Vox Clamantis in Deserto

Techy moves to remote woodland over wireless technology allergy - Metro

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity is officially recognised in Sweden as a ‘functional impairment’ and a recent EU draft resolution recommends its adoption in all EU countries.

'Unfortunately, [most] government bodies at present consider that the issue is psychological,' explained Dr Tresidder, trustee of electrosensitivity charity ES-UK.

'There is considerable scientific research that shows adverse effects of electromagnetic fields on biological systems, including humans.

'In five years' time we may look back and realise a major public health disaster has been happening under our noses.'


The man living alone in the woods to escape Wi-Fi and mobile phones - The Guardian

For Phil [Inkley], it is this isolation which is one of the most difficult aspects of suffering from self-diagnosed electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). Daily symptoms include nosebleeds, headaches, heart palpitations, lethargy and tinnitus. Electro-hypersensitive people attribute such symptoms to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) such as those emitted by Wi-Fi, mobile phones, DECT phones and certain light sources, and say symptoms worsen with close proximity.

Phil says he first experienced symptoms around the time that Wi-Fi came along. He had been working as a sound technician and, being from a "techy" background, regularly fixed computers for family and friends. After a day working around strong Wi-Fi he would feel pressure at his temples and fluttering pains in his chest.

It was when he encountered the very same symptoms tuning in a hands-free phone kit for his dad that he began searching for an explanation. "I looked online at some reports about EHS from independent scientists. I didn't like what I was reading so tried to leave it [EMFs] alone," he says.