09/19/2025
"EHS is a multisystemic physical response, with symptoms that can vary among individuals due to anatomical and physiological differences. Symptoms can include sleep problems, fatigue, headache, dizziness, heart palpitation, tinnitus (ringing in the ear), skin rash, chemical sensitivity, visual, sensory, and mood disturbances. The US National Council on Disability’s 2022 Health Equity Framework, recognizes that “electrical hypersensitivity is associated with the use of wireless communications and electrical technologies and other sources of non-ionizing radiation, which may trigger disabling and life-threatening cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and other adverse physical reactions.”
The distress and disability associated with EHS is recognised by numerous social, scientific and medical organisations (WHO, 2004[1]). According to the European Commission’s EESC 2019 Report on Digitalization: Challenge for Europe, “Each day the number of ES sufferers increases: according to new estimates, between 3% and 5% of the population are electro-sensitive, meaning that some 13 million Europeans may suffer from this syndrome, which has various names: electro-sensitivity, Wi-Fi syndrome, microwave syndrome, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, etc.”[2] As these technologies continue to expand, the incidence of EHS will grow.
Many of these exposures are involuntary and now inescapable. Common outcomes of this are job, school and home loss, separation from family and friends, inability to access medical care and general lack of access to all areas of the public domain. The unmitigated, neglected widespread disruption of lives [3],[4] is inhumane and deeply troubling.
Our serious concern: EHS is an escalating humanitarian crisis
The European Academy for Environmental Medicine (EUROPAEM)[5] reports that EHS symptoms are occurring in response to low intensity exposures, which are orders of magnitude below the exposure limits currently supported by many governments. Current exposure limits do not protect those with EHS and there are no medical registries or trainings to facilitate appropriate registration or support for this group. Government regulatory agencies should–but do not—investigate claims of harm and update policies to ensure greater protection of the health and welfare of the population[6]. Due to low medical awareness, most cases of EHS are unrecognized or misdiagnosed, wasting healthcare resources due to inappropriate treatment.
ICBE-EMF has been reviewing multiple types of scientific evidence and individual case reports closely and contributing to Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity science. Our goal is to see EHS formally recognized as an EMF-induced external cause of injury by public health agencies worldwide, and greater recognition of the needs of those who are EHS-disabled, so they have access to safer homes, healthcare, education, employment, opportunities, amenities, and equity of access in all public domains. Such recognition should lead to increased public awareness, research funding, and strengthened calls for lower EMF exposure limits. EHS persons must be provided with low EMF spaces for residence, work, school and general public domain access. Low EMF essential spaces need to be urgently established—not just to reduce severity for people with EHS, but to broadly reduce the incidence of EHS."
Pittsfield Cell Tower Concerned Citizens MA for Safe Technology New Hampshire for Safe Technology C4ST - Canadians for Safe Technology EM Radiation Research Trust Environmental Health Trust Environmental Working Group American Academy of Pediatrics Americans for Responsible Technology Moms Across America SW Pennsylvania for Safe Technology Pennsylvanians for Safe Technology Center for Electrosmog Prevention Rhode Islanders for Safe Technology Parents for Safe Technology Ireland Australians for Safe Technology
