{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0423","number":"0423","name":"Joyce Stotts","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","body":"Hi, I want to comment on how horrible EMFs are for me.  I have heavy metal poisoning, just like a large portion of the citizens of the USA.  The heavy metals often go into the brain tissue.  Thus, whenever I am in the vicinity of a really strong signal of EMFs, it affects my brain and gives me massive headaches, like as if it is frying my brain!  Yes, I know that sounds unscientific, but I have read plenty of professionally researched articles that say EMFs damage the brain.\nFor example, the last time my husband and I drove from Western PA over to Rte. 322 and down to Harrisburg, PA, we were passing an area between two cell towers, and I started to cry and scream, holding my head from all of the pain. I told my husband, \"That may be the fastest route to drive between visiting friends in Western PA and visiting our daughter, but we are NEVER driving through that region again!  That was like being tortured, and my head still hurts, even after we've passed the worst of that area for EMFs.\"","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0423","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"2daf80d574241c087cec252cd03f1036898c147d6dcaceda2f0e0ccd8266ca64","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0423","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0423","body_sha256":"49d63ac6b2f0249befee9ac804c28b26b04b1b0ed87def79c57ff30a39cc8bb3","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"it affects my brain and gives me massive headaches"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"we were passing an area between two cell towers"},{"id":"access","evidence":"we are NEVER driving through that region again!"}],"summary":"Reports severe headaches attributed to EMFs and an episode while traveling between cell towers. Links the perceived response to heavy-metal poisoning and says the family now avoids that route.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T19:11:41Z","review_method":"ChatGPT full source-text review, 2026-09-22 afternoon export","review_source_sha256":"decb5afa6ad69fb33e0d11b1f29fe7b76a85f5b8f94963a289705837eafaf071","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","infrastructure","access"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports severe headaches attributed to EMFs and an episode while traveling between cell towers. Links the…"}