HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5319
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5319

I am overjoyed to see this forum, as well as the mycology / fungal awareness talk that was recently held by this administration. I am sorry to hear that RFK Jr’s son was affected by mold growth. I was a healthy active contributing member of society until I developed CIRS, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, while working and living in moldy buildings for several years. When we found out it was mold & mycotoxins (from water-damaged buildings = WDB) we were shocked, as I did not learn this was even a possibility in medical school. We were only taught severely immunocompromised individuals were susceptible to mold illness (unless it was an allergy) This simply isn’t true. I was not immunocompromised, nor was I on steroids or any other meds that affect the immune system. I am also not allergic to mold. Yet I became so ill that I had anaphylaxis, and a multitude of other issues, and I am still fighting for my life almost 10 years later. 
What I want to see studied is the effects of EMFs, WiFi, 5G… on the growth (possible rapid growth increase) of mold in WDB. This must be evaluated due to the recent explosion in CIRS cases, in addition to what usually follows CIRS: MCAS, dysautonomia/POTS and other conditions that are all very difficult to diagnose & treat and are devastating to patients & families! I thank you for this work & wish you Godspeed, as I see people every day with CIRS & MCAS who are questioning staying alive due to the severity of their symptoms. As a former health care professional this is heartbreaking and there is so much to research about why there is so much more mold & so many CIRS patients when compared to just 5 years ago. Many think it is merely awareness about EMFs etc., but I have been near towers & in buildings where I can feel my neurological symptoms heightening as I go in the building. This is so devastating to people just trying to heal in a clean environment. I know as I’ve been working on that for many years now. I hope this research is within the scope of this department, as the research out there now about EMFs etc. affecting mold growth is conflicting & thus not very helpful to determine if that’s part of why mold is accelerating in its growth in homes with water damage. Thank you for this opportunity.