{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5987","number":"5987","name":"Anita Parker","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-19T04:00Z","body":"We have noticed an increase in sleeplessness, pain, skin, irritation, headaches, fatigue, and nausea. We live in Central New York and we have numerous cell towers around us. We have noticed this uptake in pain and problems since 2021. We do believe that it is being caused by the cell towers and 5G. We lived in a different area several years ago in a city and never had these sort of problems till we move to this area. We definitely believe our area needs to be investigated for over exposure of EMF or RF. We have minimal electronic devices in our home. And we feel there are no safety measures for people like us. We are basically being exposed to the EMF and 5G without consent and without any investigation being done. I have spoke to several of the neighbors around me, and they all have similar symptoms, especially the sleeplessness. None of us can sleep a full night in our neighborhood. We would openly welcome investigation conducted in this neighborhood where we live, and willing to share more information with our government. But we do believe we are being made ill by the EMF and the 5G. Doctors don’t seem to have any answers for our health problems nor do they offer any solutions. This is not an isolated situation. I have other family members that live in other places near cell towers also expressing the same issues of pain and health problems. Something needs to be done about this issue it is serious enough that it’s almost debilitating","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5987","tags":["health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"071b9ad0153862b9d52bf6046daf0cab2fb23722319f8114db98878f7d88da13","slug":"health-experiences-comment-5987","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5987","body_sha256":"47b07c27b1b60f70b3131461764a378525459e4062fab66efecf76b718d87390","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"increase in sleeplessness"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"numerous cell towers around us"},{"id":"research","evidence":"welcome investigation conducted in this neighborhood"}],"summary":"The commenter reports sleeplessness, pain, headaches, and other symptoms among household members and neighbors that they associate with nearby towers and 5G since 2021. They request neighborhood exposure investigation and describe difficulty finding medical explanations or relief.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T16:50:58Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"78823eaf29197c5080822a917b7b5a72847a665761cef135ac33262df8ecdf1f","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","infrastructure","research"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"The commenter reports sleeplessness, pain, headaches, and other symptoms among household members and neig…"}