HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5835
https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5835


First, thank you for opening doors to this discussion. 

In 2014, Rudolf Steiner Books published my book, An Electronic Silent Spring. It cited 200+ peer-reviewed studies about the biological effects of exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by wireless devices and telecom infrastructure. First person accounts related to these studies. It reported the 1996 Telecom Act’s Section 704; the FCC’s definition of “harmful interference” (interference with existing broadcasts—NOT biology; FCC’s 2013 reclassifying the outer ear as an extremity so that mobile devices near it are allowed a Specific Absorption Rate of 4.0 W/kg, higher than the 1.6 W/kg allowed for non-extremities such as the head. Solutions included Whitney North Seymour’s amendment to Section 704. 

Dr. Gary Olhoeft advised me. He taught electrical engineering and geophysics at Colorado School of Mines for decades. In 2009, he got a deep brain stimulator (DBS) to ease his Parkinson’s symptoms—and experienced significant interference between his DBS and EMR-emitting devices. 

About 10% of Americans have a medical implant. Fewer than 0.5% of these devices have been tested in rigorous clinical trials. “Implantable Material and Device Regulation” Sept. 2021, Vol. 23, No. 9; E667-756, AMA Journal of Ethics. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/sites/joedb/files/2021-08/joe-2109_2.pdf 

How do EMR emissions from mobile phones, laptops, iPods, cellular antennas, smart utility meters, Wi-Fi, e-vehicles and transformers affect medical implants (deep brain stimulators, cardiac pacemakers, orthopedic devices, cochlear implants, continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps) and people with implants? 
Here are a few related studies: 
Implanted medical devices in workers exposed to radio-frequency radiation (B. Hocking, 1991). How exposure to EMR may increase heat load and/or produce signal interference to orthopedic devices, cardiac pacemakers and cochlear implants. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2047801/ 

A review of radiofrequency-induced heating challenge caused to medical implants during MRI procedures. AS Afolabi, 2025. J. of Eelctrical Systems and Information Technology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43067-025-00264-3 

Neurostimulators and Radiation Therapy: Is there any risk? H. Rida, 2025. Discusses safety guidelines in patients undergoing radiation therapy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879850024002790 

American Heart Association’s post about devices that may interfere with defibrilators and pacemakers. https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/arrhythmia/prevention--treatment-of-arrhythmia/devices-that-may-interfere-with-icds-and-pacemakers 

Electromagnetic interference can lead a pacemaker to misread the heart’s beats. Prolonged or intense EMI can damage the pacemaker’s circuitry. https://forhearts.org/pacemakers-and-electromagnetic-interference-what-you-need-to-know/ 

I attach my book, its chapter 6 and testimony from Dr. Olhoeft and a woman with Type 1 diabetes. 

In creating discussion about the effects of EMR exposure, what are your goals? While everyone lives with laws that make environment (and health) considerations illegal, landlines are being eliminated, and more cell towers, smart meters, chromebooks and e-vehicles are deployed we need education about living with EMR exposure. We need to learn and respect nature’s cycles and to care for ourselves in EMR-saturated environments. We need forums that welcome questions; statutes that respect biological impacts; and opt-outs.