{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5616","number":"5616","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-27T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-19T04:00Z","body":"During the rollout of 5G in the town of Bedford, New Hampshire, of which I lived during December 2021, I developed tinnitus (ringing in the ear). Within 2 weeks, my husband who also lived in Bedford with me developed tinnitus. Neither of us had this issue before. To this day (October 19, 2026), we both still suffer from it.\n\nDuring the autumn of 2024, the neighborhood I lived in (Bedford, New Hampshire) was the center of some of the first fiber optic installation in the state of New Hampshire. Within weeks of this rollout, I experienced poor, interrupted sleep. Some nights I would only get 3 to 4 hours. This severely disrupted sleep cycle and its damaging effects continue to this day, along with accompanying and crushing fatigue.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5616","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"bfa4746ec3d7eae7deaed28b2cd27ebf3a8960d3d3ac8c42da8361d049a08497","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5616","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5616","body_sha256":"a6c1d43f229acb645434f12903164b33e35b04435c5e9374a0757ab0845e286e","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"re, of which I lived during December 2021, I developed tinnitus (ringing in the ear). Within 2 weeks, my husband who also lived "},{"id":"optical","evidence":"mpshire) was the center of some of the first fiber optic installation in the state of New Hampshire. Within weeks of this rollout, I e"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"During the rollout of 5G in the town of Bedford, New Hampshire, of which I lived during D"}],"summary":"Reports tinnitus in both spouses during a 5G rollout and later persistent sleep disruption following local fiber installation.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-27T23:26:06Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"17f9220a52182efb4cbe7985392dc3433cb72d65eaf25283e27dc39162369814","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","optical","infrastructure"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports tinnitus in both spouses during a 5G rollout and later persistent sleep disruption following loca…"}