{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2415","number":"2415","name":"Patty Stottlemyer","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-13T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-10T04:00Z","body":"Dear HHS,\n\nI 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 a friend, parent,  healthcare professional, and self.\n\nA friend of mine is severely affected by wireless radiation, from several cell towers and antennas near her apartment.  Her symptoms are headaches, body aches and severe sleep interruptions. I also witness symptoms in one of my grandsons after iPad screen time.  He becomes agitated. \n\nFor myself, I notice muscle tension when exposed to higher levels of RF.  I have an RF meter, and I occasionally monitor levels in our home.  We live due  east from (like about 20 miles) an island that has military activity.  Infrequently, perhaps, there may be some radar coming from there, where I get a very high reading on my meter.\n\nI believe this radiation from wireless radiation is affecting our health even without symptoms.  Prominent orthopedic surgeon and inventor and author Dr. Robert O. Becker MD warned of negative health affects of electro-pollution, including RF in his 1990 groundbreaking book: \"CrossCurrents\"\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,\nPatty Stottlemyer RN\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2415","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"79e4056f45ded6236854cc3c7d5ab94ac772a962e35bb3ba6690ba083f03484e","slug":"child-development-comment-2415","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2415","body_sha256":"2bde19d40af457b43a1b714a969a541b0d4be4ca04cb7812e2ac6a70db2c67b2","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"research","topics":[{"id":"research","evidence":"cted should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.\n\nI urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and th"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"s near her apartment.  Her symptoms are headaches, body aches and severe sleep interruptions. I also witness "},{"id":"children","evidence":"s. I also witness symptoms in one of my grandsons after iPad screen time.  He becomes agitated. \n\nFor myself,"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"ted by wireless radiation, from several cell towers and antennas near her apartment.  Her symptoms are headache"},{"id":"environment","evidence":"e in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health"}],"summary":"A nurse describes personal and family observations of symptoms around wireless devices and possible radar exposure and supports research with attention to 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":"5f2139a9eec7cc6406d06218b7a3ed57d2dbe595de044d326a9dec2182befcfd","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["research","neurological","children","infrastructure","environment"],"primary_topic":"research","forum_title":"A nurse describes personal and family observations of symptoms around wireless devices and possible radar…"}