{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4843","number":"4843","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-17T04:00Z","body":"I am very concerned about wireless radiation in the United States.  Our citizens must be informed of the potential health effects of EMF and RF exposure. It is the government's responsibility to research the ramifications of all these radical and rapidly changing elements in our environment, and to make the citizens aware of possible downsides to these technological advancements.   I applaud your interest in listening to those who have been affected.\nFor the last 30 years, my family has lived in an unincorporated area of Illinois outside of Chicago. My problem with sensitivity to exposure began with the COVID years, during which there was a proliferation of cell towers going up in our area.  Our house was a mile from towers in four directions.  We were protected from excessive exposure since we lived in a forested area. We began to research the topic, hired a building biologist, and limited our exposure to all types of radiation-emitting appliances, cell phones, smart TVs, etc.  However, in 2024, the towers became visible over the tree lines.  I not only had difficulty finding a place I could sleep in the house, but experienced side-effects throughout the day. We would have to move.  \nIn our desperation, we purchased a home in an area advertised as a natural fen.  Then we learned the electromagnetic readings were very elevated at this site. We used our growing knowledge of all the parameters involved in choosing a safe home, paid to have prospective homes evaluated by a certified building biologist, and found a home in the \"safest\" location and moved in.  I was free of all my symptoms for 6 months when I woke with a terrible pain in my head.  Upon investigation, we saw all types of antennae and microwave equipment had been added to a guyed tower which was over a mile away.  Based on meter readings and consultation with experts in the EMF field, these RF signals are directed toward our home. Once again, we are looking for more remote locations, outside of Illinois.  Illinois seems bent on erecting as many towers as possible, leaving its citizens legally without a voice on the matter.\nIf my home weren't enough of an issue, the spread of Wi-Fi now limits/prevents visits to doctors' offices, restaurants, church, and entertainment venues. Places where people congregate pose a problem as children, adults, and seniors live with tech \"live\" on their wrist, in their hands,\nand on and on.\nI am a 74 year-old woman.  I have always been healthy.  I do not take any medications. Now, if I am exposed to much wireless radiation: smart, blue-tooth, mother-boards, etc., I will wake with an excruciating burning on my head.  It is not a headache, but feels as if a vise, ax or sledgehammer were taken to my head.  The sensation subsides with time, after rising.  OTC pain medications provide no relief.  This is my most disturbing symptom.  There are others.  I have  seen a sympathetic neurologist whose advice was to move far from our new technologies.\nWe have shielded, grounded, removed all wireless, use a VOIP phone, drive an older model car without a 360L.  You name it.\nUnfortunately, our lifestyle is profoundly affected.  Those suffer from EMF/,RF hypersensitivity have nowhere to turn.  We must continue to study the topic, isolate as much as possible, and keep moving!\nI trust you will listen to my story as well as those of others who are suffering from unregulated radiation.\n\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4843","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"46f7639e873c734d648697317b0046496a6ac50ee0bd18c81fb856ffadbedc8b","slug":"child-development-comment-4843","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4843","body_sha256":"36dd0d14debd547abb739df00b843ca9521d1499d224be5421ea540a7ccfea23","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"Those suffer from EMF/,RF hypersensitivity have nowhere to turn."},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"I not only had difficulty finding a place I could sleep in the house, but experienced side-effects throughout the day."},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"during which there was a proliferation of cell towers going up in our area."},{"id":"access","evidence":"the spread of Wi-Fi now limits/prevents visits to doctors' offices, restaurants, church, and entertainment venues."},{"id":"research","evidence":"It is the government's responsibility to research the ramifications"}],"summary":"Reports electromagnetic sensitivity, severe head pain and sleep difficulties attributed to nearby towers and wireless devices. Describes repeated moves, shielding and restricted access to healthcare and public places, and calls for research and public information.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"9e49dff0ba585f8db9b2de8403b3cfe12d12433a3974cd3d7ded4f7289990769","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","neurological","infrastructure","access","research"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Reports electromagnetic sensitivity, severe head pain and sleep difficulties attributed to nearby towers …"}