On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 01:11:58PM -0600, Daniel A. Ramaley wrote:

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> On Wednesday 30 January 2008 12:35, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:

> >My wife is sensitive to what she describes as electromagnetic fields.

> >She gets headaches and other pains when exposed to equipment: the

> > higher the frequency, the worse her symptoms.

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> Rather than trying to find obsolete equipment that runs at a low

> frequency, would it be possible to build a Faraday cage around your

> computer?

Perhaps, perhaps not.
>

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> Has your wife had her sensitivity examined by medical professionals? Is

> it a physical problem or a psychosomatic condition? 

Yes.  Physical.
>How does she react to

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> fluorescent lights?

	badly

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> Incandescents?

	poorly but bette than anything else.

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> How about driving near a radio transmission tower?

	Badly.

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> Or for that matter, even being in a modern car?

	Badly.  Our car is 22 years old and has no computer.

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> If there is an electronic device turned on in the next room but she is not

> aware of it, does she still experience pain?

	Yes.

> I don't need answers to these questions, but if there is a medical

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> solution to your wife's sensitivity that might be easier than trying

> to banish all electronics.

A medical solution would be very nice but not forthcoming.  Note that

apparently in either Norway or Sweeden (I forget which), a whole

non-electronic, non-EMF village has been set up for such sensitive

people.  Hasn't happened in Canada or the US yet.
Doug.