Towers & siting

Constant headaches, ringing on my ears all day,3 cell towers within a mile!

Since the implementation of 5G in 2020 I have suffered ringing in my ears CONSTANTLY. It doesn’t go away unless I drive out of town and away from any towers. The relief once I’m away from towers is instant, MARKED and dramatic. Then as soon as I drive back into town the ringing comes back. I’ve had headaches, ringing in my ears, dizziness, sleeplessness, nausea from the constant distress and pain in whatever part of my body my phone is touching. You can’t get away from it. This is intentional and criminal what they are doing. I keep praying for a black out because I’m so tired of these distorted frequencies disrupting our natural rhythms. Eventually they will fall…. This simply is not sustainable.

I am reaching out to HHS as an individual whose health was adversely affected following a smart meter activation to the water line in my home in January 2025. I had practiced as a professional in the health care field for 40yrs prior to leaving the profession. In January 2025, there was a notice on my house door that a smart meter was going to be activated to my city water line; I promptly phoned the city the next day and asked to sign a waiver to 'opt out'. My request was declined by two city affiliates with 'everyone is getting them' {previously, I had always had an option to 'opt out' of smart meters for water & electric}. Two days later, after I had made calls to 'opt out'. I experienced a spontaneous nose bleed (the first in my life of 69 yrs with no other contributing causes). I went on to experience a total of 3 spontaneous nose bleeds within 11 days; in the meantime, my health began to decline. I experienced brain 'fog', loss of hair, cough, shortness of breath (symptoms similar to pulmonary edema) I ordered a home nebulizer that I had used for my symptoms). I also noted that many of my symptoms were that of 'long' COVID - loss of smell/ taste, long lasting cough, sleep disorder, muscle weakness {I had never taken the COVID vaccine, nor had the COVID illness prior to the symptoms following the smart meter activation to my home}. As my symptoms progressed; I eventually left my home, after 6 weeks, in efforts to recover; as I continued to work with the city manager to have the smart meter removed from my home. After 2 1/2 more months, I returned to my home after the smart meter to my home had been replaced with the analog meter. I learned in the research that non-native emf's are square waveforms with 'spikes'. I have repeated asked different health care providers if the 'spikes' from the non-native emf waveforms may be causing persistent activation of the spike proteins within our body contributing to a constant source of inflammation? To date I have received no satisfactory response to this inquiry from a health care provider, only from an electrical engineer. I continue to recover, as it seems I have experienced a cascade of symptoms following-- perhaps even more sensitive to non-native emfs? and currently doing more cleanses as it seems my gut biome has been disrupted (another documented effect from non-native emfs). My energetic reserve, has yet to be restored. In the meantime, earlier this year, I have presented to the local city council 3 times for the city to reconsider installation of a cell tower 600-700ft from the public high school (providing 3 pages of research of cell towers and effects of non-native emf exposure, particularly to children). In spite of the information presented, votes approved for the cell tower installation, noting concern of the city being sued if installation of cell tower was rejected. From the research, I have concluded: People should have NEVER been exposed to non-native emf's without shields and/ or protections; especially of our children. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.

Three years ago, I discovered I could feel a pressure between my eyes, and sometimes in my chest, that I grew to understand as wavelengths when I walked past cell towers located on or near the crosswalks. Over the course of a year I noticed that being on a cell phone or computer would cause me to sweat and produce micro tremors that became debilitating. Since then I have undergone much treatment to improve my health. However, I continue to feel cell towers, cell phones, and Wi-Fi, making it challenging to navigate the world on a daily basis. I am able to last longer, but still experience negative affects from cell, phone Wi-Fi and cell tower exposure.

There's a spot in Medford Oregon where I have trained dogs, and there is a large antenna Tower located right in the middle of the facility. Directly above a Little League diamond where children play baseball, and adjacent to the Boy Scout building. After spending several weekends there, I began to notice that I did not feel good. I did break out in a rash after the third weekend, which is very unusual. I have not experienced that since I stopped going to that spot. There was another weekend with the dog training seminar this past year, and a friend of mine experienced the skin of her face shedding cells similar to a chemical skin peel, after she spent 3 days at the site. I am personally very sensitive to my environment and believe that RF sensitivity is part of that. I would be appreciative of less exposure to RF, and better funding of truly independent science. Not science-funded by the wireless companies that stand to make lots of money off of further expanding Wireless rf.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a parent,and a concerned member of the public. Wireless radiation is affecting my family. Since we were forced (without an option to opt-out) to get a VEPO smart water meter, we have all had strange symptoms ranging from ear ringing, to headaches, increased anxiety, joint pains, digestive issues and one of my children has started getting nose bleeds. PLEASE always have an opt-out option to smart meters IN OUR HOMES! And they should not cost more. I was able to opt-out for electric and gas, but I have to pay $134 and then more fees every month! Also, please have companies like Spectrum make routers that don’t give off such wide signals. Why do I have to see all of my neighbors wifi? The number of cell towers going up in Albany is astounding. We are being bombarded and we need it to stop! I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY RISKS, simply look at PubMed at the thousands of published studies. Really, what are you doing “looking into this?” The results are already here and they are terrible!! How many people do I now know that have cancer in the last year since all of these towers have gone up? Not to mention the mental health issues. While this may not be a direct cause, it is a negative contributor to human health and amplifying all negative health issues. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard. Sincerley, Bridgit

Cell phone radiation can actually kill me. I suffer from severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and environmental sensitivities (which includes electrosensitivity). EMFs and RF can put me in a state of being bedbound in excruciating pain, with no energy or strength to attend to the activities of daily living, leaving me in survival mode. They are one of the causes of post-exertional malaise, a cardinal symptom of ME. I got initially sick because of mold and the literature in environmental medicine is starting to link electrosensitivity secondary to mold exposure. Being away from every environmental trigger is the only way for my health not to worsen. Everything is wired at my place; I don't have Wi-Fi, a smart meter, cell phone service, or anything like that, and I generally have to be 2km away from a cell tower to avoid experiencing symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity. My health sanctuary is vital to me and is the only solution to prevent my health from deteriorating.

The radiation plus the heavy metals being sprayed in our sky's. Heart palpitations, chest heaviness, pressure in head, constant ear ringing. Gets worse the closer to the towers. When clearly out of range no symptoms at all. They all go away. And yes been to many doctors and cardiologist who never find anything wrong.

In 2010 I became intolerant to Wi-Fi signals at home and at work. It started with dizziness in my own kitchen. Then I found that I could no longer enter my office downtown because it felt like my head was in a vice. My office was located under several wi-fi towers. When I did persevere and go into my office I could no longer remember how to use the photocopier or sort papers. I could no longer do the duties I was used to doing. I finally had to leave my profession, as a realtor, that I had been doing for 25 years. After hiring a person trained in detecting radiation levels I found that my townhome had huge levels of wi-fi radiating into my home from my neighbor. At this time I purchased a proper meter so that I could measure this type of radiation and try to keep myself as safe as possible inside and out. I was forced to leave my home and rent a home in the country for several months while I educated myself and found out how to protect myself. After figuring this out I was able to shield my home and return to it. At this point in time my body was very weak and it took me about a year to get back some of the strength that I previously had. I had to also shield my body when going outside as there were a lot of signals. I have never recovered 100% and can not take part in life as "normal" because "normal" has changed and we now live in a microwave oven.

I strongly support HHS taking an active role in researching and addressing the potential health concerns from wireless radiation. I am a parent and make much effort to reduce my family’s exposure through many ways. I have a child who suffers from headaches made worse by wireless radiation. There are valid concerns and health risks that come with unfettered use of wireless radiation. Please stop making parents, caregivers and patients go it alone to try and remidiate our exposure and its effects all on our own, while more and more towers are built where we live, work and go to school. Thank you.