Different Aspects of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

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1 Titel Different Aspects of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity A. Wojtysiak, J. Reißenweber, F. Gholamrezaei, E. David Institute of Physiology and Physiopathology Electropathological Research Center of the University Witten/Herdecke 02302/ /

2 Electropathological Research Center Information:»authorities»physicians / colleagues»general public»companies Research:»electromagnetical hypersensitivity»work places»melatonin»cellbiology»cardiac pacemakers

3 Definition Self reported: perception of weak emf and / or: health impairment caused by weak emf

4 Hypothesis influences on central nervous system (autonomous nervous system) caused by conscious or unconscious perception of field

5 Program Medical Check:»Anamnesis»General and Neurological Examination Questionnaires:»specially designed»hypochondria-hystery-inventory HHI Provocation Experiments

6 Procedure Introductory Conversation Medical Anamnesis 1. Test series Psycho-social Anamnesis Medical Examination 2. Test series Blood Sampling Final Discussion and Advice

7 Experimental Course Single block: notification on/off off 2 min. 3 min. MF: 50 Hz 10 µt Test Series 1 (3+10 blocks) learning phase (patient knows field status) Test Series 2 (10 blocks)

8 Test Environment

9 Randomization 30 EHS-persons healthy volunteers score count [% of experiments] average score [%]

10 Age Correlation age [years] average score [%]

11 Melatonin Correlation plasma melatonin level [pg/ml] average score [%]

12 Melatonin Time Course healthy controls 50 Hz exposure EHS persons plasma melatonin level [pg/ml] :00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 sampling time

13 Symptoms patients abundance symptoms exhaustion 13 sleep disorders 12 concentration 12 failure back pains 10 headache 9 allergies 8 feeling of 9 oppression crawling 8 sensation depression 5 cardiac pains 5 hypertension 3 IEI 3 PMLs (pg/ml) 5,8 16 8,1 8,0 15,9 9,1 8,4 14, ,7 14 9,2 8,6 7,7 average score 70% 50 50% 65% 50% 50% 35% 60% 55% 50% 55% 65% 50% 40% 70% 54,5

14 Hypochondria-Hystery- Inventory 140 continous distribution factor continous distribution factor patient HP2 HPges HY

15 Hypochondria-Hystery- Inventory Standardized Psychological Evaluation 11 Patients tested Results: no hypochondric or hysteroid tendencies criteria not to be used for diagnosis cannot account for phenomenon evaluation ceased

16 where are we? Diagnosis Therapy Knowledge Advice Patient Research healthy? EMF?

17 Conclusion Questionnaires:»no symptomatic definition possible»no hypochondria or hystery phenomenon Medical Check:»no evidence for medical definition Exposure Experiments»no conscious / unconscious perception Future: check reported exposures combination of methods

18 Coworkers Eduard David Jörg Reißenweber Birgit Grothus Fatemeh Gholamrezaei Sabine Kentner Gerda Vöge Michael Pfotenhauer Manfred Rulhoff