Radio Wave (Microwave) Sickness: Symptoms

Individuals living with 100 metres of a wireless facility of any kind tend to report symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, memory loss, inability to concentrate, irritability, rise in blood pressure, peculiar pressure behind the eyeballs, joint pains moving around the body, hurt of feet sole, high-pitched noises in their ears, itchy systemic rash and even internal bleeding -- all symptoms of radiowave sickness. Clinics report an immediate increase in respiratory illness: bronchitis, flu, pneumonia and asthma during the first weeks of PCS base station start-up and hospitals become inundated."

http://cprnews.com/worldnews.cfm?id=174

"Insomnia, cancer, leukemia in children, and brain tumors are the clinical entities more frequently described (Dolk et al.,1997; Hockinget al., 1996; Maskarinec et al., 1994; Minder and Pfluger, 2001; Selvinet al., 1992). Moreover, the clinical consequences of being exposed to microwave radiation such as radar has been evaluated from military and occupational studies (Balode, 1996; Garaj-Vrhovac, 1999; Goldsmith, 1997; Johnson-Liakouris, 1998; Robinette et al., 1980).

A specific symptomatology, linked to radar exposure at low levels of RF, has been termed "microwave sickness" or "RF syndrome." (Johnson-Liakouris, 1998) With few exceptions, functional disturbances of the central nervous system have been typically described as a kind of radiowave sickness, neurasthenic or asthenic syndrome. Symptoms and signs include headache, fatigue, irritability, loss of appetite, sleepiness, difficulties in concentration or memory, depression, and emotional instability. This clinical syndrome is generally reversible if RF exposure is discontinued."

http://www.grn.es/electropolucio/omega287.htm

"Radiowave Sickness" health effects include: decreased T-lymphocyte production, tumor growth promotion, cancer, cataracts, behavioral aberrations, headaches, fatigue, irritability, dizziness, sleepiness, sweating, rashes, concentration and memory difficulties, depression, emotional instability, mild limb tremors, cardiac arrhythmiai´s, increased blood pressure, appetite loss, thyroid enlargement, decreased motor and mental performance, (Microwave radiation exposures at levels far below that emitted by cell phones or microwave ovens cause "sheer strain injury to the brain resulting in neural degeneration similar to what occurs in concussion from traumatic injury" (Firstenburg, Microwaving our Planet, 1997).

http://www.emr.bc.ca/Articles/Suzuki-2.html

"Symptoms of Radio Wave Sickness"
(excerpted from No Place To Hide April 2001.)

Neurological: headaches, dizziness, nausea, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, irritability, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, weakness, tremors, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle and joint paint, leg/foot pain, "Flu-like" symptoms, fever. More severe reactions can include seizures, paralysis, psychosis and stroke.

Cardiac: palpitations, arrhythmias, pain or pressure in the chest, low or high blood pressure, slow or fast heart rate, shortness of breath.

Respiratory: sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma.

Dermatological: skin rash, itching, burning, facial flushing.

Ophthalmologic: pain or burning in the eyes, pressure in/behind the eyes, deteriorating vision, floaters, cataracts.

Others: digestive problems; abdominal pain; enlarged thyroid, testicular/ovarian pain; dryness of lips, tongue, mouth, eyes; great thirst; dehydration; nosebleeds; internal bleeding; altered sugar metabolism; immune abnormalities; redistribution of metals within the body; hair loss; pain in the teeth; deteriorating fillings; impaired sense of smell; ringing in the ears."

https://www.electricalpollution.com/solutions.html

My Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Disappeared When I Moved Away From the Electrosmog!

Interesting, the following person has an extensive website outlining his coming down with Crohn's Disease and then the symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He went through all kinds of treatments, saw all kinds of doctors, and had a number of elaborate theories, but his last post summed it up as the following at

http://www.newtreatments.org/cfs

My Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Disappeared When I Moved Away From the Electrosog!!!

Update, December 2003

Virtually all chronic fatigue symptoms I had have disappeared. I have discovered what was the cause: Extremely high electrosmog levels in my apartment.

When I moved back home to my parents place in the country, the energy levels returned very soon afterwards. In rural France I had no problems what so ever. I am not saying every CFS is caused by electrosmog (read: DECT wireless phones, cellular phones antenna's, cellular phones, UMTS, digitenne, etc), but it would be wise to do some research in that direction.

The following research article, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - "Is prolonged exposure to environmental level powerline frequency electromagnetic fields a co-factor to consider in treatment?" also supports this, though it mainly talks about EMFs while excluding the ones that come from Microwave Antennas - which are now ubiquitous and much much much more dangerous I believe:

http://www.acnem.org/journal/17-2_december_1998/cfs-emfs.htm

Peace,

paul

EMFs and Adrenal Stress Oct 6th, 2005

"There is ample evidence that in test animals that EMFs
increase the levels of adrenaline, the fight or flight
hormone released from the adrenal glands..." p. 128

"Test animals appear not to know they are being stressed,
yet blood levels show high levels of cortisone, a substance
released by the body under conditions of long-term
disease..." p. 128

"...when [EMF] exposure continues, hormone and immune
levels will fall far below normal and remain there. The
immune system becomes exhausted and unable to respond,
opening the body to infectious diseases and an inability to
fight malignancies." p. 129

From Electromagnetic Fields, Levitt 1995

paul d.

Where Have All The Frogs Gone? Oct. 5th 2005

They are the canaries for EMFs. Frogs are
disappearing at a rapid rate all over the world. We notice
that we only see them here in Japan as we gain some
distance from Cell Phone Towers - in rural areas.

"Whole aquatic communities have disappeared in pristine
areas in the course of one mating season, even where the
water has been found to have a normal Ph balance and to be
free of toxins. It is a genuine enigma that does not bode
well for the planet." pp 7-8

"Research in the 1920s discovered that frogs' eggs were
affected by the 20 hertz frequency....More recent research
conducted in the 1970s by Dr. Allen Frey found that
microwaves could alter the heart rhythm of frogs - include
stopping it altogether - when the pulse was synchronized
with the heart beat. Numerous studies have found changes in
the blood brain barrier in test animals exposed to
microwaves. Yet over one hundred thousand new cellular
phone towers are planned in America - all broadcasting in
the microwave frequencies." p 355

" In human beings, EMFs in various frequencies have been
found to adversely affect calcium binding at the cell
surface, DNA synthesis, and cell division; to alter
circadium rhythms, affect or alter some important enzyme
activities, and affect specific glands like the pineal and
the hypothalamus area of the brain, as well as the
production of certain neurotransmitters, like seratonin and
dopamine; to increase the permeability of the blood brain
barrier; to create artificial stress responses; to
overstimulate the immune system initially, then suppress it
and decrease T-lymphocyte production; and to promote
malignant tumor growth with particular concentrations in
the central nervous system, in the blood and skeletal
systems, and in glandular tissue. The eyes, the brain, and
the testes seem to be especially prone to abnormal effects
from the RF frequencies." p. 357

From Electromagnetic Fields, Blake 1995

For people interested in organizing in Japan, check out the
following Gauss Network in Japanese and a bit in English
too:

http://www.gsn.jp/index.htm

Serious Concerns About Cell Phones: Sept. 20, 2005

B. Blake Levitt writes in her book "Electromagnetic Fields"

"Like millions of others, you have been exposed to a
constant electromagnetic field (EMF) of various frequencies
and intensities, continuing all day, every day, and
probably at night. And, like millions, you probably have no
clear understanding, and no government guidelines, to alert
you to the potentially serious bioeffects on you and your
family. In fact, just living in a major metropolitan region
will increase your exposure to ambient background levels of
electromagnetic fields (EMFs) at least threefold, by some
estimates, over that of those living in suburban or rural
environments, although the degree of any exposure is
dependent on your proximity to whatever sourse is creating
it."

"The human race has never before in its evolutionary
history been exposed to such fields on a continuous basis,
and there are serious and mounting concerns about the
effects not just on individuals but on our entire
ecosystem. Since the turn of the century, and increasingly
since the early 1940s with the development of radar during
World War 2 and the rapid growth of radio and TV
broadcasting, we have surrounded ourselves with a veritable
sea of artificially produced electromagnetic fields, all
with a presumption of safety that many now think should
never have been made."

"Researchers have found a steady increase in many forms of
cancer (independent of cancers with smoking or population
growth factors) that some think closely parallels the
increase in ambient electromagnetic fields, which includes
radio frequencies and microwaves (RF/MW). A few researchers
speculate that glandular and central nervous system cancers
in particular are so related. What's more, although their
inferences are still largely speculative, some scientists
are finding correlations between exposure to
electromagnetic radiation and immune system disorders like
chronic fatigue immunodysfunction syndrome, HIV infections,
and what some now refer to as electromagnetic sensitivity
syndrome - a constellation of symptoms that include an
inability to concentrate, mild panic, disorientation,
visual disturbances, skin rashes, muscle weakness, and
feelings of faintness. Not surprisingly, the syndrome is
reported in computer operators, electronics workers,
pilots, surgeons, and operating-room personnel more
frequently than in other professions - that is, among
people who work in continuous, overlapping electromagnetic
environments, the effects of which have never been
studied."

"Consider chronic fatigue immunodysfunction syndrome -
cavalierly scorned as the yuppie flu. Over the last ten
years, what segment of the population is more likely to
have been in constrantly elevated electromagnetic
environment that these young professionals, with their high
discretionary incomes? They are the very people most
regularly using computers, cooking in high-tech kitchens,
talking on cordless or cellular phones, and relaxing in
entertainment rooms featuring multi-VCRs, big-screen TVs,
and an assortment of remote-control devices, all of which
emit various kinds of EMFs." p. 4-6

"All areas of the brain revealed significant levels of
magnetite, but the highest levels were associated with the
meninges, the membrane that covers the brain. There were
about 5 million crystalls per gram of brain tissue, with
concentrations of over 100 million crystals per gram in the
meninges. Two types of magnetite were found, and much of it
occurred in clumps. They were organized like cellular
configuration called magnetosomes, the long crystal chains
found in magnetic bacteria and fish, among other species,
which use the earth's magnetic fields for vital directional
information."

"The kind of magnetite the reseachers discovered
(ferromagnetite) interacts a million times more strongly
with external magnetic fields than with other biological
material. It is not only permanently magnetic but also
capable of acting as a metallic conductor. The crystals
that the Kirschivink research group isolated could be moved
around bny magnetic fields only slightly stronger than the
earth's natural magnetic background."

"This research suggests that if magnetite crystals are
coupled with the cell's ion channels, external fields could
be opening and closing the channels, with unknown
biological effects. It is one plausible mechanism for the
observed effects of the calcium efflux response at
different frequencies."

"The research may point to the method by which we humans
extract basic magnetic information fromt he world around
us. In theory cancer cells could be affected too. In mice
studies, tumors have proved to be a thousand time more
magnetic than other body tissue. Also, the verification of
magnetite in human tissue has implications for the
increasingly widespread use of MRI as a diagnostic tool,
calling its safety into question."

"Similar work by Dr. Robin Baker, at the University of
Manchester, England, found concentrations of magnetite and
iron in the human ethmoid bone in the sinus region. This is
the area of the body where some think our 'magnetic organ'
is located - high up in the posterior wall of the ethmoid
sinus at the back of the nasal passage, just in front of
the pituitary gland. The areas is rich in nerve fibers
extending along many paths to the brain."

"Dr. Baker also conducted a series of experiments on the
human ability to sense magnetic north, and was able to
disturb a test subject's sense of direction for two hours
by applying a bar magnet to the forehead for only fifteen
minutes."

"The body contains other magnetic metals, such as iron and
copper, which have slightly different magnetic properties
than magnetite. What effect externally applied EMFs have on
these metals is unknown."

pp 151-153

At any rate, I have had my cell phone turned off all month
and we have decided that we will cancel our contract with
NTT Docomo. I would urge all others to do the same and
encourage everyone you know to also do the same. And if you
don't believe the Microwaves from Cell Phone towers are
affecting the health of ourselves and our families, I
encourage you to do the research to find out - with a leary
eye to the industry-sponsored research.

I believe that the EMFs emmitted by Cell Phone Towers are
seriously affecting all of our health and that of the
planet. The only way we can stop it is to cancel our
contracts, call the phone companies to complain, and inform
as many people as we can about their dangers so that they
will hopefully do the same.

peace

paul