Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), also electrohypersensitivity or electrical sensitivity (ES), is a supposed condition in which people claim to experience medical symptoms that they believe are caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields. Although effects of electromagnetic fields on the body are established, sufferers of electromagnetic hypersensitivity report responding to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (or electromagnetic radiation...
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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), also electrohypersensitivity or electrical sensitivity (ES), is a supposed condition in which people claim to experience medical symptoms that they believe are caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields. Although effects of electromagnetic fields on the body are established, sufferers of electromagnetic hypersensitivity report responding to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (or electromagnetic radiation) at intensities well below those permitted by international safety standards. The majority of provocation trials to date have found that sufferers of electromagnetic hypersensitivity are unable to distinguish between the exposure to real and sham electromagnetic fields.
Initial reports of electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the medical literature focused on individuals who reported symptoms following work with monitors. Many other electrical devices have been reported as causing symptoms, and recent surveys of electromagnetic hypersensitivity...
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