{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0277","number":"0277","name":"Sara Warden","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","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 an individual who is highly sensitive to high levels of EMF.\n\nI lived in NYC beginning in 1995-2010, and during that time our society went from pay phones to cell phones and hardwired computers to WiFi. Around the increase of cell phones I began to develop migraines, and they only become worse as time went on. I tried to eliminate every possible trigger, but never considered EMF. In 2010 I then moved to North Africa where there was very little EMF around us - especially coming from the  densely populated apartment and office buildings of NYC, and my migraines disappeared. I suddenly found myself sleeping better, no longer felt an ancy, irritated feeling within by body. I still did not attribute this to EMF. There were times that I then stepped back into high density EMF areas - airports, bigger cities, and I'd notice first the sense of agitation within my body and then migraines. It wasn't until 2017 when I moved back to the states and was once again surrounded by endless lists of possible WiFis to connect to just within my neighborhood that my migraines flared up with a vengeance. My body felt like it was in total overwhelm. We then moved out to a rural area where the EMF was minimal, and once again the migraines subsided. We turn our WiFi off each night, and nights that I forget my sleep is restless. I'm unable to visit my aunt and uncle in the 30 floor condo in FL because each time I go my body literally shuts down, as the density of EMF is too much. On a side note I've also noticed that on the rarest of occasions when I've put my phone near my ear to talk, I get a tingling sensation in my brain that lasts long after the call.\n\nIs there a chance that my symptoms are completely unrrelated to EMF? Absolutely. But we also don't know if they are not. we need more studies, we need to understand. \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-2026-0397-0277","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"e70d25b6f3dcd06070674105eb9355cd9d41126cf5de62ddaa182a0accd154db","slug":"child-development-comment-0277","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0277","body_sha256":"c628a44fd1d569df0a0ea44f14638873c624810a815953cd79770184fd5386c8","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I am responding from the perspective of an individual who is highly sensitive to high levels of EMF."},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"I lived in NYC beginning in 1995-2010, and during that time our society went from pay phones to cell phones and hardwired computers to WiFi."},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure."},{"id":"research","evidence":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure."},{"id":"children","evidence":"I 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."}],"summary":"The commenter describes migraines and sleep disturbance associated with different wireless environments, acknowledges uncertainty about causation, and requests further investigation.","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":"6ad5b1e2f1e5d38140720d1266c7568c5e7c10dcccfaf01fae4829c2df2d7aeb","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","neurological","wifi","research","children"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"The commenter describes migraines and sleep disturbance associated with different wireless environments, …"}