{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5808","number":"5808","name":"victoria walters","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"In Spring of 2020 I became very sick! I lived in Beverly Hills and had heard that the roll out of the new 5G technology within the Los Angeles area was happening at that time. I’d heard about the dangers of this new technology about 4 or 5 years prior. As I noticed changes in my body’s health I knew it was from these new frequencies.\n\nI had explained the situation and onset of symptoms but your box here said it was too long. So I'm happy to share more details if you want to contact me. \n\nSummary:\nOver the course of a month I had a gradual increase of symptoms from what I believe was this new 5G switch-on. The only way to survive it was to leave town. I tested my theory and it worked, but my symptoms came back when I went back home that day. I knew if I stayed I'd die, so I had to leave town for a long duration. In a sense I became an EMF refugee. \n\nSymptoms:\n\nSudden pain in chest, had the instinct to breathe deeply to make sure I was still alive and still breathing (unusual for me)\nSlow increase in feeling a pressure or constriction in my chest area and lungs. And increasingly labored breathing.\nIncreasingly feeling physically weak and lightheaded.\n\nTingly all over body, almost a buzzing feeling, on my skin and in my muscles and organs, definitely feeling an intense strange external energy all over my body.\n\nI began having trouble sleeping.\nOccasional dry cough, raspy voice.\nMild and later increased scattered thinking.\nFurther labored breathing and pain!\n\nDecreased feeling of circulation throughout my body. Reduced appetite, and dehydration. Dry and cracking lips.\nHeadaches and reduced tolerance for noise or talking even at low volume.\nEmotional nervous system breakdown w/ less patience, heavy brain fog.\n\nThe buzzing turned into a shaky feeling that doesn’t seem to go away 24/7.\nTurned into eyeballs and teeth buzzing and shaking. \n\n~~\nMy cell phone is an old iPhone 6S. I didn’t like that they removed the aux jack in subsequent models. Many years before my EMF sensitivity I had an intuitive caution about wireless earbuds; inviting wireless frequencies to come that close to my brain always seemed like a bad idea. I wondered why I hadn’t had many problems using my phone, but when I looked it up, it seems the phone is too old to be compatible w/ this new technology. So even though I had the above extreme reaction to the switch-on of the 5G frequencies, I did not have problems carrying a receiver in my pocket from my phone.\n\nThe phone does heat up and transfer that heat to my hand if I use it too long. I’m careful not to use it too much, or if I need to, I don’t hold it in my hands. \n\n~~\nIn Summer of 2023 I was traveling through Austin, TX. I stayed at: \nHampton Inn Austin/Oak Hill\n6401 US-290, Austin, TX 78735\nI had the same buzzing and energy draining experience at this hotel and wrote a 1-star review on Google, linked below. This hotel is right next door to a Substation, as shown in the attached photo taken out the window of my hotel room. I don’t write reviews often, but this needed to be mentioned so others were aware.\nCouldn't include the link.\n\n~~\nTrucks & engines:\nI’ve had my heartbeat interrupted by the idling engine of large-engine trucks. It also happens as they drive by, but idling seems to be much worse for me. I cannot confirm if it is simply because the engine is stationary and thus I’m getting hit by the frequencies constantly, as opposed to a truck in motion that will increase then decrease as it passes, or if the idling engine produces a slightly different frequency and that is what effects me. \n\nIt’s also happened with a gas-powered generators (the kind used in Florida during hurricane season). The idling of a powerful engine puts out some frequency that overpowers my heart and causes it to skip beats and almost stop altogether. It’s very scary! I’ve had an EKG and xrays and doctors say my heart looks fine. I KNOW the problem is caused by the frequencies of these powerful engines when I’m nearby.\n\n~~\n“Dirty electricity”:\nI’ve also had similar symptoms from living in a house w/ what’s known as “dirty electricity”. I can also hear it buzzing at ports of machines or outlets. The bedroom I had in this house was by the garage where the entire house’s wiring meets and connects to the breaker-box. The walls and ceiling were just covered in wires from all over the house and I was bombarded by the off-loading of this electricity trail. It was hard living there and I had problems the whole time. Unable to move as immediately as I wish I could have, I bought some Grounding products that helped me Ground the electricity surging through my body; I also actual grounded myself barefoot in the grass. \n\n~~\nMany of us have been forced to seek “disconnected” products and ways of life. We need better industry guidelines throughout various industries! We also need education for those who aren’t as sensitive and don’t understand this invisible danger in our midst.","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5808/attachment_1.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5808/attachment_1.jpg"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5808","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places","policy-standards"],"source_hash":"23c312da257f13604d9618b4410862ead3b3613f1b7b4279f8abfc02f3cc7d38","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5808","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5808","body_sha256":"9889f6c5280af8d35b41d86449167ac462a28e91634f3a2d5a9141355a5e2e34","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"k in subsequent models. 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