{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4917","number":"4917","name":"Anna Gallo","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","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.\nI am responding from the perspective of a patient.\nI have been affected by wireless radiation such as wifi routers, cellphones, and celltowers since 2019 starting at 14 years old. My symptoms include headaches, fatigue, joint pain, heartbeat irregularities, shaking, balance problems, severe brain-fog to the point of losing the ability to speak and understand language, and widespread pain. These symptoms increased in severity the longer and more often I was in proximity to wireless radiation such as cellphones or buildings with active wifi routers or hotspots. Additionally, the longer I was exposed to wireless radiation the longer it took my body to recover enough to handle being exposed again.\nI was already homeschooled, which allowed me to control the environment I was in most of the day, but I had to drop out of any extra-curricular programs that were held inside a building as well as limit my time in public places due to wifi and cellphone exposure.\nIn 2020, 5G towers started to be put up in my neighborhood in Chicago and I discovered that these towers hurt me to the extent that walking past one would keep me housebound and incapable of doing much besides laying still for the next 24 hours. My family was forced to move away from the city as more and more 5G towers were put up, limiting the places I could go.\nCurrently, I live with my parents in a completely wired house, keep my phone on airplane mode whenever it is on my person, and continue to be severely limited in activities and outings due to symptoms from wireless radiation. I am unable to have an in-person job in any building with wifi and neither can I do any service such as jury duty. I am nearly housebound; Going to the grocery store, to church, to friend’s houses, or virtually any indoor public space has to be carefully planned and my exposure time limited to an hour maximum in order for me to be able to heal within 36 hours.\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.\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.\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4917","tags":["child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"8b987bfa68460a064cb1c26d7f7cab84be17cc0d4762a83d4150324bd969504d","slug":"child-development-comment-4917","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4917","body_sha256":"55301a24fc0119d3448a3aa8bbde4aa73443f3572dc6250f05b9aae7170b36b2","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"access","topics":[{"id":"access","evidence":"ther can I do any service such as jury duty. 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Additionally, the longer I was exposed to wireless "},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"due to wifi and cellphone exposure.\nIn 2020, 5G towers started to be put up in my neighborhood in Chicago and I discove"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"d go.\nCurrently, I live with my parents in a completely wired house, keep my phone on airplane mode whenever it is on my person, and"}],"summary":"Reports symptoms beginning at age 14 near wireless devices, relocation after 5G deployment, and continuing severe restrictions on work and public activities despite a wired home.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"49def99d84237b682e56647c863027ba327c072f366b0bb2bba900751c6aa503","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["access","children","neurological","cardiac","wifi","infrastructure","optical"],"primary_topic":"access","forum_title":"Reports symptoms beginning at age 14 near wireless devices, relocation after 5G deployment, and continuin…"}