HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6782
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6782

I am writing in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I’m responding as an individual personally affected by RF and am deeply concerned about the threat to our children’s health.

I am one of a growing number of people who cannot remain healthy in the presence of wireless radiation. My symptoms upon exposure are common ones and include heart palpitations, headaches, blurred vision, extreme fatigue, nausea, anxiety, and cognitive impairment. I cannot work outside my home due to this and have great difficulty shopping, receiving medical attention, or going to a restaurant. I cannot safely use airlines, buses, or trains, nor can I rent, drive, or be a passenger in newer cars because they have so much on-board RF. I cannot stay in motels or hotels, and in fact I have not traveled anywhere in five years. I am terrified that should I need to go into a hospital, I will become very ill from RF, possibly losing consciousness and unable to even communicate about the symptoms that will register on medical monitors but whose cause will be unknown to medical staff. RF sensitivity is extremely socially isolating as there few homes and no public places where it is not saturating the environment. I am essentially stranded in increasingly small oases where wireless radiation is low or does not reach.

My respite, and the thing that keeps me relatively healthy, is being able to return to and stay in my home, which after much hard work, is EMF free. In this environment my body stabilizes and is healthy, and I can tolerate limited exposures a few times a week in RF-saturated areas. But this refuge in my home has been extremely difficult to create and is constantly threatened by development of cell towers, cell antennae, and 5G deployment. It is virtually impossible to find a rental and very difficult to purchase a home that is not saturated with wireless technology. At age 70 I have finally been able to purchase a healthy home, though I had to move far from friends and family to find something. I live in constant threat of having to pull up stakes and move again (to where?) when cell towers and 5G antennas come to my neighborhood.

While a minority of people understand that their symptoms arise from EMF and RF exposure, a great many more suffer from it and are unaware that RF is the cause or a major contributing factor. There is a large body of research confirming that these adverse impacts occur to both those who are aware of their sensitivity and those who are not. Children are so very vulnerable and without knowledgable adults and public institutions to protect them are being harmed in homes, schools, and virtually all public spaces. HHS is uniquely positioned to consolidate existing research, sponsor studies into existing information gaps, and generate policy to protect the public from wireless radiation. Doing so will help ensure more informed decisions about deployment of wireless technologies and make homes, offices, and public spaces healthier for all of us. I sincerely hope HHS will meet this challenge.