{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0567","number":"0567","name":"Stacey Matthews","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-23T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","body":" \n\nTo whom it may concern,\n \nUpon seeing the you tube video on this study, I thought of an area to evaluate that may pertain to public health. \n \nWhen living in a condo in Canyon Country, California from 2005 to 2017, the utility company began doing some type of electronic meter reading in our community at some point. During these years I was either pregnant or nursing babies most of the time. \n \nWhile at home in the condo, I would periodically hear a strange type of  ringing in my ears at a certain frequency, as if a scan was going through the area. \n \nIt is possible my experience was caused by reconnaissance scans, the WiFi used for my husbands remote architecture work on his computer, or some other unknown reason.   Our family also had cell phones. \n \nI experienced SSNHL in my right ear in October of 2014 that was permanent. The doctors said, it was  most likely caused by damage to the small hairs in the inner ear, and was more common in pregnant people. At the time,  I believed it was from exposure to some type of virus going around, possibly in active military member circles  of the United States Air Force, or defense communities of the Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California.  \n \nI thought I should share this with you. \n \nThank you for your care for the American people, and your dedicated service. \n \nIt’s a true blessing to be in our country. \n \nWarm regards, \nStacey Matthews ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0567","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"4f1bd4c6fcd01edbfe325636aa9d16ab1406cd4a75714667993f832ab9f7d6f5","slug":"child-development-comment-0567","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0567","body_sha256":"ea4196d0e36a4a7204e8e8037f12eeb9ec15c59b68037c6a2ef00c9c3841557d","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"SSNHL in my right ear"},{"id":"reproductive","evidence":"pregnant or nursing babies"},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"electronic meter reading"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"WiFi used"},{"id":"research","evidence":"area to evaluate"}],"summary":"Reports permanent sudden hearing loss and earlier ear ringing while living in a condominium during pregnancies. Raises several possible explanations, including electronic meter reading, Wi-Fi and infection, and asks for evaluation.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-23T15:03:52Z","review_method":"ChatGPT full source-text review of September 23 11 a.m. export","review_source_sha256":"4295c7400eeb37eb50b62c93d75d61f3f38772d29985ad7fca6edd14df52efff","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","reproductive","smart-meters","wifi","research"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports permanent sudden hearing loss and earlier ear ringing while living in a condominium during pregna…"}