{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1177","number":"1177","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-30T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-29T04:00Z","body":"I am writing today regarding your request for information of EMF's, RF Radiation and Wireless Radiation Exposure.  I write as an individual impacted.  On June 8, 2023 I was awakened in the middle of the night by a loud lawnmower-sounding noise, louder from right the side of my bedroom.  I have lived here now 25 years (22 when this event occurred).  I actually called the police (never having done so in my life) , even tho I imagined the dispatcher making circles with her index finger near her temple (get a load of this complaint....) Over the next week or two I invited neighbors in and inquired if they heard the sound and one actually did.  Being woken up constantly, I began to call the electirc company and on numerous occasions they came out in the middle of the night- I had them come into the house and listen- although they were nice (and believed me) they could do nothing but refer me to engineering.  BTW, a few of them said they could not hear the loud buzzing or ringing as they had tinnitus. Working around strong power lines I now understand how that happens.  But back to my situation- I learned quickly that my next door neighbor had installed solar panels on my side of their roof and the panels 'went live' at about the same time I was impacted ('struck'.)  Eversource (the power company) came again, this time realizing there was an issue they needed to handle.  In the meantime I was staying at friends' homes or in hotels intermittently as I could not sleep.  Eversource recognized the problem I was experiencing (they called it harmonics)  'perhaps' caused by the inverter on my neighbor's panels (sending energy back to the electric company)  I requested (and partially paid for) the solar company to check on the issue.  This 'evaluation' by the solar company consisted of a cell phone computer check.  As mentioned, Eversource realized there was an issue because I went to great lengths to get fixed what I initially thought was a fairly simple problem.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  The power company (and the town)  sent 6-8 employees (including managerial) who spent two days evaluating and eventually rewiring 8 houses (house to pole) in addition to replacing a transformer.  All this took months and in the final analysis I now have a chronic condition - constant tinnitus and had to get hearing aids and some medication as the 'solution'.  The issue (tinnitus) is now within me, tho when I am out in nature ( at the beach, in the woods or mountains) the ringing is negligible or in the background.  Not so at home where I often like it quiet. This is a serious issue.  I sincerely hope all of our exposure to this damaging radiation is studied in the proper fashion.  It has harmed me irreparably and I do not want this to go unnoticed. ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1177","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition"],"source_hash":"f0e5bf84283196861f0edfee9977331e56093c97ebf8eaf56a5ea34d6fae805e","slug":"health-experiences-comment-1177","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1177","body_sha256":"5dcdc5fd95024b11d5d6fc719a1ea6b3306ecda2c3dc1ceba119884331842f89","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"electricity","topics":[{"id":"electricity","evidence":"kly that my next door neighbor had installed solar panels on my side of their roof and the panels 'went live' at"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"al analysis I now have a chronic condition - constant tinnitus and had to get hearing aids and some medication as the"},{"id":"access","evidence":"hey needed to handle.  In the meantime I was staying at friends' homes or in hotels intermittently as I could not slee"},{"id":"research","evidence":"f our exposure to this damaging radiation is studied in the proper fashion.  It has harmed me irreparably and I do not want this "}],"summary":"Describes noise and sleep disruption associated with a neighbor’s solar installation, utility investigations and rewiring, and persistent tinnitus requiring care. Attributes lasting injury to the exposure and requests research.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-30T18:41:32Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of 84 new published bodies; two attachment-only records and one external-link-only record remain pending. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"321eec28970fed94ccbbb02d3b2d1c1158b22f35b5dc9b2d20033e3c26490f2d","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["electricity","neurological","access","research"],"primary_topic":"electricity","forum_title":"Describes noise and sleep disruption associated with a neighbor’s solar installation, utility investigati…"}