Wensleydale, as you will have gathered from my previous blog, is delightful but…
Do not assume that just because you are in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales you are any safer from electromagnetic radiation than you would be in the heart of a city. I don’t know where it was coming from (I had not taken any of my ‘measuring’ meters with me) but tit ws certainly in evidence around Hawes and the Stonehouse Hotel.
As many of you will know, I am electrosensitive and have been for nearly ten years. (See here for my original ‘story’.) For a couple of years I was super-sensitive and was all but a prisoner in the house even though I had taken all recommended measures to reduce my exposure. Then our good friend John Scott suggested a book on oxygen therapy to me and I started to treat myself with food grade hydrogen peroxide. I will not go into it here but if you want to find out more about both the protective measures I took and the oxygen therapy, see here. I subsequently discovered Aerobic Oxygen and have continued to take that ever since.
As a result of both the strict avoidance protocol and the oxygen therapy, my sensitivity improved pretty dramatically. So, for the last four or five years, although I continue to live a very EMR ‘clean’ life (no wifi, no hands-free phones, no smart meters, only using a mobile/smart phone to text and keeping it on ‘airplane mode’ except when I am using it, clearing my sleeping area of all electricity and electromagnetic radiation etc) I have been able to lead a pretty normal life – travelling, going to people’s houses/offices even the they used wifi etc etc. However, I was always aware that, apart from radiation in general, I could have a problem with titanium as one of the strongest EMR reactions that I had in my sensitive days was to a new pair of glasses with titanium frames. As soon as the titanium frame was replaced with plastic, they were fine.
Titanium is meant to be a totally inert substance, which is why it is widely used in medical implants such as hip joints and dental implants. In theory titanium is totally non-allergenic but Melisa testing suggest that around 4% of all patients tested for titanium are allergic to it. Moreover, according to environmental medic.s such as Dr William Rea at the Environmental Health Centre in Dallas, any metal implant, no matter what the metal, will act as an antenna in someone who is electrosensitive. (Well, it will in everyone but only those who are electrosensitive will suffer the fall out.)
Before Christmas some dental issues which had been brewing for some years finally came to a head and I had to have some molars removed. An excellent job was done by an excellent dental surgeon but the issue was, what to do next. The obvious answer in this day and age, is a dental implant – or in my case, several. However, I was nervous as the material of choice for dental implants is titanium as other material can shatter or sheer, neither of which is a good idea when they are embedded in your gum! My dental surgeon, who, like most mainstream practitioners, knew nothing about ES, pointed out that if I was worried about having metal in my mouth – I already had truck loads of it in there! A lingering amalgam filling (of which I was not even aware) and metal linings to a number of crowns – which was true. The ever-wise webmaster did point out that they were all on the surface of teeth not bedded into the gum which could be a different matter. However, I have been so much better that I decided to go ahead with one experimental implant. Bad idea….
Everything was fine for about four weeks – which makes sense as, given how my sensitivity had receded, it would take some time for it to build up again. And then suddenly, literally over night, I started reacting to my phone when I turned it on. ES, like allergy, works on the bucket with the hole principle – you are fine as long as you do not put more water into the bucket than can escape through the hole, but as soon as you do, it overflows. And once it has overflowed, you then become much more sensitive.
So, as soon as I started to react (and you do not mistake reactions with ES) I knew it had to be the implant. Absolutely nothing else had changed during that period so what else could it be? And I knew that I needed to get it out fast as once the bucket has overflowed the sensitivity can ramp up very quickly. Although she still did not really accept that this was possible (‘no research evidence….’) my lovely dental surgeon reacted immediately and within 24 hours, the implant was gone. But, as I had feared, my sensitivity levels have been dramatically lowered and it will, no doubt, take me some time to build them up again.
Which brings us back to Wensleydale…..
Two months ago I do not expect that I would have noticed the radiation levels in the dale at all, but last week, I was very aware that in some areas (such as Hawes village and some parts of the hotel) the radiation was quite high. (In the ‘old days’ I would have taken my meters with me so that I could have measured where it was and was coming from and taken avoiding measures.) And since I have come back, I am uncomfortable in my local supermarket where the ceiling is low and they still use low energy light bulbs, or when I go too close to a phone mast or I am in a room where there is a wifi router.
I am sure that all of this will improve over the next few months if I am careful and sensible but – anyone out there who is also electromagnetically hypersensitive – be warned. Even if you have got the condition under control, it has not gone away, it has gone underground and is just waiting for a chance to pounce….
So, for now, no more visits to Wensleydale, no matter how tempting the cheese or cute the lambs!!
PS. 3th July. Anyone who is electrosensitive – do read the helpful comments on this blog. Also, as I mentioned in a reply, if you have suffered from ES for sometime and have been unable to crack it, you might be interested in oxygen therapy. I know it is only anecdotal (what isn’t in this area?) but I had great success with ingested oxygen treatment. It is cheap, harmless and, as far as I was concerned, was very helpful. You can read about it here on the FoodsMatter site.
As it happens, I was in Hawes a couple of weeks back – with a meter. Overall I found Hawes not too bad – apart from very high levels emanating from individual properties. Surrounding areas of countryside where I was were also good, as long as they were well away from the railway line which spreads a nasty signal quite some way into its surroundings. I was exploring the area as a possible environment for EHS folks and concluded that there are areas, in countryside away from other houses, that would be suitable
Hi Nicky – thanks for that. Well, I am suspecting that I was just picking up anything that was going – but I am glad that overall it registered fairly low. I know that the hotel had wifi for example, as all hotels have to – and I suspect that we may have wandered quite close to the railway. It is such a lovely place and would be grand for ES folks to chill out if you can find some safe corners.
Hi Michelle, I agree with you about Hawes, was there with my sister a couple of months ago, and had to leave and go elsewhere, as the actual village made me feel quite ill, and measured pretty high when I checked on my acousticom 2. However, there are places in the countryside nearby that are comparatively low, you just have to find them. It is quite complex, depending on exactly where you are, but we did a search, as she has a caravan in the Dales, in Wenslydale, near Leyburn, and I wanted to see if I could sleep a night there. Fortunately, her half of the site is good, but even a few yards away is out of the question – I think because of the site’s wifi. Also, we did a couple of walks at the back of the site – high up – no good – then 2 walks along the rivers nearby, which was brilliant, hardly any signal, and lovely and peaceful – deserted. So – it is possible, just keep away from towns and villages, and some places higher up, because of phone masts. Am going there again this month, but will definitely have my meter again! Re titanium dental implants – I was warned off them by my bio-resonance practitioner, who is pretty knowledgable about teeth and ES, and recommended me to a dentist I think I’m right in thinking you have been to, in Belsize Park. Anyway, the bio-resonance practiioner used to send patients to Germany to have non-titanium implants done, but says there is one place in this country now that does them. But maybe you know more about it now. Really hope your sensitivity subsides again – life’s a constant battle, I’ve been trying to overcome it for more than 10 years, like many others. Support groups help, as do Blogs like yours – you know you are not alone then, and pick up useful info. All the best!
Brilliant Kate- thank you so much for you input and delighted that the area is viable for electrosesitives. Thanks also for your comments on implants. Yes I have heard of someone who specialises in non titanium ones but must admit that I’m am just ‘sitting ‘ on the whole issue for now!!
Katie – Just one more point – I was away when I got your comment so was replying from my phone (on airplane mode then just switched ‘on’ to send….) You say you have been suffering with ES for 10 years. I know it is only anecdotal (what isn’t in this area?) but I had great success with ingested oxygen treatment. It is cheap, harmless and, as far as I was concerned, was very helpful. You can read about it here on the FoodsMatter site.
Thanks so much for that, I had heard about it before, and there are varying reports, and I had wondered whether to try it, but life got in the way as it does! I’ll look into it again, and ask a couple of therapists I see what they think, not that I go always by what they say. Anyway, it’s other people’s experiences that are really the most useful, so thanks. What’s interesting is that different things seem to work for different people, and I think we all become sensitive in the way we do, due to varying factors. That really shows in the support group I belong to. I try to ignore the effects of ES as much as I can, am determined not to become obsessed by it, and still work to a degree – as a musician, but some things are impossible, and one day can set you back for ages as you probably know. Anyway, thanks again for getting back -it’s appreciated.
For what it is worth, Katie, most of the medics to whom I spoke said the idea was ridiculous as the oxygen would never make it past the stomach acids to be absorbed into the blood stream so would not achieve anything. However, talking last week with Dr Janice Joneja, our histamine expert who is a research biochemist by training, I mentioned the therapy and she was far more sanguine about it. I am not chemist but as I understood it, whereas stomach acids will have a dramatic (and necessary) effect on proteins etc they should have no effect at all on oxygen molecules. the general response however, was that oxygen therapy was completely harmless the only issue being whether it was effective. Good luck!!
Hi,
My gf just recently made a dental implant, and now she’s suffering from ES.
What happened to your dental implant? Are there any alternatives to titanium?
Thank you.
Yes, you can have non titanium ceramic implants -which is what I have had done – and those are totally fine as far as electrosensitivity is concerned. There are dentists in the UK who do them although they are ot always easy to find. Good luck.
I am going to have an implant but my dentist is advising me to have the titanium because it has better success rate. I am leaning towards the zirconium because of my auto immune conditions. I have read of someone being allergy to zirconium is there a test for this?
I do clench my teeth a lot which is also an issue. Please could you help me decide what to do for the best.
Many thanks
Marie
Hi Marie – I personally would not have titanium implants because of my electro-sensitivity. Indeed I did try one and and had to have it removed because it was acting as a conductor. I ended up by having zirconium implants done in Switzerland – you can read about it here – https://michellesblog.co.uk/?s=swiss+biohealth. I am very happy with all the work that they did but I must warn you that it is not cheap. But as I am sure you are aware, implants are not cheap anywhere. I am not sure how relevant the teeth clenching is I am afraid…..
As regards being allergic to zirconium. As far as I am aware it is pretty allergy free but of course there is nothing that someone, somewhere is not all allergic to. However, titanium allergy certainly does exist although it is relatively rare.
As regards success rate. Five or ten years ago zirconium implants tended to shatter whereas titanium one didn’t. But there has been a huge improvement in the quality of the zirconium implants (well, certainly the ones that they use in Switzerland!) and they are now very robust. The Swiss would say that the zirconium had a higher success rate as they are not rejected by the body (as a foreign substance) as the titanium ones can be.
I hope that is of some help – and good luck! Michelle
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly and helping me decide what to do.
It is not an option for me to go to Switzerland but I have been told about the The Holistic Clinic in London who I shall contact.
Another question on teeth. The tooth next to my gap has now got a crack in it and am told I need a root canal. I told the dentist I would rather not he said the only other option is to remove it which he said is not a good idea. What is your thoughts on root canals?
Well, I must admit that most of my thinking on teeth is now guided by the Biohealth Clinic as theirs seems a very sensible approach. I totally understand that you may not want/be able to go to Switzerland but it might be worth reading about how they do things. They believe that root canals are a bad thing partly because you cannot guarantee to clear all of the toxins out of the root and partly because they involve inserting a lot foreign material into the space and they do not think it is a good idea to do that. So they would advise that you would do better to have the tooth removed and a zirconium implant instead. I really do not have the expertise to comment. And of course, an implant is significantly more expensive than a root canal filling.
Thank you for taking the time to explain things so clearly.
My mind was so full of chatter and now I have been able to make my decision with your help I feel more relaxed. It’s a case of acceptance on my part.
Have a good weekend.
Goodluck. I hope that whatever you choose to do it works out OK.
Hi Michelle – have just come across your blog, whilst looking for people in the Mobile Access North Yorkshire [MANY] area, that is trialling 5g, who are EMF sensitive. We want to collect their stories as exhibits for our Notice of Liability, which we intend to serve to some of the public servants and elected representatives responsible for rolling out this experiment. Do yu know anyone who is EMF sensitive in the Leyburn, West Witton, area who comes into this category?
Thanks
So sorry – afraid I don’t. Good luck woth the project. Michelle
Hi Michelle – good to find your blog. We are a group based around Leyburn that have been objecting to the Mobile Access North Yorkshire 5g trial since Nov 2019 when it was first mooted. Now we are about to serve them a Notice of Liability, requiring that they are accountable for the harm they are causing in promoting this toxic technology. We need more evidence of emf sensitivity from those who live in the Dale. Would you be willing/able to give us a para to a page? My number 01748 825732 if you want more details.
Sue
Hi Sue – I’d be very happy to help but…… I live in London. Good luck with your notice. Michelle