{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2107","number":"2107","name":"Rebecca Schoewe","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-09T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-09T04:00Z","body":"I am definitely affected by EMF.  When a smart meter was put in my garage by Duke energy in 2020 the area was close to my kitchen.  I had family dinners once a month for about 8 people.  At some point I noticed when I was in the kitchen too long usually making the big dinner after an hour or so I felt like I had the flu and could barely make it to my bedroom at the far end of the house to lay down.  I would usually fall asleep for an hour or 2 and wake up and feel fine.  After this happened a few times I realized it never happened before 2020 and I never felt so sick in my bedroom where I stayed most of the time working, watching tv and eating.  My bedroom is the furthest from the smartmeter.  A few times I made a lunch that took a lot of time and by the time I finished cooking it I felt so sick I could only get a couple bites down and had to throw the rest away and lay down.  I bought an EMF meter to monitor the bad areas.  At night I get my computer and my cell phone out of my bedroom and close them in another room.  I called Duke and made them remove the smartmeter.  They charge me an extra $30 a month because of that.  I've never lived close to a 5G tower.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2107","tags":["sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"13d9ff38a3a3b2e1320a6c9528d4b7264e409466a8e8fac29eb28d8315888427","slug":"sleep-cognition-comment-2107","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-2107","body_sha256":"fd9acb1ba67808d1c8e508115a953eb5d02ac05c72738006074c0c1e0bf2ed2a","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"I am definitely affected by EMF.  When a smart meter was put in my garage by Duke energy in 2020 the area w"},{"id":"access","evidence":"ove the smartmeter.  They charge me an extra $30 a month because of that.  I've never lived close to a "},{"id":"other","evidence":"er after an hour or so I felt like I had the flu and could barely make it to my bedroom at the far end "}],"summary":"Reports illness near a kitchen smart meter and relief after removal, with a recurring opt-out charge.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-10T00:02:05Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review; identical previously reviewed bodies reused with separate official IDs preserved. Attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"5b2adc827294669a020664f75435d1a98e85cceb32f38b37a4f6ad33893b537a","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","access","other"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"Reports illness near a kitchen smart meter and relief after removal, with a recurring opt-out charge."}