{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0942","number":"0942","name":"Bill Palmisano","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-25T04:00Z","body":"thank you for this opportunity\n\nWhen 5G was introduces several years ago in Santa Barbara where I live I developed mild to moderate symptoms of tinnitus. \n\nIt took a couple months to realize this was happening, but at some point I distinctly remember noticing I was not hearing the background sounds I used to hear when it was really quiet outside; insect noises esp. at dusk and sunrise, far away train noises, high flying aircraft, quiet bird chirps, chipmunks, squirrels quarreling etc. All I was getting was a low background hum tone that was louder than the quiet sounds that were always there in the past and I discovered my personal tinnitus. \n\nThis alarmed me. I went for several years in this state resigned to the \"progress\" and savoring I still had hearing at all as some cases of tinnitus I read about were brutal by comparison to my symptoms. \n\nOur house has used wifi for computers since before 5G came out without a noticeable effect on my hearing, but I thought to switch to Ethernet cabling and stopped using the wifi router to see if there was an improvement to my hearing and to validate my thought that I was sensitive to the EMF radiation. \n\nSure enough, in a couple of weeks, the tinnitus resolved a little and I started very occasionally hearing the faint sounds in the world again, esp. when I woke up in the early morning. \n\nMy tinnitus is still present 99.9%+ of the time in my ears, but I do occasionally get to experience some relief from tinnitus.\n\nIncreasing the amount of EMF in this high frequency area of spectrum is very likely to negatively affect me personally and is something I do not want the govt. to allow.\n\nthank you for taking comments.\n\nBill Palmisano","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0942","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"763d8f007ba9f1441b3346c464cb17cb8f6a35efee6d462f010ec4469d5678ca","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0942","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0942","body_sha256":"72fc20743d89ddcafd9c84b8e6bfe803083bc2fe8bd1c7fe033179be956869b6","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"ears ago in Santa Barbara where I live I developed mild to moderate symptoms of tinnitus. \n\nIt took a couple months to realize this was happening, but at some point I distinctly remember n"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"n my hearing, but I thought to switch to Ethernet cabling and stopped using the wifi router to see if there was an improvement to my hearing and to validate my thought that I was sensitive to"},{"id":"optical","evidence":" came out without a noticeable effect on my hearing, but I thought to switch to Ethernet cabling and stopped using the wifi router to see if there was an improvement to my hearing and to v"},{"id":"ehs","evidence":"if there was an improvement to my hearing and to validate my thought that I was sensitive to the EMF radiation. \n\nSure enough, in a couple of weeks, the tinnitus resolved a little and I started very occasionall"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"f spectrum is very likely to negatively affect me personally and is something I do not want the govt. to allow.\n\nthank you for taking comments.\n\nBill Palmisano"}],"summary":"Reports tinnitus after a local 5G rollout and partial improvement after replacing home Wi-Fi with Ethernet. Opposes further increases in exposure and describes perceived sensitivity.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-26T18:38:52Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of all 36 new complete comment bodies with exact supporting passages. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"53da3263d5e89e3b5342aa3c1ff06187bac4c957cf6c59e6eb236de14195689b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","wifi","optical","ehs","standards"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports tinnitus after a local 5G rollout and partial improvement after replacing home Wi-Fi with Etherne…"}