{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0037","number":"0037","name":"Susan Barrus","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","body":"I am a 74-year-old female in excellent health and suffer from EMF/RF hypersensitivity. It started in Spring of 2023 when I upgraded to an iPhone 14. Upon using it, I experienced tachycardia, multiple arrythmias, light headedness, loss of energy and confusion.  I stopped using my cell phone and began extensive research into the cause.  With the help of a Building Biologist recommended by SafeTechNC.org, I was able to keep myself safely distanced from the wireless radiation from cell phones, routers, blue tooth devices, computers and cell towers. \n\nMeanwhile, I visited two cardiologists; one in Wilmington, NC and one at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.  Both cardiologists said that my heart is healthy but reacting to outside stimuli. I told them about wireless radiation and my cardiac response to it.  They could not confirm wireless radiation as the cause, because they had never heard of such a thing.\n\nSo today, after countless attempts to build my resilience to wireless radiation, I continue to be sensitive but not hypersensitive.   I am grateful for that.\n\nSusan Barrus","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0037","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"456d02853395404c3138ec602d3a422e73100a5e1fe8e38efad8ec9932a88378","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0037","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0037","body_sha256":"ebfaed58120234a6ed170653755aa4f36abe5499c5a98479dee6cd8776b17245","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I am a 74-year-old female in excellent health and suffer from EMF/RF hypersensitivity. It started in Spring of 2023 when I upgraded to an iPhone 14. Upon using it, I experienced tachycardia, multiple arrythmias, light headedness, loss of energy and confusion.  I st"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"t started in Spring of 2023 when I upgraded to an iPhone 14. Upon using it, I experienced tachycardia, multiple arrythmias, light headedness, loss of energy and confusion.  I stopped using my cell phone and began extensive research into the cause.  With the help of a Building Biol"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":" the wireless radiation from cell phones, routers, blue tooth devices, computers and cell towers. \n\nMeanwhile, I visited two cardiologists; one in Wilmington, NC and one at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.  Both cardiologists said that my heart is healthy but reacting"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":" I was able to keep myself safely distanced from the wireless radiation from cell phones, routers, blue tooth devices, computers and cell towers. \n\nMeanwhile, I visited two cardiologists; one in Wilmington, NC and one at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.  Both cardiolog"}],"summary":"The commenter reports rapid heartbeat and other symptoms after a phone upgrade, perceived improvement through exposure reduction, and cardiologists who did not confirm wireless causation.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T01:54:07Z","review_method":"AI source-text review; explicit topic passages; 2026-09-22","review_source_sha256":"1e05db0a4336909dc759b9e295184d75bff5d304273268ea8a48f611098e8ca1","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","cardiac","infrastructure","wifi"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"The commenter reports rapid heartbeat and other symptoms after a phone upgrade, perceived improvement thr…"}