{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0303","number":"0303","name":"Diane Grossi","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","body":"\nI am submitting this comment as an individual to share my personal health experience and to ask HHS to give serious consideration to people who report health effects they believe may be associated with RF/EMF exposure.\nMy experience began in approximately 2018, after wireless utility meters were installed near my home. Before that time, I was healthy, working, running my own business, traveling, and functioning independently. Within a relatively short period after the meters were installed, I began experiencing symptoms that were very unusual for me, including nausea and vomiting, severe insomnia, palpitations, migraines, tinnitus, dizziness, balance problems, weakness, whole-body tingling and numbness, burning eyes, temperature dysregulation, and profound fatigue. I also developed persistent numbness and pain in my hands and feet and difficulty concentrating and functioning normally.\nOver time, these problems became severe enough that I was no longer able to work. Activities that had once been ordinary became increasingly difficult. I have had difficulty typing and using my hands, difficulty sleeping, and periods of weakness and dizziness that have affected my independence and my ability to safely carry out everyday activities.\nMy medical records contain documentation concerning effects from electromagnetic fields/radiation, as well as chronic fatigue and neuropathy. I have continued to seek medical care and evaluation for these problems.\nOne of the most significant observations in my experience has been what happens when I am away from my home environment. During periods when I have stayed elsewhere, including a period at my sister's home where there were no smart meters, I experienced noticeable improvement in my symptoms. I have also noticed improvement during shorter periods away from my home. I recognize that these observations alone cannot establish causation, but the repeated difference I have experienced is one reason I believe this warrants further scientific and public-health investigation.\nMy exposure concerns have continued as additional electric meters have been installed near my residence. Multiple electric meters are now located near my bedroom windows. I became so concerned about my bedroom environment that I have been unable to sleep there for an extended period and now sleep on my sofa.\nIt is difficult to describe what it feels like to no longer feel comfortable in your own home.\nI lost my ability to work and the financial independence that came with it. I live on a fixed income. I never expected that I would reach a point where sleeping in my own bedroom, concentrating, using my hands normally, feeling steady on my feet, and simply having enough energy to get through the day would become difficult.\nI am not asking HHS to consider my individual experience as scientific proof of causation. I am asking that experiences such as mine be taken seriously as health observations and considered alongside the scientific evidence when identifying research gaps and determining whether additional investigation is warranted.\nI believe particular attention should be given to long-term and cumulative exposure, individual susceptibility, real-world exposure conditions, and people who report significant symptoms in connection with wireless and utility-meter environments. I also believe that people who report these experiences should have appropriate medical and public-health resources available to them rather than having their experiences dismissed simply because the science is not yet settled.\nI have photographs, videos, medical records, and other documentation relating to my experience and the environment around my home. I am willing to provide supporting documentation if requested.\nI am sharing my experience because I do not want other people—particularly children, older adults, people with existing health conditions, or others who may be especially sensitive to environmental exposures—to find themselves struggling in their own homes without their experiences being heard and properly investigated.\nI respectfully ask HHS to continue investigating reported health effects associated with RF/EMF exposure, including non-cancer effects, long-term and cumulative exposure, individual susceptibility, and real-world exposure conditions, and to ensure that appropriate medical, biological, and public-health expertise is included in that work.\n\n\n\n\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0303","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"1630b4d4207f1fe106829e4297fe53fe7f4da66d7d771045159c78f390a04833","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-0303","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0303","body_sha256":"e75e4076d27aae5a402e45ab3e3e6e6cf0177e11745cca5fa84ba2be5f6506e7","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"My experience began in approximately 2018, after wireless utility meters were installed near my home."},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"Within a relatively short period after the meters were installed, I began experiencing symptoms that were very unusual for me, including nausea and vomiting, severe insomnia, palpitations, migraines, tinnitus, dizziness, balance problems, weakness, whole-body tingling and numbness, burning eyes, temperature dysregulation, and profound fatigue."},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"period after the meters were installed, I began experiencing symptoms that were very unusual for me, including nausea and vomiting, severe insomnia, palpitations, migraines, tinnitus, dizziness, balance problems, weakness, whole-body tingling and numbness, burning eyes, temperature dysregulation, and profound fatigue."},{"id":"access","evidence":"My experience began in approximately 2018, after wireless utility meters were installed near my home."},{"id":"research","evidence":"I am submitting this comment as an individual to share my personal health experience and to ask HHS to give serious consideration to people who report health effects they believe may be associated with RF/EMF exposure."},{"id":"children","evidence":"I am submitting this comment as an individual to share my personal health experience and to ask HHS to give serious consideration to people who report health effects they believe may be associated with RF/EMF exposure."}],"summary":"The commenter reports severe symptoms and loss of work following wireless meter installation, acknowledges that observations do not establish causation, and requests investigation and medical support.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T14:53:58Z","review_method":"AI-assisted full comment-body review with exact source passages; September 22 CSV update","review_source_sha256":"d4bee38ea0ace679d54959b35c5a82e399396916485e8319e3dc3954f2db21c4","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","neurological","cardiac","access","research","children"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"The commenter reports severe symptoms and loss of work following wireless meter installation, acknowledge…"}