{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4399","number":"4399","name":"Mary Okocha","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-24T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-15T04:00Z","body":"Dear Department of Health and Human Services,\nI am writing to formally report severe and ongoing adverse health effects that I attribute to exposure to 5G radiation. I first became aware of my extreme sensitivity to 5G in 2020. According to available data, 2020–2021 marked the peak years of the initial mass rollout of 5G infrastructure worldwide.\nIn 2020, I began experiencing severe heart palpitations and sought emergency medical care. Physicians performed an electrocardiogram (EKG) and blood tests for cardiac enzymes; all results were reported as normal. I left the emergency room without any medical explanation for the sudden onset of these cardiac symptoms.\nAfter conducting my own research, I obtained a device designed to mitigate the effects of 5G radiation on the human body. Immediately after plugging the device into a wall outlet, my heart palpitations ceased.\nSince 2021, I have been required to use a 5G-compatible cellular phone. Whenever my fingertips contact the phone’s screen, I experience a burning sensation. After only one to two minutes of contact, my fingertips become completely numb. I researched mitigation options and purchased specialized gloves for handling the phone, as well as a stylus for typing. Without these protective measures, any direct contact with the phone causes pain. Even with them, touching the device produces shock-like sensations that travel up my arm and into my shoulder, resulting in significant bodily pain. \nI also have noticed that when I hold my phone close to my body, that I experience pain in the area that the phone is closest to. To continue mitigation efforts, I have needed to purchase protective clothing to use during my workday on the computer.\nI have also developed extreme insomnia, characterized by difficulty falling asleep, frequent nighttime awakenings, and early-morning awakening. The only reliable method I have found to obtain sleep is to unplug my Wi-Fi router at night. On occasions when a family member uses Wi-Fi late at night and forgets to disconnect it, I routinely awaken between 2:00 am and 3:00 a.m. and am unable to return to sleep.\nAdditionally, on days of heavy 5G exposure I experience profound fatigue and extreme tiredness that severely impair my ability to function during the day.\nNone of these symptoms occur when I am in natural environments far removed from 5G infrastructure. However, such areas have become increasingly difficult to locate.\nI am deeply concerned about the forthcoming deployment of 6G technology. I believe that 5G—and especially 6G—has the potential to harm human health, animal life, and the broader natural environment. For me personally, continued exposure could prove debilitating or worse. I therefore respectfully demand meaningful reductions in ambient levels of this radiation and urge rigorous independent investigation into its biological effects.\nThank you for your attention to this serious matter. I am prepared to provide additional details or documentation upon request.\nSincerely,\nMary Okocha\nokocha.mary@gmail.com\nOctober 15, 2026\nCITATIONS:\nGartner forecast on worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenue growth (2020–2021):\u2028https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-08-04-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-5g-network-infrastrucutre-revenue-to-grow-39pc-in-2021\nViavi “State of 5G” report — cities with 5G jumped ~350% in 2020 (to 1,336 cities):\u2028https://www.lightwaveonline.com/broadband/article/55031716/study-global-5g-roll-outs-jumped-350-in-2020-despite-pandemic\u2028(Related PR: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/command-the-5g-network-5g-roll-outs-more-than-tripled-in-2020-to-reach-1-336-cities-worldwide-according-to-viavi-report-301233149.html)\nGSA 5G End-of-Year Report 2021 (200 commercial networks, device counts, etc.):\u2028https://www.microwavejournal.com/articles/print/37434-gsa-5g-end-of-the-year-report---2021\u2028https://gsacom.com/paper/5g-market-snapshot-2021-end-of-year/\nhttps://ehtrust.org/what-evidence-of-people-injured-by-wireless-radiation-was-ignored-by-the-fcc-historic-lawsuit-eht-et-al-v-fcc/\nNational Toxicology Program — 2018\nThe U.S. National Toxicology Program conducted extensive animal studies involving radiofrequency exposure at 900 MHz, representative of earlier cellular technologies. https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/research/topics/cellphones\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4399","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"a68b4d3e62bc597d03060a84a6540bb8ff0446a4c67e607eed0bf8c93bcbff31","slug":"health-experiences-comment-4399","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4399","body_sha256":"c68b21e5945893928d1d84038a418a0ba01fb6870d3f9e3fbc93b33d9d8290da","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":" to 5G radiation. 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