{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0021","number":"0021","name":"Theresa Valenzuela","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","body":"I am personally affected by EMFs, RFs, and Wireless Radiation exposure. I go through great pains to avoid over exposure. My symptoms include nerve pain in my head, ear, hand, and arm while using a smart phone, as well as dizziness, fatigue, and other sensations of disorientation and random pain in my body. I have had to design my life around not using a mobile phone most of the time. I also have my house hard-wired. I am concerned that if infrastructure does not continue to support wired internet connections, I may need to move or go without internet. I also have vague symptoms that may or may not be connected to EMF's, but generally my symptoms improve when I go to the backcountry wilderness areas for hiking or camping.\n\nI am greatly concerned about the affect of wireless technology on all children, wildlife, and ecological systems. I believe this needs to be vigorously studied before implementing wireless advancements across the board. I also feel strongly that other cable/wired options should be made permanently available to all who need or desire them. The standards of safety for wireless phones should be re-evaluated and enforced, and transparency related to affects of EMFs and wireless technology on biological life should be made readily available to the public. There should be a system to evaluate the placement of cell phone towers to create the least amount of harm. Also if harm occurs, people should be compensated for injury, illness, or loss.  \nThank you for your time and attention.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0021","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"e6a3725abe5432d675ac7156705972a73636e6dcb1b00b93b70d7357f854e3fc","slug":"child-development-comment-0021","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0021","body_sha256":"7eb7c9e9fad9bc9c6bcdb01dd5b9130d510b3446eebcc76e79c94da99b557e85","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"s include nerve pain in my head, ear, hand, and arm while using a smart phone, as well as dizziness, fatigue, and other sensations of disorientation and random pain in my body. I have had to design my life around not using a mobile phone most of the time. I also have my house ha"},{"id":"optical","evidence":" to design my life around not using a mobile phone most of the time. I also have my house hard-wired. I am concerned that if infrastructure does not continue to support wired internet connections, I may need to move or go without internet. I also have vague symptoms that may or m"},{"id":"children","evidence":"I am personally affected by EMFs, RFs, and Wireless Radiation exposure. I go through great pains to avoid over exposure. My symptoms include nerve pain in my head, ear, hand, and arm while us"},{"id":"environment","evidence":"I am greatly concerned about the affect of wireless technology on all children, wildlife, and ecological systems. I believe this needs to be vigorously studied before implementing wireless advancements across the board. I also feel strongly that other cable/wired opti"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"le/wired options should be made permanently available to all who need or desire them. The standards of safety for wireless phones should be re-evaluated and enforced, and transparency related to affects of EMFs and wireless technology on biological life should be made readily av"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"available to the public. There should be a system to evaluate the placement of cell phone towers to create the least amount of harm. Also if harm occurs, people should be compensated for injury, illness, or loss.  \nThank you for your time and attention."},{"id":"research","evidence":" on all children, wildlife, and ecological systems. I believe this needs to be vigorously studied before implementing wireless advancements across the board. I also feel strongly that other cable/wired options should be made permanently available to all who need or desire them"}],"summary":"The commenter reports symptoms during smartphone use, relies on wired connections, and requests research, exposure transparency, careful tower siting and compensation for injury.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T01:54:07Z","review_method":"AI source-text review; explicit topic passages; 2026-09-22","review_source_sha256":"712017965142275e06412c571b964b09b5a6e424967fc582e56943b7f1b0e15f","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","optical","children","environment","standards","infrastructure","research"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"The commenter reports symptoms during smartphone use, relies on wired connections, and requests research,…"}