{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2524","number":"2524","name":"Roseann Giese","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-13T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-10T04:00Z","body":"I am a parent who's kids were born in 1991, 1993, 1996 & 1998.\nMy first 2 kids have severe mental disorders that keep them from being able to function in society. ADHD and Paranoia, Schizophrenia, addiction are the diagnosis. They were allowed to use internet devices as much as other kids their age. My youngest 2 adult kids suffer sleeplessness and compulsive internet use, also the heath issues associated with low sleep quality like irritability and anger outbursts,\nboth of them spending up to 16 hours per day online after graduating school. Depression and non hodgkins lymphoma cancer almost took my youngest Sons life.\nHe has to continue to be screened.\nI cannot sleep with a cell phone near me. I turn mine on airplane mode every night, and try to keep it several feet from my sleeping quarters but I worry that it's still receiving signal like scanning for wifi or something I don't know about, since warnings are NOT ISSUED..\n I would much rather just have a good old rotary phone wired into my home. The distractions on online browsing and social media has eaten up HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS (?) of hours of my Lifetime.. I only started using it in 2002\nI think we need to move away from using a phone & wifi for EVERYTHING WE DO!\nIt's not natural for kids to be sitting down obsessing on a browser or video game and making online friends instead of real life friends.. IT STUNTS THEIR EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL & MAYBE EVEN SPIRITUAL  GROWTH.\nI am now raising a grandson who my adult child is not able to due to untreated mental disorders and addiction. He suffers from ADHD and struggles with the desire to engage in compulsive internet usage as well. He has fits of rage when he must stop even after hours of use.. THEY JUST CANT GET ENOUGH. There's also terrible MOOD SWINGS associated with having to stop playing or watching online video platforms. He has short attention span and highly distracted and distracting to others in the classroom at school. I have removed all gaming devices, tablet, phone etc so he can just focus on reality.\nALL THIS JUNK IS DISTRACTING KIDS AND MAKING EDUCATION AN UPHILL BATTLE FOR PARENTS. ITS A WALL BETWEEN THEM AND THEIR EDUCATION AND REAL LIFE SOCIAL EXPERIENCES, RELATIONSHIPS AND BONDING WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS.\nThank you for listening to my experience and my warnings.. the internet is disconnecting our youth from their true friends family and FUTURE.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2524","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"e628b92b153f81677df32ab3b52cbd3d14ab7a23085e98f9ef0ad3bd7d25b959","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-2524","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2524","body_sha256":"4c665bdfcefc7b6d3c1bd272784b86e03fe2c7ca314a9ebb46dee5f2672c29e0","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"children","topics":[{"id":"children","evidence":"I am a parent who's kids were born in 1991, 1993, 1996 & 1998.\nMy first 2 kids have "},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"ir age. My youngest 2 adult kids suffer sleeplessness and compulsive internet use, also the heath issues associat"},{"id":"cancer","evidence":"ing school. Depression and non hodgkins lymphoma cancer almost took my youngest Sons life.\nHe has to continu"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"till receiving signal like scanning for wifi or something I don't know about, since warnings are NOT ISS"}],"summary":"Describes family mental-health problems, cancer, sleep disruption and compulsive internet use, and urges reduced reliance on wireless devices, especially for children.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-14T13:55:48Z","review_method":"Source-based AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact evidence passages; attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"e6ace4f2cbe0cb43c63e8b1aabdee2d3dd27b0470c04691f4115d60596b24ad4","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["children","neurological","cancer","wifi"],"primary_topic":"children","forum_title":"Describes family mental-health problems, cancer, sleep disruption and compulsive internet use, and urges …"}