{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3015","number":"3015","name":"Lisa Augustine","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-14T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-11T04:00Z","body":"I and my late mother have both experienced insomnia at night while we had her First Alert modem on throughout the night.   This occurred every night since we had it hooked up and at first I didn't realize that was the root of our insomnia until I realized that I also had insomnia when I originally kept my computer modem logged on 24 hours a day. The First Alert modem also was a type of modem as well.  \nSince my mother was safe in her lift chair, we decided to just unplug the modem at nights, and both of us were able to sleep at nights from then on. \n\n  My mother has since passed away and my internet is now 5G.   I noticed when I accidentally forget to shut the modem off at night, I have that familiar insomnia.  The next morning, sure enough- the power strip was left on.  So I make a point to shut the power strip off where the modem is plugged in before going to sleep.\n\nYears ago, when would go into the section of Sears where they had HD Tv's on display, the hair would stand up on my arms and I would feel the almost oppressive energy near those TV's...   it drove me away from that part of the store.    \n\nSome people and animals are more sensitive to EMF than others, so there needs to be some kind of protection for consumers.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3015","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"d379a981f6b6e6b0aa90d96b7add5eec7a2cb0545d184f0f83bdcac79c00120d","slug":"health-experiences-comment-3015","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-3015","body_sha256":"d93412c4cf7df0657267d73aab9d3b6e0f22c317c8d316af89db482620169f79","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"nd my late mother have both experienced insomnia at night while we had her First Alert modem on throughout t"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"a at night while we had her First Alert modem on throughout the night.   This occurred every night since "},{"id":"ehs","evidence":".    \n\nSome people and animals are more sensitive to EMF than others, so there needs to be some kind of protection f"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"hers, so there needs to be some kind of protection for consumers."}],"summary":"Reports insomnia associated with modems left on overnight and improved sleep when switched off, describes discomfort near televisions, and requests consumer protections.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-15T03:51:16Z","review_method":"Source-based AI review of complete published comment bodies; exact topic evidence; attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"9d4fdfbda36a69e6139a62761837cc47864b210a88e3f793ce31340efaf66396","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","wifi","ehs","standards"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports insomnia associated with modems left on overnight and improved sleep when switched off, describes…"}