Electromagnetic sensitivity (ES), also known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), electromagnetic intolerance (EMI), “microwave sickness” or “microwave illness,” is any sickness, acute or chronic, that is caused by electromagnetic fields (EMF) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
When people with ES are exposed to electromagnetic radiation from wireless and electrical sources, they experience acute, and sometimes debilitating, health symptoms. Electromagnetic sensitivity and microwave illness are recognized disabilities under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and worldwide.
Many people experience acute health effects as a result of electromagnetic exposures but do not make the association. All human beings, in addition to plant and animal life, are responsive to their environment and experience biological effects from EMF exposure.
Those who do not experience acute health symptoms or have allergic components around elevated electromagnetic fields still have bodies that are susceptible to longer-term, chronic conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, attention deficit disorder, cardiovascular disease, and so forth.
Common, Acute Symptoms of Electromagnetic Sensitivity
Headaches
Hand and leg tingling
Pain and pressure in the head and ears
Cognitive problems
Brain fog
Heart palpitations
Breathing difficulty
Sleep disturbances
Exhaustion
Tinnitus
Nose bleeds
Dizziness
Nausea
What Treatments Exist?
The best known treatment is avoidance.
There are few medical professionals who are sufficiently versed in the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation and associated diseases. However, some physicians in the United States and across the globe properly diagnose and work with patients on this issue. Some physicians work hand-in-hand with building biologists to assess and mitigate pollution in homes and workplaces so that patients can heal and live healthy lives.
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt MD, PhD, for example, said, “The exposure to Wi-Fi has led to the biggest health crisis of our time, destroying the lives of children.” Wi-Fi is just one technology now blanketing homes and cities that produces radiofrequency pollution. He says regretfully autism and attention deficit disorder now are the new normal. Biological damage is also passed down from generation to generation. Parents exposed to heightened electromagnetic fields have increased risk of disease, including acute and chronic conditions ranging from food allergies and brain fog to cancer. Many symptoms and diseases they do not relate to the exposure. Later, children and future generations are further at risk for DNA damage and diseases. This is a cascading effect of worsening from generation to generation.
What Resources Exist?
Arthur Firstenberg wrote among the most comprehensive and fascinating books on electromagnetic exposures and biology and ecology in The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life (AGB Press 2017).
An organization called We Are The Evidence advocates for individuals with electromagnetic illness.
Here is a list of health studies that refer to and prove biological effects.
