{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1887","number":"1887","name":"Collette Antoine","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-08T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-08T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of a patient, a parent and concerned member of the public.\n\n15 years ago I went through a period of difficulty sleeping and frequent illness. After trying many avenues to figure it out, I had a person come and test for EMFs. Thankfully I had heard about this because it turned out that my wireless router was positioned on the opposite side of the wall from my bed. We moved the router and immediately I could sleep again. Not long after that, one of our neighbors a few blocks away knocked on our door. She and her family had been very inexplicably sick and it wasn't until the leaves fell off the trees that she discovered that a cell tower had been put up very near to her home and visible right out of her window. There had been no notice to the residents and she and her whole family (with young children) were trying to find relief by submitting a petition to get the cell tower removed. But since telecommunications companies have been given free reign to trample on property rights, the cell tower remained and the family had to sell their home. My son recently moved into an apartment building that has a small cell tower right out front in full view of his living room window. When he tells me he has a headache and is tired, I don't know what to tell him - move? It is unreasonable and unconscionable that cell towers are being permitted in residential areas, next to schools, and in parks. Communities should be able to decide whether more wireless infrastructure is installed or not. Without that right, our government has decided it is a tool for industry rather than a protector of individuals and property rights. I never agreed to have my taxes pay for that!\n\nHow many people suffer from headaches and insomnia that are actually caused by too much EMF in their home environment? Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, for sure. Sleep is the time that the body heals and restores itself. Without restful sleep, other illnesses, cancers, etc are inevitable. Since my experience 15 years ago, I have found myself to be electro-sensitive and have had to make adjustments in my life. City environments are far too heavily laden with EMF so I choose to live outside of the city and I do not use wireless in my home, I have setup my office with hardwired ethernet connections. It becomes more difficult everyday as cell phones are sending off more powerful signals, and bluetooth is becoming standard on so many devices (like printers and cars) and often the wireless bluetooth signal cannot be turned off. Thankfully I am able to live outside of the city and setup a low EMF environment, but many cannot. They should not have to suffer while the telecoms profit at their expense. My children should not have to worry about whether the environment they are in is safe and healthy.  \n\nI support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.\n\nI urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and 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.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1887","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"d7b69ef557cb13cffc38208ec7b1cc21cef45087302f7bbe014abf633ad43b29","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-1887","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1887","body_sha256":"bf045a862e42e42f077d0bdfde9cb3cee23946910941e0f8ec2664c6a1124a43","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"ence 15 years ago, I have found myself to be electro-sensitive and have had to make adjustments in my life. 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My son recently moved into an apartment building that"},{"id":"children","evidence":"nts and she and her whole family (with young children) were trying to find relief by submitting a petition t"},{"id":"research","evidence":"pulations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank"}],"summary":"Reports sleep improvement after moving a router, personal electrosensitivity and family concerns near towers, and calls for local siting control and HHS research while describing wired alternatives.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-08T18:48:04Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; exact prior-reviewed body matches reuse source-supported reviews with each distinct official ID preserved. 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