Now that the massive rollout of 5G cell towers is proceeding throughout cities worldwide, remarkably devoid of the barriers of premarket testing or health and safety studies, and propelled by industry friendly laws, research is now being published on the real-life exposures and health effects of operational 5G towers. For now, these are only short-term health effects. Long term health effects will not be known for decades. A series of 5 case reports from Sweden in the last year have been delivered to the scientific community, revealing that residents living near the new 5G towers developed symptoms of microwave illness soon after deployment of the 5G base station. When these affected individuals moved to a lower EMF dwelling their symptoms subsided. Most of these cases are considered classic examples of a provocation test. In all cases the exposure levels, although some of the highest levels researchers had measured in homes, were within the current ICNIRP standards purported to be “safe” and cause no health effects. These were, however, well above levels considered “safe” according to robust literature referenced in many reports including the BioInitiative Report and EuropaEM EMF Guidelines. These 5 case reports were preceded by reports of similar neurologic health symptoms in residents and families in Geneva Switzerland when 5G towers were placed in 2019.
Case Report: The Microwave Syndrome after Installation of 5G Emphasizes the Need for Protection from Radiofrequency Radiation. Hardell and Nilsson. Annals of Case Reports. 8: 1112. January 2023. In the first case report of a man and woman in their 60’s (Hardell and Nilsson, Jan 2023), researchers were able to obtain measurements of indoor radiofrequency radiation (RFR) before and after the rooftop 5G cell tower was placed. In Sweden the frequencies used for 5G in city environments are typically around 3.5 GHz and added to current lower frequencies. They found the peak RFR levels in the bedroom after placement of 5G were 250 times greater than that of the prior 3G and 4G cell tower which was in the same location. The most common symptoms which developed in the couple were insomnia, irritability, fatigue, poor concentration, headaches, ringing in the ear (tinnitus), dizziness, depression, and nose bleeds, few of which were present before the new 5G cell tower. It was notable that the woman had more significant symptoms. The authors conclude, “These now presented symptoms of the microwave syndrome were caused by non-thermal effects from RF radiation and highlight that the ICNIRP guidelines used in most countries including Sweden do not protect human health. Guidelines based on all biological negative effects from RF radiation are urgently needed, as well as monitoring human health, not the least due to rapidly increasing levels of exposure.”
Development of the Microwave Syndrome in Two Men Shortly after Installation of 5G on the Roof above their Office. Nilsson and Hardell. Ann Clin Case Rep. February 2023; 8: 2378. In the second case report (Nilsson and Hardell, Feb. 2023), two male office workers (Case 1 and Case 2) reported health effects after a rooftop 3G/4G cell tower was replaced with new 5G infrastructure. In Case 1 the 57 year-old male often experienced symptoms of headache which disappeared after he would leave the building, as well as joint pain, ringing in the ears, poor concentration, attention deficit, fatigue and skin burning. He would also experience sharp pain in the elbows when working and living in the office space as well as skin sensitivity. All symptoms disappeared 2 weeks after relocating, however the joint pain and headache would reappear when he was in areas of higher radiation. He feels he has become more sensitive to the wireless radiation. In Case 2, the 42 year-old male, who also had a work/apartment arrangement in the same building as Case 1, experienced new symptoms of headache, dizziness, poor concentration, confusion, toothache, pressure in the head and ringing in the ears, in addition to worsening insomnia. All new symptoms, along with insomnia and disappeared when he moved to the country with low RFR.
Case Report: A 52-Year Healthy Woman Developed Severe Microwave Syndrome–Shortly After Installation of a 5G Base Station Close to Her Apartment. Hardell and Nilsson. Annals of Clinical and Medical Case Reports. April 2023. In the third case report (Hardell and Nilsson, April 2023) a 52 year-old woman developed severe health symptoms soon after a 5G cell tower was installed opposite to her second story apartment 60 meters away. Symptoms disappeared when she moved into another apartment with lower EMF but became more severe after she tried to return. She experienced headaches, dizziness, balance problems, loss of concentration, loss of immediate memory, confusion, fatigue, anxiety, cough, nose bleeding, GI and skin symptoms. The authors note, “A 4G base station antenna was previously active at the same spot but it was not until the 5G deployment that her symptoms developed”.
5G Radiofrequency Radiation Caused the Microwave Syndrome in a Family Living Close to the Base Stations. Nilsson and Hardell. Journal of Cancer Science and Clinical Therapeutics. 7 (2023): 127-134. June 2023. In the fourth case report (Nilsson and Hardell, June 2023) the authors examined a family of three persons living in a corner apartment across from two 5G base stations located 50 and 70 meters on the corner roofs of two adjacent 6 story buildings but directed slightly lower at the 4th floor apartment directly across the street. All family members reported symptoms but the daughter had the most severe health issues with insomnia, headache, concentration and memory problems, skin disorders, irregular heartbeat, light sensitivity, anxiety and panic attacks. She did have symptoms of microwave illness prior to the cell tower change but symptoms significantly worsened with the higher power and variable frequencies. Very high peak RF radiation levels, >2, 500, 000 μW/m2, were measured on the balcony across from the 5G cell tower.
A 49-Year-Old Man Developed Severe Microwave Syndrome after Activation of 5G Base Station 20 Meters from his Apartment. Nilsson and Hardell. J Community Med Public Health 7: 382. Nov 2023. In the fifth case report (Nilsson and Hardell, November 2023) a 49-year old previously healthy male developed symptoms almost immediately after a 5G base station was installed 20 meters from his apartment across the street. This was again on the roof of a 3-story building and unfortunately at the same level as the gentleman’s apartment. The most severe effects were “headache, dysesthesia (abnormal sensation), loss of immediate memory, high and irregular pulse, chest squeeze, burning and lancinating skin.” The symptoms were so severe he and his daughter had to leave the apartment one week after moving in. The symptoms disappeared or decreased within a short time period after moving to another apartment with lower RF radiation. Unfortunately, they reappeared whenever he returned to his apartment to pick up his personal belongings. Again noted is that a base station for 3G/4G had previously been active for 10 years on the roof of the same building in front of the man’s apartment, during which time the man had resided in the apartment without symptoms. Indoor levels reached the maximum peak measureable level of 3,180,000 μW/m2 within 10-15 seconds.
5 Case Reports on 5G Health Effects
The authors of these studies note:
“These levels apparently provoked, within a short time period, ill health in the stud- ied persons. They are far above levels that have been reported to provoke ill health from previous generations of wireless technology [20-27], and also far above levels recommended by experts. In 2012, the BioInitiative Report suggested a limit of 30-60 μW/m2 for human exposure, lower for sensitive persons and children, 3- 6 μW/m2 [28]. Even lower guidelines were proposed in 2016, maximum 10 – 1 000 μW/m2, lower at night time 1-100 μW/m2, and for sensitive persons 0.1-10 μW/m2 [29]. On the other hand, the measured levels from 5G are still far below the levels recommend- ed by ICNIRP [5] and the FCC [30]. According to ICNIRP 2020 exposure can be as high as 10 000 000 μW/m2 for whole body exposure averaged over 30 minutes, thus allowing peak levels to be even very much higher [31].”
“The effects of the exposure depend not only on the carrier frequency, for instance 3.5 GHz as for 5G, but also, and perhaps more importantly so, on the modulation and/or pulsation of the signal and as well as on the peak and average intensity .” http://www.fortunejournals.com/articles/5g-radiofrequency-radiation-caused-the-microwave-syndrome-in-a-family-living-close-to-the-base-stations.pdf
“Further, it is known that the sensitivity to RF radiation can vary considerably among individuals.”
“The RF radiation levels measured in this study, and in our three previous case studies on this topic, were very much higher than levels in previous generations of wireless technology found to increase the risk of ill health such as symptoms of the microwave syndrome.”
