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Allergic to Electricity: Is It Possible?  

What Results Have Come from Scientific Studies on Electromagnetic Sensitivity?

In the medical community, EHS is a controversial subject. There is currently no proof connecting EMFs and the alleged EHS symptoms. Additionally, there is no credible evidence demonstrating how EMFs might result in these symptoms.

In a 2019 study, [2] researchers analyzed 28 blinded experimental studies that looked at the relationships between EMFs and EHS symptoms. They evaluated the strengths and limitations of each study, as well as the accuracy of the data.

Studies suggested that EMFs might produce undesirable symptoms, which had a number of shortcomings. This includes issues like using faulty statistical analyses or not screening participants for illnesses that could produce EHS symptoms.

Furthermore, new research has shown that humans are unable to recognize real EMF exposure.

In a 2018 study, persons with self-diagnosed EHS were exposed to sham (false) signals as well as EMFs from mobile and radio systems. It appears that the participants were unable to determine when they were exposed to EMFs because they reported more symptoms when they believed each station was on.

Another research from 2017 discovered comparable outcomes. Participants who self-reported having EHS were randomly exposed to EMFs and phony frequencies. None of the subjects were able to say when they had actually been exposed to EMFs.

A 2020 review claimed that the belief that an EMF is harmful might cause a nocebo effect. This happens when a patient has negative symptoms after a treatment because they have negative beliefs about that treatment.

Others believe that persons who believe they have EHS do so to cope with underlying illnesses that already exist.