{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4242","number":"4242","name":"Alli Cravens","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-24T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-15T04:00Z","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 a parent.\n\nI do not know the extent to which wireless radiation has affected myself and my family, and this greatly concerns me. Everywhere we go, there are cell towers. Towers on top of towers. My head aches when I drive through certain areas. My children complain of sharp headaches often in the same areas. There is a cell tower near enough to our home that my concern is growing. Some days I feel like they must be blasting the signal more because I experience unexplained brain fog, heart palpitations, wheeziness, and more headaches. Other days, multiple children will have headaches or nausea at the same time, which resolves when we leave our home. The more I observe this, the more I question the cell tower at the end of our neighborhood. \n\nI definitely can feel the effect of radiation after using devices during the day. Though I do try to mitigate, there is no clear guidance of what is safe. 4g, 5g, 6g - none of this is explained to the public, it is just forced on us. The need to use wireless devices to communicate is undeniable, but I want to clearly know how it is affecting our health. \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-2026-0397-4242","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"e219a9bdbf0f059db326a0eae2d456021517f8c0053454889b13a3dfb13844bd","slug":"child-development-comment-4242","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4242","body_sha256":"d607e4624b7c773145585b879c0969ef91f6c89ea81ebc7da3463b4d0b3329bb","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"lasting the signal more because I experience unexplained brain fog, heart palpitations, wheeziness, and more headaches. Other days,"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":" because I experience unexplained brain fog, heart palpitations, wheeziness, and more headaches. Other days, multiple children w"},{"id":"children","evidence":"ad aches when I drive through certain areas. My children complain of sharp headaches often in the same areas. There is a cell towe"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"more I observe this, the more I question the cell tower at the end of our neighborhood. \n\nI definitely can feel the effect of radia"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"e day. Though I do try to mitigate, there is no clear guidance of what is safe. 4g, 5g, 6g - none of this is explained to the public, it is jus"},{"id":"research","evidence":"ther potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for p"}],"summary":"The commenter questions whether nearby towers contribute to family headaches, nausea and other symptoms and requests clearer safety guidance and HHS research.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-24T20:09:12Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"302afe1e1f4b2dbcf1130a93745550fb1d475768075e87e52673785c59ce2f1b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","cardiac","children","infrastructure","standards","research"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"The commenter questions whether nearby towers contribute to family headaches, nausea and other symptoms a…"}