Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is an Environmentally-Induced Disability that Requires Immediate Attention

2019 · Harm · Insufficient evidence

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Publicationmanual · 2019

Study typereview

Reported directionHarm

Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is an Environmentally-Induced Disability that Requires Immediate Attention Havas M. Electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is an Environmentally-Induced Disability that Requires Immediate Attention. Review Article. J Sci Discov. 3(1):jsd18020; DOI:10.24262/jsd.3.1.18020. 2019. Abstract A growing number of countries are beginning to acknowledge that electrohypersensitivity (EHS) exists and a few countries have classified it as a disability or a functional impairment attributable to the environment. Epidemiological studies and in vivo experiments show that exposure to non-ionizing radiation (NIR) from extremely low to microwave frequency electromagnetic fields (EMF) at exposure intensities far below the maximum limits in international guidelines increases anxiety, depression, and physiological stress and impairs cognitive functions that include concentration, memory and learning. Furthermore, exposure to NIR contributes to neurodegenerative diseases including dementia, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Exposure of the fetus to NIR (mobile phone) affects the neonatal heart and can lead to emotional and behavioral problems in human offspring. Similar exposures in laboratory studies report impaired cognitive performance, neuronal losses and pathological changes in the brain of rat offspring. The scientific and medical communities have repeatedly sent out urgent warnings, in the form of appeals, declarations and testimonies, that exposure to NIR needs to be reduced from a public health perspective. These warnings have been largely ignored. With continued development of wireless technology and the imminent roll out of new and densified technologies (e.g., 5G technology, satellite constellations, repeaters, wearables, Internet of Things), society will pay an enormous price for disregarding these warnings. It is long overdue for those responsible for public health, the health of children and health policy to take these warnings seriously and to provide a refuge for those afflicted by EHS. EHS is real, it is exacerbated by exposure to NIR, it is increasing among the population and when severe it becomes a disability. Action is long overdue to minimize exposure to NIR and to provide a safe environment that all can enjoy. Open access paper: e-discoverypublication.com

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Study typereview

Effect directionharm

PopulationNot supplied

Sample sizeNot supplied

ExposureELF to microwave

Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 66% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

The article states that epidemiological studies and in vivo experiments show non-ionizing radiation exposure from extremely low to microwave frequencies at intensities below international guideline limits increases anxiety, depression, physiological stress, and impairs cognitive functions. It further claims NIR contributes to multiple neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental conditions and that fetal exposure (mobile phone) affects neonatal heart and may lead to emotional/behavioral problems in offspring; it argues EHS is real, increasing, exacerbated by NIR, and can become a disability.

Outcomes measured

electrohypersensitivity (EHS) / disability or functional impairment
anxiety
depression
physiological stress
cognitive function (concentration, memory, learning)
neurodegenerative diseases (dementia, Alzheimer's disease, ALS, MS, Parkinson's disease)
ADHD
autism spectrum disorder
neonatal heart effects (fetal exposure; mobile phone)
emotional and behavioral problems in offspring

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DOI: 10.24262/jsd.3.1.18020
PubMed: Not supplied

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