{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0310","number":"0310","name":"Catherine Millette","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","body":"Cell phone radiation can actually kill me. I suffer from severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and environmental sensitivities (which includes electrosensitivity). EMFs and RF can put me in a state of being bedbound in excruciating pain, with no energy or strength to attend to the activities of daily living, leaving me in survival mode. They are one of the causes of post-exertional malaise, a cardinal symptom of ME. I got initially sick because of mold and the literature in environmental medicine is starting to link electrosensitivity secondary to mold exposure. Being away from every environmental trigger is the only way for my health not to worsen. Everything is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity. My health sanctuary is vital to me and is the only solution to prevent my health from deteriorating.\n\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0310","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"babc15c790deae55e4dbc6127c1fe70585461773ea4f9f3c0553a23b3dcd3070","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0310","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0310","body_sha256":"8d6ac5e43f221f25b17d017ad4b4866c78fd4211c4062118ee235503e91c5e20","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I suffer from severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and environmental sensitivities (which includes electrosensitivity)."},{"id":"access","evidence":"EMFs and RF can put me in a state of being bedbound in excruciating pain, with no energy or strength to attend to the activities of daily living, leaving me in survival mode."},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"Everything is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity."},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"Everything is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity."},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"g is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity."},{"id":"optical","evidence":"Everything is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity."}],"summary":"The commenter describes severe myalgic encephalomyelitis and electrosensitivity and reports relying on a wired, low-exposure home to avoid disabling symptoms.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T14:53:58Z","review_method":"AI-assisted full comment-body review with exact source passages; September 22 CSV update","review_source_sha256":"0f17f80c8fb6bfe6674f8b6a39927db38019e8c29fdb9033346de24955f9174d","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","access","wifi","smart-meters","infrastructure","optical"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"The commenter describes severe myalgic encephalomyelitis and electrosensitivity and reports relying on a …"}