{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5819","number":"5819","name":"Sissel Halmøy","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-19T04:00Z","body":"I suffered greatly from headaches, but we could not find the cause. The headaches just kept getting worse; eventually, I had them day and night. I took a lot of painkillers and muscle relaxants, but over time, they stopped working as well. I felt nauseous, vomited, and couldn't manage to eat much. I tried everything that was suggested, but nothing helped. I was desperate! One day in 1985, I collapsed—my body went into spasms. And I was sent to hospital.\n\nI was hospitalised 14 days in the emergency unit in Oslo University Hospital in connection with a total collapse caused by an unknown condition. I was diagnosed with a virus infection of the brain. After 3 months of sick leave, I returned to work and suffered from an acute headache within 5 minutes of entering my office. We discovered the office was built over a transformer: “mystery solved”, it was not a virus infection of the brain, it was a radiation sickness. We were happy to understand the problem. \n\nHowever, my doctor couldn´t help, and the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority told the doctor and me that these electromagnetic fields could not harm my body at all. I was lucky that my boss was an electro-engineer, and he understood very well that an external electromagnetic field (EMF) could interfere with my body’s electric signals. I got a new office, a flat screen monitor (very expensive at that time, but I couldn´t use the old CRT screens because of the radiation) and could continue my work. As I started to search for more knowledge about the radiation sickness - now called electro- hypersensitivity (EHS) - I got in contact with dr. Olle Johansson from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.  \n\nI have had a good life, but I have to make certain adjustments and take specific precautions. Our family has had to move a couple of times due to external sources (mobile masts). We use wired connections for telephones, PCs, and so on, and we have an exemption from AMS (smart meters). I cannot travel by train—or any other form of public transport, for that matter—because of all the people carrying mobile phones. \n\nSince 2001, I have been working within voluntary organizations to help other people who are electro-hypersensitive. I am Secretary General in Citizens´ Radiation Protection in Norway (folkets-stralevern.no) and also President in International  EMF Association (iemfa.org).","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5819","tags":["health-experiences","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"db77a1977b88bcba1b1bd98bd8d1fbcd9299e38e79c7126f1a6a9df0cbdd9d3a","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5819","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5819","body_sha256":"4edc121e03672f76bfcf9cba4ba75f20ffb650ca37aafe395d016dad00a23ce9","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"ehs","topics":[{"id":"ehs","evidence":"ge about the radiation sickness - now called electro- hypersensitivity (EHS) - I got in contact with dr. Olle Johansson from the Karoli"},{"id":"occupational","evidence":"ere with my body’s electric signals. I got a new office, a flat screen monitor (very expensive at that time, but I could"},{"id":"electricity","evidence":"e. We discovered the office was built over a transformer: “mystery solved”, it was not a virus infection of the brain, it"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"ave, I returned to work and suffered from an acute headache within 5 minutes of entering my office. We discovered the office"},{"id":"access","evidence":"have an exemption from AMS (smart meters). I cannot travel by train—or any other form of public transport, for that matter—because o"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"e to external sources (mobile masts). We use wired connections for telephones, PCs, and so on, and we have an exemption from AM"},{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"nd so on, and we have an exemption from AMS (smart meters). I cannot travel by train—or any other form of public transport"}],"summary":"The commenter describes illness linked to an office above a transformer, identifies EHS and workplace accommodations, and recounts relocation, wired technology, meter exemptions and transport limitations alongside advocacy work.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T16:50:58Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"7d2ab4ec6101aa64e806c618bf2d24ad1c01c59487f630b2bf5c7444db0cb48b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["ehs","occupational","electricity","neurological","access","optical","smart-meters"],"primary_topic":"ehs","forum_title":"The commenter describes illness linked to an office above a transformer, identifies EHS and workplace acc…"}