Seen At 11: Woman Says Her Wi-Fi Connection Is Making Her Sick

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/05/20/sick-from-wifi/

“Brain fog. That’s my worst problem. A brain fog,” Suzanne Hoyt said.

Hoyt said that nothing prepared her for the rush of symptoms that she suddenly developed.

“Headaches, perspiration, pain in my jaws and my heart. It’s like physical expansion of the heart,” she said.

Hoyt said it all started when she installed Wi-Fi throughout her apartment.

“I started to be very uncomfortable, and I didn’t know what it was,” she said.

With Wi-Fi everywhere, from parks to restaurants and taxis it turns out Hoyt is not alone.

“It was like a deep burning sensation in my face, in my nose, my jaw, it was like a deep burning sensation,” she said.

It’s called Wi-Fi sensitivity, and doctors say it’s a very real condition with serious consequences.

Dr. David Carpenter, an Environmental Scientist and expert on Wi-Fi’s effects said the scientific link between wi-fi and health is clearly emerging.

“There is a body of evidence that is strong. it’s not 100 percent understood, but it’s strong evidence that this is a real syndrome that causes real harm to real people,” he said.

Dr. Carpenter said it’s a significant problem for about 5 percent of the population, many of them have no idea that wi-fi is to blame.

“They walk around feeling ill and they don’t know what to do about it,” he said.

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Hoyt said it’s real and she is hopeful that her life will someday return to normal.

“We are going to find another solution. It should be safer. There must be a better way,” she said.

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a wireless trade group refused CBS2’s request for an interview or comment

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[benjipwns]

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Man, I wonder where this story came from...

[benjipwns]

Lee Ann's a pretty cute conspiracy theorist, brb, making that yet another fetish of mine.

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Hopefully my wifi and cell phone won't make me impotent.

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[Human Snorenado]

Wifi/cellphones can make you impotent? I'ma go buy some more cellphones and strap them bitches to my balls. That's not a tragedy, that's a bonus.

[Tasty]

This is like that thing where people imagine tiny fibers embedded in their skin or whatever.

[Great Rumbler]

Remember when people were getting sick because of wind turbines near their house?

[Madrun Badrun]

I wonder if there was ever a radio makes me sick group.

[ToxicAdam]

Maybe her Wifi has gluten in it?

[Madrun Badrun]

I only allow natural wifi in my house. 

[PlayDat]

I had a teacher in high school who thought there was a chance (though he would admit it was small) this along with cell phone usage could be something with harmful effects that won't manifest for decades.  He likened it cigarette smoking back before we knew about the cancer risks.  Age restrictions were lower, you had doctor recommended brands, and smoking on airplanes was allowed.  It was something everyone did and few people were concerned about the health implications until it was too late. 

This wifi thing is probably a bunch of hogwash though.

[Steve Contra]

Funny, my wifi is on right now and I'm feeling sick of you assholes

[nachobro]

These noobs need to start using Raw Wifi. Once I started using this artisanal shit, any wifi health issues I had went away instantly.

[Joe Molotov]

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a wireless trade group refused CBS2’s request for an interview or comment

It makes you wonder what they're hiding. 

[Madrun Badrun]

I get all my wifi from the local organic health shop.  The WEP key uses traditional Chinese characters to spell out an ancient word of healing.

[Eel O'Brian]

I would imagine there are some folks who are overly sensitive to electronic "noise." It's not out of the realm of possibility, although the number of real physical reactions as opposed to psychological reactions is probably infinitesimal. There are people out there who get all fucked up by water, of all things:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquagenic_urticaria

[Mandark]

Eel, this thread is about feeling superior to a stranger.  Let's try not to shit it up with empathy, okay?

[Himu]

This thread is fucking pathetic and full of people who have not seen Better Call Saul, which is even more pathetic.

But yes, this is a thing, and your making fun them is hollow and pretty asshole-ish.

[Madrun Badrun]

I agree; some people are just overly sensitive.

[chronovore]

I do wonder about this, laugh away.

We thought smoking was good for us at one point. We thought radium was harmless at one point. We ignored molds and mildew for ages.

It’s possible that the amount of wireless activity has reached such a saturation that people who are more sensitive to it than others are now being affected. Not likely, just possible. It’s worth investigating.

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But it doesn’t affect me, SO I WON’T BE DOING THAT INVESTIGATING.

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[Rufus]

The mind is a powerful thing.

[recursivelyenumerable]

my wi-fi connection has definitely had a lot of nasty effects on me lately... symptoms include perpetual time depletion, a mind clogged up with ephemeral trivia, and getting emotionally distraught over meaningless arguments with strangers.