About 5% of Americans believe that they are “allergic” to the electromagnetic waves that allow our seemingly endless communications connectivity. Some have begun taking refuge in a Radio Quiet Zone in West Virginia. From a BBC report:

“Diane Schou is unable to hold back the tears as she describes how she once lived in a shielded cage to protect her from the electromagnetic radiation caused by waves from wireless communication.

‘It’s a horrible thing to have to be a prisoner,’ she says. ‘You become a technological leper because you can’t be around people.

‘It’s not that you would be contagious to them – it’s what they’re carrying that is harmful to you.’

Ms Schou is one of an estimated 5% of Americans who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), which they say is caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields typically created by mobile phones, wi-fi and other electronic equipment.”