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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4190308/

"Association between mobile phone use and inattention in 7102 Chinese adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional study"

"Abstract

Background

The dramatic growth of mobile phone (MP) use among young people has increased interest in its possible health hazards in this age group. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between MP use and inattention in adolescents.

Methods

A total of 7720 middle school students were involved in this cross-sectional study. Inattention was assessed as defined for the Attention Deficit component of Attention deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev. [DSM-IV-TR]). The demographic characteristics and information on MP use were included in the questionnaire. Chi-square tests and logistic regression models were used to analyze the data.

Results

In total, 7102 (91.99%) valid questionnaires were obtained. After adjusted for confounders, inattention in adolescents was significantly associated with MP ownership, the time spent on entertainment on MP per day, the position of the MP during the day and the mode of the MP at night. The strongest association between inattention and the time spent on the MP was among students who spent more than 60 minutes per day playing on their MP.

Conclusions

Our study shows some associations between MP use and inattention in Chinese adolescents. Decreasing MP usage to less than 60 minutes per day may help adolescents to stay focused and centered."

I first became aware of the health impacts of RF/EMF emissions when our County Council in Montgomery County, Maryland was preparing a zoning text amendment (ZTA) that would allow small cell antennas as close as 30 feet to single-family homes, and as close as 10 feet to mixed zoning apartment buildings, and as a growing movement opposing this ZTA was quickly forming. Thanks to the research I was made aware of, it did not take long to realize that my family and I had been experiencing significant health impacts from a cluster of 42 cell antennas mounted less than 500 feet away on a high rise in the valley below our home, including worsening auto-immune conditions, frequent and persistent headaches, heart palpitations, and insomnia. I was stunned when learning that the FCC was operating and regulating cell antenna placement using safety standards from 1996 that were based on the thermal effects of single exposure to humans, given that these technologies have not only become exponentially more powerful, but we are now surrounded by an enormous amount of them, 24/7. I was also stunned to learn that ample research showing a multitude of detrimental effects on human health existed, but had been heavily suppressed by industry. What shocked me the most, however, was that it was written into the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that state or local governments are prohibited from denying applications for cell antenna placement due to environmental effects, which has been interpreted by multiple U.S. Circuit Courts to include "health concerns." Two years later, when we moved into a home where we had used an RF/EMF meter to evaluate the emission levels as one of the many variables that were important to us, the change was fundamental. Within a few days, the persistent headaches had dissipated, the heart palpitations stopped, and we were able to sleep again. If I hadn't been convinced before, this cemented my conviction of how toxic these emissions are. Moreover, two of my auto-immune conditions improved significantly over the following months, and they have continued to improve - one of them measurably, as it is appearing that my Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism is reversing, and…

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3605379/

"Mobile Phone Use, Blood Lead Levels, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Symptoms in Children: A Longitudinal Study"

"Abstract

Background

Concerns have developed for the possible negative health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure to children’s brains. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the association between mobile phone use and symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) considering the modifying effect of lead exposure.

Methods

A total of 2,422 children at 27 elementary schools in 10 Korean cities were examined and followed up 2 years later. Parents or guardians were administered a questionnaire including the Korean version of the ADHD rating scale and questions about mobile phone use, as well as socio-demographic factors. The ADHD symptom risk for mobile phone use was estimated at two time points using logistic regression and combined over 2 years using the generalized estimating equation model with repeatedly measured variables of mobile phone use, blood lead, and ADHD symptoms, adjusted for covariates.

Results

The ADHD symptom risk associated with mobile phone use for voice calls but the association was limited to children exposed to relatively high lead.

Conclusions

The results suggest that simultaneous exposure to lead and RF from mobile phone use was associated with increased ADHD symptom risk, although possible reverse causality could not be ruled out"

wireless radiation exposure is harmful to kids (especially) as well as adults

To the Department of Health and Human Services,

Thank you for this opportunity to submit comments to this proceeding .

Please find my attached declaration.

Michele Hertz

Choice. The mental anguish of not having a choice whether or not to be exposed & subjected to this invisible assault is criminal. We don't know what we don't know so thank you for attempting to find out. Society driven by all things electronic run by a small group of madmen in a quest for the final billion dollar frontier is not healthy. All of it under the guise of convenience. We think we are making a choice to participate or not to participate when in fact the choice is actually being made for the people without actual consent. "It's just the way we do it now" is not a choice. This growing, untested, unregulated human made frequency was never voted on by the people as a policy & procedure acceptable for it's use. We are all guinea pigs once again in a grand experiment that seems to have no end in measure of exposure. Hence why the expedient build out of data centers. I opt out every chance I get with "standard procedures" that rely on radiation, in my home, at the airport, at the dentist, etc. Again, the burden is on opting out when the choice should exist to opt in. The burden of safety needs to be the starting point & not shifted to the burden of proof of injury after the fact. Many thanks for your awareness, every effort to course correct for humanity, & being a voice for all who are ignored & can't break through the noise of a scripted bought & paid for narrative.

I have been living in Pinellas county for 16 years at my home. My sleep has been increasing disturbed as the years progressed, and as far back as 2016 i started having problems falling asleep. It progressively got worse, to the point not that I have to take multiple sleeping aids just to fall asleep for a few hours, by the all night long I wake up. It feels like I am exhausted yet plugged it to be awake. I also have had deep depression at this house for no apparent reason. I wake up every half hour trying multiple thinga to fall back asleep. Sometimes I have to go outside to sleep on the ground to earth myself but it's very uncomfortable as youay guess. My only solution after so many years and blatantly obvious it is the frequencies all around me in my neighborhood, and why I feel better when I groun. I have to not live here to actually sleep and not be depressed due to the closeness of the houses in the neighborhood.I got to visit my family in the mountains and I have no issues whatsoever falling asleep, staying asleep, or depression. I also go out to camp in nature and sleep great and my happiness and weep being come back. This is a real health crisis and I hope you take it seriously. After all these years I have to sell my house because of it. Thank you for reading.

Hi, i'm a male aged 65 from England, UK. I believe I have a sensitivity to Electro Magnetic sources of radiation that has been an issue for much of my life although I have probably only really been aware of this link for the past 20-25 years mainly through becoming aware of information and reports via the internet which answered questions regarding some health issues I was experiencing and caused me to consider RFR as a possible cause or antagonist. Below are a selection of comments made in response to a relevant survey i've just completed. I am responding as a concerned individual and hope that my brief responses will add to the debate and your further investigation into this harmful technology. I would like to state that grateful as I am for the opportunity to be able to offer my experiences on this matter, it is long overdue and really warrants more space than 5000 characters allows. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)WiFi, Wireless tablet, Mobile phone, also smart meters...possibly to a lesser extent...also surprisingly (at least to me) is exposure to mains electricity fields especially in the bedroom. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):Have noticed adverse health effects I believe are caused by these devices for over 20 years. Effects are daily. . Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Mobile phone...after just 3-4 minutes using against my head I start to feel heat and an uncomfortable throbbing where the phone touches the side of my head...I never stay on the phone once I detect this. Wifi at home from router and partners laptop can cause my nasal passages to swell affecting my breathing initially. Over an extended period of exposure during the day I feel my blood pressure increasing, my face becomes flushed and I generally get very twitchy and feel uncomfortable. Can't concentrate very well or feel able to tackle anything requiring critical analysis I have found several ways to mitigate the effects on myself: 1) have used a silver material cover over my wifi router to reduce signal strength considerably plus I turn off my router overnight. 2) Have got rid of all DECT phones…

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Our nation is currently plagued with the abuse of EMF to the point that thousands are now complaining about Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI's). Some, like myself are even being diagnosed with Havana Syndrome due to criminal activity/ misuse of surveillance technologies, human testing without informed consent, and other abuse/misuse of wireless tech, electrical, EMF and otherwise. I have been part of the community of individuals affected by Havana Syndrome and similar for almost a decade now. Legislation such as the Patriot Act (section 702) and the Cures act may have opened up back doors to the misuse of EMF technologies to include excessive surveillance to the extent of causing sickness and human testing that has not been approved by the individuals. To make matters worse, neither federal or state level law enforcement will investigate any claims of such abuse in many cases. Medical establishments are not prepared to assist us. Those of us affected by such, especially civilians, need assistance with stopping these torturous acts and gaining the medical and law based attention we deserve. The MK Ultra hearings are beginning to touch of how wireless technology is being used to control the mind. Covid and the allegations against Fauci/ gain of function labs is one example of how the misuse of technology has caused thousands to suffer. The abuse of EMF and other Havana Syndrome/ AHI causing technologies is another. We must find a way to help the people of this great nation from the terrible suffering that is being caused by neurological wireless technologies/ EMF.

I have included my Frequency Report from Jesse Beltran showing how my body is putting off radio frequencies from foreign abnormalities inside of my brain/ body. I have also tested positive in multiple areas on my body for the Non Linear Junction Scan in which the report is still pending completion.

I have not been able to work in the professional environment that I was trained to work in due to

the endless incidents of AHI and radiation episodes. Every night I experience such violent microwave

vibrations that I awaken with aching hands, arms, legs, back -- my entire body that lasts all day and worsens as time goes by. I need help. Please help us. I have submitted a Radio Frequency Report.

I have a gene mutation which greatly increases my chances of getting cancer. Because of this, I do my best to remove or avoid toxins in and around me at all times. EMF radiation, RF radiation and Wireless radiation should be regulated so that they cause as little harm to people as possible. This includes those of us who are more susceptible to damage from it.

In response to HHS's request for information on EMF's, RF, and Wireless Radiation exposure I'll share a bit of my personal experience. As many fellow sufferers likely also feel, I am grateful to have this opportunity. Concerning the physical harm that these man-generated frequencies can cause, as happens so often when an issue is not well known or understood and the lives of the majority aren't substantially impacted (yet), the minority who are affected are dismissed, ridiculed, or patronized. When there are financial incentives for the issue to be minimized, as there definitely are here, then the institutional gaslighting get fierce. An honest, brave and thorough investigation into this topic would be a breath of fresh air and I do hope that is truly underway in this process. This is not a topic that is of natural interest to me, and I am by no means an expert, but the physical distress I experience through EMF exposure has compelled me to do a fair amount of research in my quest to regain some semblance of a normal life. A few points I've learned may be helpful in clearing up misconceptions for those who don't notice ill effects themselves - Generally speaking, there is a tipping point when after a slow build of repeated exposure (often combined with other physical stresses) a person's body becomes sensitized. After that point depending upon the severity of the hypersensitivity some people may experience symptoms immediately when exposed to certain frequencies and intensities, while others may not feel affected until the duration of that exposure lasts a while. (A bit like allergies.) Another important point is that the hypersensitive individual may be perfectly healthy when they are in a low EMF environment. My experience (short version - for quicker access to the salient points I won't detail the process of elimination which I used to draw the conclusions that my symptoms were caused by EMF's, but I will say that the evidence took me there.) Spring 2021 - Every morning awakening with a physical feeling of dread. It wasn't an emotional feeling. My bedroom has 2 cell towers in easy view from the windows, one on the south one on the west (and then there's…

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This suggests that EMF effects can carry over from father to offspring. I think we ought to think of life forms as passing on to a degree their own changed state.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41391574/

"Effects of paternal 5G RFR exposure on health of male offspring mice "

"The results showed that paternal 5G RFR exposure induced anxiety-like behaviors and impaired sperm quality in F1 males, potentially associated with RFR-induced hypermethylation of paternal LRGUK gene and subsequent down regulation of its expression in offspring testes"

This suggests that EMF effects can carry over from father to offspring. I think we ought to think of life forms as passing on to a degree their own changed state.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41391574/

"Effects of paternal 5G RFR exposure on health of male offspring mice "

"The results showed that paternal 5G RFR exposure induced anxiety-like behaviors and impaired sperm quality in F1 males, potentially associated with RFR-induced hypermethylation of paternal LRGUK gene and subsequent down regulation of its expression in offspring testes"

I am submitting my experience with EMFS. I have become sensitive to EMF, RF and wireless radiation after my then husband bought an electric car. The more and more I was in this car the worse headaches I got. I also began to struggle to find the words when speaking and felt heart palpitations. However I soon also began to experience headache when on my mobile phone. I couldn't speak to anyone for more than 5 mins or the side of my face and head felt burning and the headache was intense. I also now also get tingling feeling in my fingers if I use a touchscreen on wifi. I have had to change my home to ethernet connection as I can no longer tolerate the symptoms. I have to avoid busy places both inside and outside due to the amount of mobile phones around me. I cannot go and enjoy life, see friends etc. This has really hampered my ability to live and normal life. I cannot go into an electric vechical. My local authority has replaced the public buses with EV buses which I cannot access. This is a disability and should be seen as such. There are thousands of studies showing non-thermal effects of radiation. You need to stop putting the money and lobbying from telecoms before the actual evidence.

Laptop power supply EMF exceeds regulatory limits.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22315933/

"Exposure to electromagnetic fields from laptop use of "laptop" computers"

"Abstract

Portable computers are often used at tight contact with the body and therefore are called "laptop." The authors measured electromagnetic fields (EMFs) laptop computers produce and estimated the induced currents in the body, to assess the safety of laptop computers. The authors evaluated 5 commonly used laptop of different brands. They measured EMF exposure produced and, using validated computerized models, the authors exploited the data of one of the laptop computers (LTCs) to estimate the magnetic flux exposure of the user and of the fetus in the womb, when the laptop is used at close contact with the woman's womb. In the LTCs analyzed, EMF values (range 1.8-6 μT) are within International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR) Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines, but are considerably higher than the values recommended by 2 recent guidelines for computer monitors magnetic field emissions, MPR II (Swedish Board for Technical Accreditation) and TCO (Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees), and those considered risky for tumor development. When close to the body, the laptop induces currents that are within 34.2% to 49.8% ICNIRP recommendations, but not negligible, to the adult's body and to the fetus (in pregnant women). On the contrary, the power supply induces strong intracorporal electric current densities in the fetus and in the adult subject, which are respectively 182-263% and 71-483% higher than ICNIRP 98 basic restriction recommended to prevent adverse health effects. Laptop is paradoxically an improper site for the use of a LTC, which consequently should be renamed to not induce customers towards an improper use"

1. & 2. I am responding as: an individual 3a. Type of wireless or RF/EMF sources involved (e.g., mobile phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters…)Mobile phone; Wi-fi; Bluetooth. 3b. Nature, duration, frequency, and approximate timing (e.g., years):Sensitivity to RF/EMF started about 10 years ago. 3c. Adverse health effect(s) experienced:Headache; heart palpitation; raised blood pressure; just generally unwell suddenly. 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:I bought a loud speaker UE in 2017 to listen to You tube music in a confined room. During 2017 I experienced a few episodes of vomiting of unknown reasons. Early 2018 I was very ill, had to resign from my day job. 3e. Was medical evaluation or treatment sought? (Optionally:) Was there a diagnosis?After about 10 weeks, I recovered from my illness and that was when I started to experience the EMF symptoms but no diagnosis from my doctor until I came across the later Arthur Furstenberg's book then I realized the cause. 3f. Were steps taken to reduce or eliminate exposure, and were there subsequent changes in the effects?I have to wear SYB anti-EMF scarf whenever I go in big shopping mall to prevent headache. If I fail to have it on my head, Headache comes on as soon as I step intyo the shopping mall. I use SYB anti-EMF sling bag to carry my mobile and carry the same bag whenever I sit in front of the computer or my mobile to protect my heart. 3g. Any supporting documentation? This includes Scientific Reports, exposure measurements, or other relevant information:I did book an expert on EMF to measure inside and outside of the flat where I lived but I cannot recall where I stored his report. Additional Details you would like to share about your experiences of adverse health effects you believe to be associated with exposure to wireless radiation or EMF's:Regardless what other people who fortunate enough not to suffer from the negative effect of EMF, have to say. To me it is real because my body shows its existence. B1a. Sources you experience as causing you Adverse Effects:Mobile phone, any devices use Bluetooth,…

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891061815000952?via%3Dihub

"...Young children and skull thickness is very thin. Therefore, EMF absorption rate is higher in children and adolescents compared to the adults (Fig. 9). The radiation penetrates the skull of adult (25%), young (50%) and a 5 year old (75%)."

since 4g started I hear a metallic sound around my ears/head. Before it was completely silent in the forest, but not anymore.

I have had diagnosed ME/CFS since January 2017. Since 1998, I have had idiopathic chronic fatigue. I am writing as a patient to record my experiences of adverse effects resulting from exposure to RF/EMF. 1. CT SINUS -- PERMANENT DISABLEMENT: In September 2015 I was unable to tolerate the chemicals in a newly built Mirvac unit. As a result I was sent for a CT sinus by an immunologist. I believe the scan was performed twice in the one sitting. In the days immediately after the scan, I had a feeling of a burn in a band around my head just above the ears. I got two styes at once, one on each eye. It became hard for me to focus my vision, even though I had never had vision problems previously. I entered deep fatigue for two weeks, then gradually felt better. I had pain in my eyes, which gradually worsened over months. My cognition at first seemed faster, then I had cognitive decline over several months. The pain in my eyes and my cognition gradually worsened over the following year. By month 14, I was making frequent serious errors at work. At month 16, in January 2017, I suddenly became unable to work and then, roughly a week later, unable to walk. I had no doubt then and still have no doubt now that these ongoing, worsening symptoms were related to the scan. After leaving the flat because I could no longer work, over the following two and a half years I gradually re-learnt the ability to walk, then went back to work one day a week. Now I am able to work three days a week. Leaving the flat helped me recover but very serious lifelong damage was caused by the CT scan. I may unusually sensitive to ionising radiation. 2. MOBILE PHONE AND BLUETOOTH -- PAIN: I had my first mobile phone in the year 2000. I noticed in around 2002 that a spot above my left ear would give a sharp pain if I stayed on the phone for too long (differing amounts of time). The pain still recurs sometimes, now on either side, after long phone calls (>1h). I also get this pain intermittently from being close to my phone or laptop while it is connected to Wifi. However, this symptom has significantly reduced in frequency since the replacement of an outdated meter box on the outside wall of the room…

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26708410/

"Morphological and antioxidant impairments in the spinal cord of male offspring rats following exposure to a continuous 900MHz electromagnetic field during early and mid-adolescence"

"Abstract

The effects of devices emitting electromagnetic field (EMF) on human health have become the subject of intense research among scientists due to the rapid increase in their use. Children and adolescents are particularly attracted to the use of devices emitting EMF, such as mobile phones. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate changes in the spinal cords of male rat pups exposed to the effect of 900MHz EMF. The study began with 24 Sprague-Dawley male rats aged 3 weeks. Three groups containing equal numbers of rats were established-control group (CG), sham group (SG) and EMF group (EMFG). EMFG rats were placed inside an EMF cage every day between postnatal days (PD) 21 and 46 and exposed to the effect of 900MHz EMF for 1h. SG rats were kept in the EMF cage for 1h without being exposed to the effect of EMF. At the end of the study, the spinal cords in the upper thoracic region of all rats were removed. Tissues were collected for biochemistry, light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) examination. Biochemistry results revealed significantly increased malondialdehyde and glutathione levels in EMFG compared to CG and SG, while SG and EMFG catalase and superoxide dismutase levels were significantly higher than those in CG. In EMFG, LM revealed atrophy in the spinal cord, vacuolization, myelin thickening and irregularities in the perikarya. TEM revealed marked loss of myelin sheath integrity and invagination into the axon and broad vacuoles in axoplasm. The study results show that biochemical alterations and pathological changes may occur in the spinal cords of male rats following exposure to 900MHz EMF for 1h a day on PD 21-46."