{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0589","number":"0589","name":"Geir Loeseth","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-23T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-23T04:00Z","body":"Dear Sir or Madam,\n\nI am writing to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to share my personal experience with radiofrequency exposure from Wi-Fi and 4G/5G transmitters in my surroundings.\n\nI live in Norway, and I am concerned about the increasing level of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation to which people are exposed. I am also concerned that safety limits and assessments may rely heavily on information and research connected to the telecommunications industry itself.\n\nI own and operate a company in Norway. We have several computers and a Wi-Fi system at our premises, and the company has been operating for more than ten years. During the first few years, we used desktop computers connected to the internet exclusively through Wi-Fi.\n\nIn 2017, I received a new desktop computer, which was positioned close to my right foot. Shortly afterwards, I began noticing an unusual sensation along the right side of my body. It felt like a persistent tingling, irritation or discomfort that started in my lower right leg and extended upwards to slightly above my right hip.\n\nThis continued for several months—possibly four or five months. I consulted a chiropractor because I thought the symptoms might be caused by a trapped nerve or a similar problem, but the treatment did not help.\n\nSome time later, we installed a wired internet connection at the premises, significantly reducing our reliance on Wi-Fi. Within approximately one week of installing the wired network, the tingling and irritation on the right side of my body disappeared.\n\nTo test whether the change might be connected to the Wi-Fi, we disconnected the wired network approximately two weeks later and returned to using Wi-Fi. After a few days, the tingling sensation returned. It was not painful, but it felt like an irritation deep inside the muscles, similar to the sensation of a compressed or irritated nerve.\n\nSince that experiment, we have used only a wired internet connection at the company, and I have not experienced those symptoms again.\n\nI still use a mobile phone and have Wi-Fi in my home. I am not frightened or distressed by wireless technology in my daily life. However, I am concerned that the telecommunications industry may have too much influence over the standards used to determine which exposure levels are considered safe.\n\nBased on the timing of my symptoms, their disappearance after switching to a wired connection, and their return when we temporarily resumed using Wi-Fi, I am convinced that radiofrequency exposure from the Wi-Fi equipment caused my body to react.\n\nI have also noticed that vegetation surrounding some 4G and 5G towers in Norway appears to show poorer growth when trees are located very close to the transmitters. I cannot establish the cause based on observation alone, but it adds to my concern that prolonged exposure at close range may have biological effects. When the industry presents this technology as entirely harmless, without what I consider sufficient independent long-term research, I become sceptical.\n\nI believe experiences such as mine deserve to be documented and investigated through genuinely independent scientific research. I hope that health authorities will continue to examine the possible biological effects of long-term radiofrequency exposure and ensure that public safety standards are based on precaution, transparency and research that is independent of the telecommunications industry.\n\nSincerely,\n\nGeir Loseth\nNorway","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0589","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"0d8dc7ccafcd68e69f2aa9602d9938508d974d11d40d1ba3a79bcbf472e4ab08","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0589","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0589","body_sha256":"4bb435a4d8b7b4b38e5870ea2f631e475610d4f86153ecc8199ec1e0449cdc45","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"wifi","topics":[{"id":"wifi","evidence":"returned to using Wi-Fi"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"wired internet connection"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"persistent tingling"},{"id":"occupational","evidence":"company in Norway"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"industry may have too much influence over the standards"},{"id":"research","evidence":"independent scientific research"},{"id":"environment","evidence":"vegetation"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"4G and 5G towers"}],"summary":"A business owner reports tingling that resolved after wired networking replaced Wi-Fi and recurred during a switch back. Requests independent research, questions industry influence and notes uncertain vegetation observations near towers.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-23T15:03:52Z","review_method":"ChatGPT full source-text review of September 23 11 a.m. export","review_source_sha256":"821035a65659a6fbb430457779bca5065ed679a3eac0fb4c831e18d57568fa3a","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["wifi","optical","neurological","occupational","standards","research","environment","infrastructure"],"primary_topic":"wifi","forum_title":"A business owner reports tingling that resolved after wired networking replaced Wi-Fi and recurred during…"}