HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3562
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3562

Comment on Docket HHS-OASH-2026-0397: Request for Information on EMFs, RF Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure

Question 2: Perspective

I am submitting this comment as an individual who experiences adverse symptoms from exposure to wireless radiation and other electromagnetic fields.

Question 3: Personal Experience

a. Sources: I react to cell phones, cell towers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 5G, smart meters, wireless printers, and other smart or wireless devices.

c. Symptoms: When exposed, I experience heart palpitations, elevated blood pressure, headaches, dizziness, nausea, disorientation, and elevated and erratic blood sugar.

f. Steps taken to reduce exposure: I have no wireless internet or any kind of wireless device in my home other than a 4G cell phone for emergencies, which is kept off all of the time unless needed. Avoiding exposure has reshaped nearly every part of my life:

Work: I cannot work anywhere other than at home.

Housing: I cannot live in apartments or near other houses, buildings, or cell towers. Finding a safe home is becoming harder every year as wireless infrastructure expands.

Transportation: I drive a 2003 vehicle because I cannot ride in most modern cars, which are full of wireless systems.

Public life: I cannot stay in public places for long, and I cannot spend much time in the homes of friends and family.

Healthcare and government services: I have had to walk out of medical appointments and appointments in government buildings because I became too sick to stay. Hospitals are among the hardest places for me to be. During one hospital stay, doctors did not understand why I became sicker and sicker until they realized that a wireless heart monitor was the cause and I improved once it was removed. However, the exposure usually comes from so many different sources in the building and the other equipment that the exposure cannot be removed or lowered enough. Because of this, I have had to avoid hospital stays or leave earlier than my doctors recommended. This is a serious problem when I need medical care.

This is not a minor inconvenience. It limits my ability to earn a living, find housing, use transportation, receive medical care, access government services, and maintain relationships.

Question 13(j) and Question 11(d) and (f): Wireless Medical Devices

My doctor prescribed medical equipment that I cannot use because it relies on Bluetooth. As medical devices increasingly become wireless by default, people who react to RF exposure are being shut out of care they need. Wired or non-wireless alternatives should remain available for medical devices, and patients should be told whether a device emits RF and whether its wireless functions can be turned off.

Question 11: Sensitive Populations

Yes, exposure assessment should differ for sensitive populations. In addition to children and pregnant women, HHS should recognize people who experience symptoms from RF/EMF exposure as a population that needs specific study and protection (11g). Case reports have documented people developing symptoms after nearby 5G installations [18], and studies of people living near cell towers have reported symptoms such as headache, dizziness, and sleep problems [19, 20], as well as changes in blood sugar [25].

Children absorb more RF radiation into their brains and bodies than adults do [1, 2, 21]. Prenatal exposure has been linked to neurodevelopmental and behavioral changes in animals [3], and RF exposure has been associated with effects on memory performance in adolescents [4].

Question 12: Evidence of Effects Below Current Limits

Current federal limits were set in 1996 and are based mainly on heating. Research has reported biological effects at levels below these limits, including oxidative stress [5], DNA damage [6, 7, 8], reproductive harm [9, 10, 11, 12], and tumors in animals exposed over their lifetimes [13]. Reviews conclude that non-thermal effects are not accounted for by current limits [14, 22, 23].

Question 14: Environmental Effects

RF radiation may also affect wildlife, including bird and insect orientation and insect exposure at higher frequencies [15, 16, 17].

Recommendations [24]

1. Fund independent research on long-term and cumulative exposure.

2. Develop science-based exposure limits that account for non-thermal effects.

3. Require safety testing of wireless devices before they go on the market, and track health problems after.

4. Improve oversight and enforcement of exposure limits.

5. Reduce exposures for children, vulnerable groups, and wildlife.

6. Require wired or non-wireless options for medical devices.

7. Create low-EMF areas in hospitals, medical offices, and government buildings.

8. Require clear disclosure of RF emissions from devices, vehicles, and infrastructure.

References are provided in the attached PDF.