Are some individuals hypersensitive to electromagnetic fields?
Some individuals report health symptoms that they relate to exposure to EMF. These effects have been termed electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS). On occasion these effects can have profound effects on the individuals’ way of life. They complain of a variety of non-specific symptoms, which vary from person to person, and include general complaints like tiredness and dizziness, as well as skin, digestive, and other symptoms. There are more reports of EHS in Scandinavian countries than elsewhere. Provocation studies almost all have shown that individuals with EHS cannot detect EMF exposure any more accurately than non-EHS individuals. A WHO workshop on EHS in Prague in 1994 concluded that: “The symptoms are certainly real and can vary widely in their severity. Whatever its cause, EHS can be a disabling problem for the affected individual. EHS has no clear diagnostic criteria and there is no scientific basis to link EHS symptoms to EMF exposure”. For more information on the subject, see
