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[UPDATE:  As of 2021-05-22, a second residence where RF current was entering the home through the coaxial cable installation no longer has that issue.  A reference to the abstract "Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS, microwave syndrome) - Review of mechanisms" was changed from the NIH: National Library of Medicine - Nation Center for Biotechnology Information to ScienceDirect.]

    Have you ever heard of something called WiFi allergies?  It's also known an EHS - short for Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity.  There's a laundry list of symptoms that are reported by people who believe that WiFi is making them sick.  Here's a few of them:

• Headache
• Fatigue
• Stress
• Sleep disturbances
• Skin prickling
• Burning sensations and rashes
• Pain and ache in muscles

   For the most part, no one's convinced it's a real illness and has a real world cause.  Here's a few links with more information on that:

• Dewey, Caitlin. "Are ‘WiFi allergies’ a real thing? A quick guide to electromagnetic hypersensitivity." The Washington Post.Fred Ryan, 31 Aug. 2015. Web. 22 May. 2021.
• Nunez, Kirsten. "Is It Possible to Be Allergic to Electricity?" healthline.com. 24 Sep. 2020. Web. 22 May. 2021.
• Tsoulis-Reay, Alexa. "What It’s Like to Be Allergic to Wi-Fi" The CUT.Vox Media, 29 Mar. 2015. Web. 22 May. 2021.
• Stein, Yael and Udasin, Iris G. "Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS, microwave syndrome) - Review of mechanisms" Science Direct.Elsevier, Volume 186. Jul. 2020. Web. 22 May. 2021.

• The People Who Claim They're Allergic to Wifi The Vice.Vice Media

   All the links above are from the first page of results on google for the search term "wifi sickness".  I've included so many to show how many symptoms get reported, how difficult it is to identify a cause, and how confusing the topic is in general.  And did you notice one of those links mentions the term "microwave syndrome"?  That's more significant than it may first seem.

   Here's the reason why:  I know exactly what's causing those symptoms.

   I know exactly why so many different things other than the root cause get blamed.

   And I know this because I've had all those symptoms continuously for the past year or so, had a Charter Spectrum technician find RF current coming into my apartment through their coaxial cable hookup, and now no longer have any of those symptoms as of last Wednesday when the RF current was somehow turned off.

   If you read an earlier post on RF current then you might be able to guess what was happening when it entered my apartment.  Actually, give it another read and you won't need to guess.

• RF current

   But here's a hint:  RF current (which is an oscillating current) can induce an oscillating wave in electronic devices like a WiFi router.  Yes, a normal and functional WiFi router can start emitting a really unpleasant oscillating wave due to the presence of RF current.  Does your WiFi router have a coaxial cable connected to it?  Mine sure does and the effect from the router would make me nauseous from several feet away.

   Even better, I bought a microwave leak detector online ($20 from Amazon) and checked the coaxial cables that were plugged into the hookups.  Each inch of every coaxial cable I had was emitting microwaves.  Yes, when I was sitting next to a cable I was slow cooking myself and would have these symptoms:

• Tingling and prickly feeling on any exposed skin.
• Burning sensation on my feet and any exposed skin - but no redness or rash that I noticed.
• Feeling in my stomach that ranged between nauseous and butterflies.

   How many site or links online are aware of the connection to RF current?

   Apparently none are.

   What do you need to confirm if it's a problem in your own home?

   A connected length of coaxial cable (as cheap an flexible as you can find) and a microwave leak detector.  The cheaper the cable the more likely it is to leak radiation and give away the RF current.

   Should there be any RF current in anyone's cable connection?

   Nope.