Questionnaire among the affected residents: Dr. med. Yvonne Gilli

Questionnaire Revealed: Complaints Have Been Massively Reduced

Conditions for the subsequent questionnaire

  On October 6 and 12, 2004 a detailed questionnaire was distributed among the residents of Hemberg, concerning their complaints.

According to a scale, which included 4 intensity grades, the participating residents marked the present complaints and compared them with the condition before putting the antenna into operation and after the BioGeometric installations done by Dr. Karim.

The persons asked were very positive about Dr. Karim’s pilot project. The number of persons who were asked (35) is statistically not significant. The subjectively mentioned complaints were structured according to a head-feet scheme. Complaints, which were not fitting into to this scheme, were noted under a column “other complaints”. Under this column disease diagnoses were noted, which were subjectively influenced by the mobile communication antenna.

Head and Concentration suffered the most

In general, an increase of complaints was revealed in regard to number and intensity after putting the antenna into operation. This was followed with an obvious improvement after the biogeometric installations by Dr. Karim. Some of the persons questioned were not able to remember exactly, which complaints already existed prior to putting the antenna into operation.

In the head to feet scheme, the head complaints were clearly dominant. Under these complaints in turn, the psychological status and the cognitive performance were of greatest concern. The psychological complaints could be categorized in a wider sense under depressive symptoms. There were also complaints in the cognitive functions especially concentration.

Rheumatic complaints increased

On the physical level, the affected persons in Hemberg complained mainly of headaches as well as eye and ear problems.

Next to the head complaints, an increase of rheumatic complaints and temperature sensitivity was revealed.

Not all react similar to electro-smog

Despite of the low number of cases and the subjective statements, the questionnaire is of interest. It reflects the known symptoms, which were already described in other studies under the term biological or non-thermal effect of GSM mobile communication emissions. As most of the felt complaints are medically not objective, it is difficult to record them scientifically.

Furthermore it is difficult to record the cases, because of the large scale of complaints and the obvious different individual reaction to the emission. Not to forget the individual variable exposition, even for persons in the same household.

It has been noticed in case of a family, who has been asked, that the complaints were intensified after putting the antenna into operation, despite that the family members were exposed to a 10-times stronger “house-made” electro-smog (through a microwave device, a wireless telephone, as well as other equipment in standby-position). One of the family members felt especially unwell in a certain room, which was proven to be subjected to more electro-magnetic emissions.

Larger scale examinations would be of outmost necessity

For future questionnaires the questions should be adapted to new findings. To be enabled to argue scientifically, the following criteria should be considered:

One should survey a larger number (100 persons) living in a quantitatively known geographic sector, exposed heavily to mobile communication emissions. No selection should be carried out (in this case the most afflicted were chosen). The persons should have be chosen prior to the installation of the antenna.

Measurements of the locations are to be done first. In flats the different measurements are to be carried out as well in regard to longer presence in the relevant room, e.g. bedroom.

The additional electro-smog must be known and quantified as well.

A minimum of 4 different phases of questionnaires should take place: before putting the antenna into operation, 4 months after putting the antenna into operation, 1 month after the installation of BioGeometric devices and 1 year after the installation of these devices.

Neither the persons who are asked, nor the persons who put the question should know the actual situation of the antenna—whether in operation or not.

UMTS—supply increases the health emergency situation

It is hoped that epidemiological studies will be financed in future. Due to the present study situation and the results of this minimal number of questioned afflicted persons, we may speak of an actual health emergency situation, contrary to the so called installation emergency, given by the Federal Advisory Council prior to the enactment of the NISV-decree. This is now increased due to the present provision with UMTS.

Wil, Automn 2004
Dr. med. Yvonne Gilli

Author’s note:

Long term effect: In 2010 the sustained well-being of the residents is evident.