The known auditory system response range for exposure to RF is 200MHz - 3,000MHz. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) Smartmeters are operating in the known RF auditory system response range at 450MHz-470MHz for about 45-60 seconds per day. It is therefore possible that Smartmeters could cause tinnitus and hearing loss for people who are extra-sensitive to RFR. It is also even more possible that the UHF television in the home could cause tinnitus and hearing loss because the amount of exposure time is greater.
If you live in California, you can opt out of the Smartmeter program (but you will pay more to do so). It would not surprise me if a large number of PG and E customers begin to show high frequency hearing loss and tinnitus. It may take years for exposure damage to present. Some people may be more sensitive than others.
On its website PG and E compares microwave ovens and wifi to its Smartmeter transmissions. It isn't really a fair comparison because Smartmeters transmit at a completely different frequency. That doesn't mean that those devices don't come with other biological risks.
PG and E has reassured its customers that the Smartmeters are safe based on FCC standards. The FCC admits that more study needs to be done in regard to the biological effects of operating in these frequencies. The FCC does not say that it is entirely safe to do so. For now, they allow it.
If you live in California, you will have to decide whether you are willing to pay more each month to be absolutely assured of safety or to accept the risk of allowing a Smartmeter to be attached to your home.
My goal is not to get you to opt out but to inform you of the possibility of auditory system damage, no matter how low the risk appears to be. Once chronic severe tinnitus starts it will not stop. There is no cure.
Here is how to opt out:
http://www.pge.com/myhome/customerservice/smartmeter/optout/
More information:
http://docs.cpuc.ca.gov/efile/RESP/149398.pdf
Note: After I posted this I decided to opt out just to be on the safer side. PG and E was gracious about it. I do have to pay a small monthly fee.
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I had a problem with severe ringing in the ears (my children also heard the noise) after a smart meter was installed. After I opted out (in Michigan) the noise was greatly reduced. I suspect the radio frequency waves are audible to us or are transformed by our house somehow to become audible. It took two days after the transmitter was turned off for a very loud high frequency noise to abate. Had that high-frequency noise been masked by the constant "ringing noise" we were hearing? If so, I would say it was certainly loud enough to cause hearing damage. --Things are Better for Us Now after Optin-out in Michigan
*Thank you for this excellent blog!
CA,
You are welcome. You and your children may be extra-sensitive to radio frequency radiation or electromagnetic radiation. The Smartmeter response may be an indicator. Try to limit cell phone use, close proximity to cell towers, laser printers, excessive computer and TV time. Try to stay at least six feet from the microwave oven while in use. Your cordless phone base broadcasts microwave energy. You may want to replace your cordless phones with plugins.
Thanks, Steven. Yes, I think we hear what others can't hear. A neighbor has asked me to come to her house as she thinks the noise is also present there. I am wondering if this is resonance on the wiring of the home, proximity to electrical power lines (not high-tension wires), or a transformer near my home. Or is it the smart meter interacting with the wiring of my home somehow? Very troubling to be unable to figure this out. We have given up cell phones, cordless phones, wireless router and do not have a microwave. I agree that all of that has helped!
This link may help you to discover the problem: http://voices.yahoo.com/humming-inside-walls-causes-solutions-5294807.html
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