{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982","number":"0982","name":"Patricia Ormsby","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-27T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of a researcher, environmentalist and advocate for persons with the functional impairment known as electrosensitivity.who has experienced it herself.\n\nMy research has documented biological and environmental effects from RF sources such as smart electricity meters and 5G transmissions.  I am a member of Life-Environmental Network, a Japanese NGO advocating for the rights of persons with electrosensitivity and multiplechemical sensitivity. I am a US citizen living abroad. I am attaching a summary of my observations on the introduction of smart meters and my full report on changes in flora and fauna coinciding with the introduction of 5G service in the area I currently reside in.\nIt is important to note that for people with electyrosensitivity, including myself, the world where we can safely conduct our activities has become increasingly narrow. We had to move out of Tokyo to a rural area, in particular for my husband's health, but I also find it hard to tolerate the environment in large cities.I've had to install RF-shielding material at home, and can no longer enjoy eating at restaurants that have introduced wireless ordering equipment.The electrosensitive have to limit their time at public meetings, and many of them cannot tolerate computer equipment enough to participate on line, so our voices are heard infrequently, and many people who know about the problem assume it has been solved because they're not hearing from these people. Over the years, many people I've known with electrosensitivity have died or gone missing. In February 2020, a group of the affected patients assembled in Tokyo to talk with the ministries involved in health and telecommunications. They described their difficulties, including the social stigma they face, and they asked for a \"leper colony\" where they could live with others similarly affected and recover their health.\nThen COVID hit and no one could meet with anyone else, and it was all forgotten. This was Japan, but the people affected in other countries, including the US still exist and still need help. I hope their needs can be taken into consideration.\n \n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982/attachment_2.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982/attachment_2.docx","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982/attachment_1.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"22e99d65279ce98b3327e2d24a3ac1579753a32a496d9efe5be472c7d9fb7818","slug":"health-experiences-comment-0982","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0982","body_sha256":"a75b07d59dd58aba5cf797ffae79a81e06b416c2f7d269974dab27d7cbae7eee","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"vironmentalist and advocate for persons with the functional impairment known as electrosensitivity.who has experienced it herself.\n\nMy research has documented biological and environmental effects fr"},{"id":"access","evidence":"ly conduct our activities has become increasingly narrow. 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Requests recognition, research and safer living arrangements and raises concerns about wildlife and infrastructure.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-28T16:09:15Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of 101 new complete comment bodies with exact supporting passages; three attachment-dependent covering notes remain pending. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"e9df5f931e38d072d72f105c9e64048b86f54226fe01605827097f0923cb196f","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","access","smart-meters","environment","research"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"An American living in Japan describes EHS, relocation from Tokyo, shielding and restrictions on social pa…"}