Is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Real?

Olle Johansson is the Associate Professor of Neuroscience  at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.  He places the number of electrosensitive people in Sweden at about 250,000.

Australia does not recognise electromagnetic hypersensitivy (EHS) as a condition or disability.  In 2002, Sweden became the first country to formally recognise EHS as a physical impairment.

Allergic to TV and mobile phones: Is 'electromagnetic hypersensitivity' real?
by Abbie O'Brien, sbs.com.au,
23 April 2015

A growing number of people are blaming their health problems on mobile phones and television, saying they are allergic to electromagnetic fields. But is it all in their heads?

"Every single aspect of my life has been destroyed. Every single aspect."

Bruce Evans has been living with electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) since 2007. While there is no medical diagnosis for the condition, it is characterised by a range of symptoms which sufferers attribute to exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF), particularly those caused by broadcasting devices. The most common symptoms include dermatological symptoms, nausea, headaches, and tinnitus.

"No one understands our condition or the situation we're in," he said. "It's an invisible sort of thing. You can't see what’s happening to us - you can only see our reaction to it.”

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