{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4084","number":"4084","name":"Lianne Peterson","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-14T04:00Z","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 concerned citizen. \n\nWithin a month of the introduction of cell phones, around the early 1990's (Clovis, CA), my husband began having unbearable ringing in his ears. He began having hearing issues and eventually wore progressively more potent hearing aids. Today, he now has a cochlear implant. Meanwhile, as cellphones prolifereated, I developed a heart \"flutter\", which my cardiologist can't find a reason for. However, when I'm at our home at Lake Tahoe where my computer senses at least 7 wifi systems from the densely packed houses nearby, my ears ring intensely and my heart flutter worsens (to the point of making me cough and or feeling like I'm going to pass out. These symptoms reduce significantly when we are at our house down in the Carson Valley in Nevada, where homes are on acreage and much farther apart. I sincerely believe cell phone towers and their attendant radiation, are causing physical ailments in people.\n\nThank you for providing US citizens with an opportunity to be heard on the issue of EMFs\n\nLianne Peterson ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4084","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"4638c1e17e0b362677f23ff4a70d0ca98e7e88079970c0ccaeccff37622a65b7","slug":"health-experiences-comment-4084","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4084","body_sha256":"8eae74fc0ae4d5d3c3271a51f1bdad6d313c7bb2ff61f5af37a3f51ed5ccc536","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"1990's (Clovis, CA), my husband began having unbearable ringing in his ears. He began having hearing issues and eventually wore progressivel"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":", as cellphones prolifereated, I developed a heart \"flutter\", which my cardiologist can't find a reason for. However, when I'"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"Lake Tahoe where my computer senses at least 7 wifi systems from the densely packed houses nearby, my ears ring intensely an"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":" and much farther apart. I sincerely believe cell phone towers and their attendant radiation, are causing physical ailments in "}],"summary":"The commenter associates a spouse's hearing problems and their own tinnitus and heart flutter with wireless exposure, reporting reduced symptoms at a less densely populated residence.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-22T20:03:42Z","review_method":"Complete submitted comment-text review with neutral attributed summaries and exact evidence; attachments and external materials not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"643b666f0f0b93741c8eadcbdf782a4e978f174bfbf3de63ddaf3e43d3dee868","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","cardiac","wifi","infrastructure"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"The commenter associates a spouse's hearing problems and their own tinnitus and heart flutter with wirele…"}