{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0488","number":"0488","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","body":"My life has undergone a drastic change since the analog meter was removed from  my home. I was suddenly overcome with a headaches, nausea and an inability to concentrate. Another member of my family had to constantly take naps and a third member suddenly experienced a rise in blood pressure readings. When the symptoms showed no signs of subsiding, I contacted my electric company and asked for the opt-out option. I naively believed that for a charge of  15 dollars a month, I would receive my analog meter back. No such luck! The company had a digital meter put onto my home (for a fee of about 44 dollars.) All my family members felt immediate relief when the smart meter was removed from our home. It  soon became clear, however, that the non-smart digital meter was also causing us health issues. I phoned our electric company, again, and begged them to remove the digital meter and return our analog meter. They replied that the digital meter has no \"RF\" and is, therefore, no different in safety from the analog meter. No matter how many times I told them that I was experiencing a downturn in my health, they kept repeating that the safety profile of the digital meter is no different than the analog meter. When I called an EMF professional down to my house, (another 1,000 dollar fee), he confirmed that the dirty electricity from several outlets in my home were so high, they \"maxed out\" his meter!   I had no choice but to spend thousands more dollars (about 3,000 dollars) on EMF protection, and, although, the problem has improved, it is still there. The meter has become a daily struggle in my life, and I, now, think of my life in terms of \"before the meter\" and \"after the meter.\" I was in middle of writing a book before my analog meter was removed from my home, and even with  EMF protection, I haven't been able to conclude the book due to fatigue and trouble concentrating. And to think that I am being fined 15 dollars monthly for a meter that is making me sick! Many people cannot afford expensive EMF protection or may not even connect their symptoms to their meters! I could only imagine how many other families are suffering. When I go outdoors, I often feel a metallic taste in my mouth. This sensation only started after smart meters were put in my area. On days of humidity, the sensation is very strong. Just for the record, none of my family members have sensitivity to Wi-Fi or 5G. But we fear we may develop sensitivities due to the digital and smart meters pounding us all day. Please HHS! Please help! It is the job of the electric company to supply electricity, but as a resident of my home, I should be the one to decide the medium through which the electricity enters my home. We are a family that spends extra money to buy organic produce and high quality supplements, and it feels like all our efforts in the health arena is being negated by the digital meter. Please help! I want to finish writing my book. I want to be able to concentrate and I want to live a normal life again.  ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0488","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"cf576c40b8b7fd0f359de719b152139b85544586a72037e40d790facfd7def1a","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0488","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0488","body_sha256":"f28e8b35a56e479b929b35231d08fb12b2db0c44c179f6c053946b0ec7e36934","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"the smart meter was removed from our home"},{"id":"electricity","evidence":"the dirty electricity from several outlets"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"headaches, nausea and an inability to concentrate"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"a rise in blood pressure readings"},{"id":"access","evidence":"I haven't been able to conclude the book due to fatigue and trouble concentrating"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"I should be the one to decide the medium through which the electricity enters my home"}],"summary":"Reports household symptoms after replacement of an analog meter, partial relief after smart-meter removal and continuing problems attributed to a digital meter and dirty electricity. Describes opt-out fees, mitigation costs and difficulty completing a book; explicitly reports no family sensitivity to Wi-Fi or 5G.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T20:58:45Z","review_method":"ChatGPT full source-text review, 2026-09-22 5pm export","review_source_sha256":"8fb6fa61dd110e999713cdd4554e4af19b7ce9f862e3469ad265527e7e21a512","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","electricity","neurological","cardiac","access","standards"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"Reports household symptoms after replacement of an analog meter, partial relief after smart-meter removal…"}