{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4895","number":"4895","name":"Alison Denning","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-17T04:00Z","body":"I am one of the growing number of people who has had my life disrupted from wireless devices, even though these common devices meet the current FCC guidelines.  \n\nI became ill in 2012 when a smart meter was installed on my home with no notification of dangers to my health.  I became ill with a condition known as Electromagnetic Sensitivity, which sounds mild enough, but has been a devastating life change.  I have been misled by the US government, the FCC, and the wireless industry who state that the radiation that made me ill is safe. \n\nIt is unusual to recover from this condition once one has become seriously ill as I have.  When I am exposed to radiation from wireless sources such as cell phones, wi-fi, cell towers, wireless smart meters, and other wireless devices, I experience adverse health effects including  headache, nausea, dizziness, exhaustion just from brief exposures.  Brief exposures take three days or more to recover from.\n\nIf the exposure is longer, even at very low levels of radio frequency radiation, recovery can take three to six months during which I am too ill to risk leaving my house.  Longer exposures cause a headache which does not resolve for months, prolonged dizziness and profound exhaustion along with skin rashes, insomnia, systemic edema, metal confusion and difficulty concentrating, stomach and joint pain, and irritability among other symptoms.\n\nRecovery is slow and partial, it does not  return me to health, just a more functional level of existence. \n\nBefore the effects on my life from developing wireless radiation sickness I enjoyed an active social and creative life. I painted and exhibited my work in  galleries.  I enjoyed social dancing and was taking five dance classes a week learning tango and salsa that I drove an hour away from home for.  These activities are no long possible.\n\nOnce the smart meter was installed I became so seriously ill that I could barely care for myself and repeatedly requested that the utility company remove the meter.  I was diagnosed with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, but my doctor's letter was ignored by Edison.  Finally, nine months later an analogue meter was installed and I assumed I would get well.  That did not happen.  It was necessary to totally change my life.  I had to get rid of my mobile phone, cordless phones, microwave oven, and now have to sit over two feet away in order to use my wired computer and have to be three feet away from electric appliances in order to use them.  I can not travel anywhere in a car without reacting to cell towers.  I can not go into stores because of wi-fi.  I can not go anywhere in public, church, concerts, art galleries, etc. because almost everyone carries a cell phone.\n\nAt this point I am confined to my house. Friends shop for food and deliver it for me.  I only leave my home a few times a year for dental and eye appointments.  I have consultations with my physician by phone to limit exposures.  I am very isolated from direct human contact.\n\nThe FCC adopted its human exposure guidelines in 1996 based on science from the 1980's.  This ignores the large and growing body of science showing biological harm even at non-thermal levels.  Please read and respond to the link to one of these studies below. \n\nBecoming Electro-Hypersensitive: A Replication Study. Dieudonne, M. Bioelectromagnetic 40:188-200. (2019). ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4895","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"c22a9f9284cee5d207414e57c6cd3179001440354b41db971349bc9ab8e3ec86","slug":"health-experiences-comment-4895","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4895","body_sha256":"55328848d355557cf0751c5cec9c6ae1383dda23dc9e035a39edba2f96517998","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"I was diagnosed with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity"},{"id":"access","evidence":"At this point I am confined to my house."},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"skin rashes, insomnia, systemic edema, metal confusion and difficulty concentrating"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"The FCC adopted its human exposure guidelines in 1996 based on science from the 1980's."},{"id":"research","evidence":"Please read and respond to the link to one of these studies below."},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"I became ill in 2012 when a smart meter was installed on my home"}],"summary":"Reports diagnosed electromagnetic hypersensitivity beginning after smart-meter installation, prolonged symptoms after wireless exposures and severe isolation at home. Describes delayed meter replacement and lifestyle changes, and criticizes FCC guidelines while requesting consideration of cited research.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"aaf5aae680f2514cddb57d33fd24c8b4ac1988ce8f523d1e2376466999f95f86","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","access","neurological","standards","research","smart-meters"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"Reports diagnosed electromagnetic hypersensitivity beginning after smart-meter installation, prolonged sy…"}