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A commenter identifying as a physician reports leaving practice and relocating after symptoms near telecommunications equipment, and calls for research and protection from multiple exposure sources.

• Occupational exposure: xposure which is a major health concern. I am a doctor who had to give up a beautiful new office, and end my practice in medicine due to high Electro Magnetic exposure. An Intel company (century link) installed a residential hub next to my office. My walls were hot, vibrating
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: nstalled a residential hub next to my office. My walls were hot, vibrating, patients were dizzy, I suffered severe headaches, vomiting and dizziness until i collapsed. I thought I had a heart attack but apparently it was a racing heart that caused a spasm in my cardiac tissu
• Heart symptoms & implanted devices: I suffered severe headaches, vomiting and dizziness until i collapsed. I thought I had a heart attack but apparently it was a racing heart that caused a spasm in my cardiac tissue. The pain surrounding my chest was sore to the touch. Being a doctor I stared to put things t
• Housing, work & access barriers: and have devoted all my time to study this new toxin. I choose to get out of the city and move to the mountains. I am healing and I am learning more about what a dangerous toxin non native EMFs are to our health, the planet, plants and animals. Electro magnetic stress can e
• Children & vulnerable groups: ng! We need to take a look at EMFs from lighting, towers, phones, computers, electronics, baby monitors, electric cars, Starlink, the golden dome ! Hello ! Soon there will be no place on earth to find sanctuary in nature. No corner to the earth left without these chaotic fr
• Research & federal duties: I am responding to the HHS inquiry about non native emf exposure which is a major health concern. I am a doctor who had to give up a beautiful new office, and end my practice in medicine due to high Electro
• Environmental effects: learning more about what a dangerous toxin non native EMFs are to our health, the planet, plants and animals. Electro magnetic stress can even make candles burn faster meaning something unfavorable has changed in the air. We have plenty of studies showing how these frequenc
• Satellite exposure: EMFs from lighting, towers, phones, computers, electronics, baby monitors, electric cars, Starlink, the golden dome ! Hello ! Soon there will be no place on earth to find sanctuary in nature. No corner to the earth left without these chaotic frequencies. Maybe under ground will

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The commenter reports symptoms after meter installation, inability to opt out in a duplex, and loss of use of a bedroom.

• Smart meters: Then after the smart meters were installed on the side of my house (on the wall of my bedroom) I started having health issue. Aching ribs, dry mouth, headaches and sometimes vertigo. I had to stop sleeping
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: Aching ribs, dry mouth, headaches and sometimes vertigo. I had to stop sleeping in my bedroom. I could not "opt out" of the meters because I live in a duplex and the other tenant didn't want to do that. consequ
• Housing, work & access barriers: I would like to move to another apartment, but there are smart meters in all the apartments in Austin. I pay alot of rent and do not appreciate NOT being able to use my bedroom.

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A parent reports a child's headaches beginning near a smart meter and stopping after replacement with a nontransmitting meter, obtained for an additional fee.

• Smart meters: ome in Sandy Springs GA in July 2017. The home was already equipped with a Georgia Power smart meter. Our then-ten-year-old son, who began sleeping in a top bunk in the basement bedroom with his head adjacent the outside wall of the home and approximately 4 feet from the smart m
• Children & vulnerable groups: . The home was already equipped with a Georgia Power smart meter. Our then-ten-year-old son, who began sleeping in a top bunk in the basement bedroom with his head adjacent the outside wall of the home and approximately 4 feet from the smart meter, immediately began suff
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: already equipped with a Georgia Power smart meter. Our then-ten-year-old son, who began sleeping in a top bunk in the basement bedroom with his head adjacent the outside wall of the home and approximately 4 feet from the smart meter, immediately began suffering daily heada

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The commenter reports improved sleep and energy after switching off home Wi-Fi and supports continued HHS assessment of reported experiences.

• Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: s supplements, they did not make any difference. A few months ago, I decided to turn off wifi in the house. Surprisingly I started to sleep well. At first I thought it was coincidence but it has been a few months now and I continue to sleep well. I feel so much better a
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: In the past around 8 - 9 years I have not been able to sleep well. The lack of sleep made me very tired during day time. Over the years I tried herb teas, various supplements, they did not make any difference
• Research & federal duties: I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. In the past around 8 - 9 years I have not been able

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The commenter reports family illness and financial harm while living near seven smart meters alongside dampness and mold exposure.

• Smart meters: y has been greatly dismantled by the damages of sleeping directly inside unknowingly to 7 smart meters. Coupled with an unsealed concrete floor with a water table underneath so the bedroom was perpetually damp and mold in the wall of the kitchen. My son and I had a huge range of h
• Environmental effects: aled concrete floor with a water table underneath so the bedroom was perpetually damp and mold in the wall of the kitchen. My son and I had a huge range of healrh problems during the time living there.

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The commenter describes a cancer history and perceived sleep and cognition differences with phone-use changes and requests independent assessment of long-term effects.

• Cancer & tumors: extended family. I have been on a detox journey of health for 9 years, having experienced cancer personally and being a caregiver for parents as well. Wireless radiation does impact our health and we know so little about the long term impact. Our current physical world and fo
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: ion for our home and our extended family. I have been on a detox journey of health for 9 years, having experienced cancer personally and being a caregiver for parents as well. Wireless radiation does impact our health and we know so little about the long term impact. Our cu
• Research & federal duties: 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 very concern
• Children & vulnerable groups: amily. I have been on a detox journey of health for 9 years, having experienced cancer personally and being a caregiver for parents as well. Wireless radiation does impact our health and we know so little about the long term impact. Our current physical world and food and

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Objects to utility smart-meter installation and opt-out costs. Raises concerns about nearby towers, children’s device use, sleep, and environmental effects, and makes additional claims about a house fire and harm to plants. These are the commenter’s accounts and assertions; the two attachments have not been reviewed.

• Smart meters: trying to put smart meters on my house
• Towers & siting: 5G towers are everywhere and close to schools and homes.
• Children & vulnerable groups: Most parents have Apple Watches on next to baby’s heads.
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: they don’t sleep as well
• Environmental effects: The WiFi radiation is causing mold issues and killing the trees and plants.
• Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: The WiFi radiation

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The commenter describes measuring prospective rentals and recounts a resident's cancer death, while explicitly acknowledging uncertainty about an exposure link.

• Cancer & tumors: xtremely high levels. I asked why they were moving. A lady told me her mother had died of cancer after living there a few years. I’m not suggesting that caused her cancer 100%, but it is, of course, possible. I eventually moved into a lovely complex. The EMF readings in my un
• Housing, work & access barriers: es. So many had issues. One particular complex I really liked. The leasing rep told me an apartment would soon become available but I couldn’t see it at that time. As I noticed people moving in and out of the unit, I asked if I could take a peek inside. The EMF detector showed e

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The commenter supports HHS evaluation of reported experiences, research gaps and vulnerable populations.

• Research & federal duties: 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 concerned m
• Children & vulnerable groups: the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing indivi

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The commenter describes a family's EMF sensitivity influencing housing choice and requests keeping 5G infrastructure out of neighborhoods.

• Electromagnetic sensitivity: My family is very sensitive to EMFs to the point that we had to pick our home based on proximity to cell towers. Please don’t let 5g into neighborhoods.
• Towers & siting: ry sensitive to EMFs to the point that we had to pick our home based on proximity to cell towers. Please don’t let 5g into neighborhoods.
• Housing, work & access barriers: My family is very sensitive to EMFs to the point that we had to pick our home based on proximity to cell towers. Please don’t let 5g into neighborhoods.

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The commenter reports migraines relieved by disabling Wi-Fi, relocation over a proposed tower, and restrictions on employment and hotel stays.

• Neurological symptoms & sleep: the effects of wireless radiation for over a decade now. At first I was getting extreme migraine and no doctor could find the reason. Then someone suggested I turn off my wifi and that made all the difference! I had to move because they were planning on putting a 5G tower n
• Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: treme migraine and no doctor could find the reason. Then someone suggested I turn off my wifi and that made all the difference! I had to move because they were planning on putting a 5G tower near my home. I did much local advocacy at the city and county levels but to no
• Towers & siting: d that made all the difference! I had to move because they were planning on putting a 5G tower near my home. I did much local advocacy at the city and county levels but to no avail. I cannot work in my prior place of employment and cannot stay in hotels. All due to EMFs
• Housing, work & access barriers: n. Then someone suggested I turn off my wifi and that made all the difference! I had to move because they were planning on putting a 5G tower near my home. I did much local advocacy at the city and county levels but to no avail. I cannot work in my prior place of employ

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The commenter attributes hearing loss to radiation in a residential building and describes changing sleeping locations to reduce perceived exposure.

• Neurological symptoms & sleep: About two years ago, the level of 5G radiation in my building increased noticeably. It was so dangerously high in my bedroom (according to a radiation measuring device I bought to test it) that
• Housing, work & access barriers: measuring device I bought to test it) that I had to change sleeping places, and ended up sleeping in my bathroom, where the radiation level was more moderate. I have been permanently deafened by my exposure to this high level of radiation in my home. My hearing is impaired and I notice that

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A commenter identifying as an electrical engineer argues for keeping devices away from the body, reports cancers among acquaintances, and requests public guidance and HHS assessment.

• Cancer & tumors: a cell phone up to one's head. I've observed a large increase in health issues including cancers in people over the last two decades. It started out with pagers and two way radios that people would wear on their belt for convenience. I saw many friends die from cancer in th
• Research & federal duties: 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 concerned me
• Children & vulnerable groups: ignificantly reduce the energy radiated into your critical body parts. Apply the same reasoning to your home router and other radiating devices. Keep your distance as much as possible. Yes it doesn't eliminate the issue but it certainly reduces the impact a LOT. When I

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The commenter briefly reports feeling unwell from what the submission calls EMP, without further exposure or symptom details.

• Other concerns: EMP makes me feel horrible

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A commenter identifying as a nurse and mother describes sensitivity to radiation and requests more research and exposure limits, especially for children.

• Electromagnetic sensitivity: Radiation and Wireless Radiation. As a concerned citizen, mother, nurse and person who is sensitive to these types of radiation, I demand that more research be done and practices should be put in place to limit these experimental exposures, particularly for our children.
• Children & vulnerable groups: Frequency Radiation and Wireless Radiation. As a concerned citizen, mother, nurse and person who is sensitive to these types of radiation, I demand that more research be done and practices should be put in place to limit these experimental exposures, particularly for our
• Research & federal duties: I am writing in response to the HHS Request regarding EMF's, Radio Frequency Radiation and Wireless Radiation. As a concerned citizen, mother, nurse and person who is sensitive to these types of radiation, I demand

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A parent calls for studies of children's cumulative exposure to connected devices at home and school before potential health effects become established.

• Children & vulnerable groups: from the perspective of a parent who is deeply concerned with the amount of radiation our children are growing up surrounded by in their hands and laps, on their heads, in and around homes, schools and neighborhoods. My children are exposed to household and school wireless rad
• Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: sehold and school wireless radiation EVERYWHERE between household internet, solar panels, wifi connected kitchen products, bluetooth everything. With ever increasing demand for a wireless yet always connected society, I believe this is a health topic that is both inconvenie
• Research & federal duties: 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 parent who i

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The commenter describes recurrent blackouts and seizures with unrevealing scans, alongside long-term device use and attempts to limit exposure.

• Neurological symptoms & sleep: I have used a smartphone, computer, laptop, internet, etc... for a large number of years for personal and work related activities. I limit my use and also use EMF blocking cards(?). I have had reoccurring blackouts for over 10 years which have led to 2 seisures that

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The commenter reports difficulty sleeping with a Wi-Fi router operating and expresses concern about prenatal, child and animal exposure.

• Wi-Fi & indoor exposure: professional, and concerned member of the public. I personally can not sleep with the 5G wifi router on. Having researched this issue, I have found overwhelming evidence about the health dangers of on our health, fetuses, children and animals. I am requesting that this iss
• Neurological symptoms & sleep: atient, healthcare professional, and concerned member of the public. I personally can not sleep with the 5G wifi router on. Having researched this issue, I have found overwhelming evidence about the health dangers of on our health, fetuses, children and animals. I am request
• Children & vulnerable groups: rspective of a patient, healthcare professional, and concerned member of the public. I personally can not sleep with the 5G wifi router on. Having researched this issue, I have found overwhelming evidence about the health dangers of on our health, fetuses, children and ani
• Reproduction & pregnancy: this issue, I have found overwhelming evidence about the health dangers of on our health, fetuses, children and animals. I am requesting that this issue be taken seriously.
• Environmental effects: nd overwhelming evidence about the health dangers of on our health, fetuses, children and animals. I am requesting that this issue be taken seriously.

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The commenter reports feeling wireless effects and requests research, especially regarding towers near schools, playgrounds and homes.

• Research & federal duties: I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. I have personally felt the effects and am concerned about the impact such
• Children & vulnerable groups: examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. I have personally felt the effects and am concerned about the impact such radiation is having on everyone, especially the children. It is very concerning to see the towers right next to school
• Towers & siting: diation is having on everyone, especially the children. It is very concerning to see the towers right next to schools, playgrounds, and homes when we don't understand the long term effects of such exposure. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agenci

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The commenter requests independent research into long-term exposure, attention to children and vulnerable groups, and reassessment of safety standards.

• Research & federal duties: I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. As a concerned parent and member of the public, I supp
• Children & vulnerable groups: th and environmental effects of wireless radiation, particularly its long-term effects on children and other vulnerable populations. With wireless technology becoming increasingly common in our homes, schools, and communities, I believe it is important that federal agencies th
• Exposure limits & oversight: I urge HHS to prioritize independent scientific research, evaluate current safety standards, and ensure that public health decisions are based on comprehensive, transparent, and up-to-date evidence. Thank you for providing the public with an opportunity to voice these c

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