure coincide with the onset of adverse effects. We did not know for sure what was causing the symptoms until after a staycation at home. This was before they upgraded the tower by my home. My symptoms had improved, and after the 4th night I could sleep. It had to be the newer cell tower by work. I tried to shield, wired up, and had a no wireless devices policy at work & home. Over time you keep getting exposures from people around you who forget to shut off their devices, the cell tower, smart meters that forget to shut off their devices. The reduction in exposure was not enough at work, too much EMF everywhere. I progressively got worse to where I was forced to give up my work and live in my basement, I could not even tolerate going up to my main floor in my house. I could not tolerate anything. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? No, I live in my basement where I could eventually function and was able to sleep and heal. The world outside, doctor's offices, hospitals are full of wireless devices and have cell towers by them and on them. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate…

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5G destroying my sleep when going somewhere exposed to it , LED lights completely annoying driving on the streets, nothing of it good for human body, only causing diseases

exposure to emfs makes me feel like I am having a heart attack. I can barely write this comment. Can't go out in public. Don't have a phone. It is getting worse. No one can help me.

Hi, I have to admit that I do not know what exactly I should be writing here. Never submitted any sort of public comments before. So I will just keep it short and ask to please look into this matter and consider changes to the LED light intensity and blue wavelength. I’ve personally experienced on a nightly basis eyesight issues and pain caused by these lights. Both factory equipped and aftermarket. It’s making it so that driving at night is not enjoyable and almost dangerous. What little issues and pain it causes me, makes me wonder how it is affecting other people who have worse sensitivity.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and greatly appreciate any consideration you give my comments.

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. My family lived in a metropolis in the area that was a 5G test city. We did not know this at the time. My son, daughter and my wife all got sick at the same time they had headaches, pressure in the head, felt like they had the flu, aches and pains, heaviness in the body, difficulty thinking/brain fog, difficulty functioning and even getting out of bed. Previously all were active and normal. My wife particularly is someone who goes nonstop. This stopped her in her tracks. we went to visit a friend and she felt much better and could walk well there and that's when we started to investigate our environment and discovered that not only was 5G in our area, but they had put a tower three blocks from us. We could no longer live there. We had to move to get away from all of the 5G cell towers. Now they put one where we live again less than 2 miles from us and we have to move again because my wife and daughter are so sick. Our son passed away in 2021. We did not know the Cell tower was so close to us now either because we cannot see it from our home. someone mentioned to my wife she might be sick from the tower. They put up nearby and she asked where it was and when it had gotten put up. It was exactly when my wife and daughter got sick again. We did not use Wi-Fi in our home or Bluetooth or have any devices that produce EMF plugged in on a regular basis. it is completely changed our lives and ruined them on several occasions because of having to move and leave jobs and family behind. It has been a horrendous ordeal. It is heartbreaking to watch it destroy my family's health. It is simply WRONG that this should be forced upon us without proper attention to the studies that show the harm! It needs to be reverted to 4G and even that needs to be looked into for distance and safety purposes. Please stop killing my family! I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions…

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To the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:I submit these comments on the HHS Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure (HHS-OASH-2026-0397). I urge HHS to evaluate the substantial evidence of biological effects and potential adverse health outcomes from RF/EMF exposures, including levels below current federal limits, and to identify research gaps and protective recommendations, especially for children and vulnerable populations.Personal ExperienceMy bedroom is about 20 feet from a neighbor’s smart meter. Since its installation I have suffered severe debilitating headaches, muscle spasms, cramps, occasional heart palpitations, and other unusual sensations. These symptoms align with scientific literature on non-thermal biological effects of RF radiation and non-ionizing EMFs.Scientific Evidence (Resources Incorporated by Reference)Electrosensitivity: Functional MRI studies by Dr. Gunnar Heuser et al. (Reviews on Environmental Health, 2017) found abnormal scans in all 10 patients with electromagnetic hypersensitivity after long-term EMF exposure, showing consistent hyper-connectivity in the anterior default-mode network. Conventional MRI was largely normal. The authors proposed fMRI as a diagnostic aid. Prevalence studies in Australia, Canada, and the U.S. further document wireless sensitivity and co-morbidities.Industry acknowledgment of non-thermal effects: Swisscom patent WO2004075583A1 addresses electrosmog as a known health problem, cites non-thermal DNA damage and chromosomal instability in human blood cells linked to cancer risk, and proposes emission-reduction methods. The 2000 ECOLOG Institute review for T-Mobile (over 220 studies) found strong evidence of cancer-initiating/promoting effects, DNA breaks, chromosomal damage, fertility impacts, and teratogenic effects far below then-existing guidelines, and recommended much lower precautionary limits.Comprehensive reviews: The BioInitiative Report (2007/2012 and updates) documents DNA damage, neurological, cancer, reproductive, and immune effects at levels far below FCC/ICNIRP limits and calls for biologically based…

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I have been electrohypersensitive for 6 years. I feel pain in the head, jaws, teeth and ears constantly, increasing when radio frequencies increase (from mobile phones, Wi-Fi, phone masts etc.). I also feel pain from the increase in electric and magnetic fields.

Since this started 6 years ago, I also have experienced constant pulsatile tinnitus and tinnitus and occasional light-headedness.

My own double blind tests show the correlation between increased pain and increased radio frequencies.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26474271/

"Memory performance, wireless communication and exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: A prospective cohort study in adolescents"

"Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate whether memory performance in adolescents is affected by radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) from wireless device use or by the wireless device use itself due to non-radiation related factors in that context.

Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study with 439 adolescents. Verbal and figural memory tasks at baseline and after one year were completed using a standardized, computerized cognitive test battery. Use of wireless devices was inquired by questionnaire and operator recorded mobile phone use data was obtained for a subgroup of 234 adolescents. RF-EMF dose measures considering various factors affecting RF-EMF exposure were computed for the brain and the whole body. Data were analysed using a longitudinal approach, to investigate whether cumulative exposure over one year was related to changes in memory performance. All analyses were adjusted for relevant confounders.

Results: The kappa coefficients between cumulative mobile phone call duration and RF-EMF brain and whole body dose were 0.62 and 0.67, respectively for the whole sample and 0.48 and 0.28, respectively for the sample with operator data. In linear exposure-response models an interquartile increase in cumulative operator recorded mobile phone call duration was associated with a decrease in figural memory performance score by -0.15 (95% CI: -0.33, 0.03) units. For cumulative RF-EMF brain and whole body dose corresponding decreases in figural memory scores were -0.26 (95% CI: -0.42, -0.10) and -0.40 (95% CI: -0.79, -0.01), respectively. No exposure-response associations were observed for sending text messages and duration of gaming, which produces tiny RF-EMF emissions.

Conclusions: A change in memory performance over one year was negatively associated with cumulative duration of wireless phone use and more strongly with RF-EMF dose. This may indicate that RF-EMF exposure affects memory performance."