{"id":16337,"date":"2011-07-24T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T19:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=16337"},"modified":"2012-01-25T08:55:10","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T13:55:10","slug":"wind-turbine-infrasound-makes-people-sick-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/wind-turbine-infrasound-makes-people-sick-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wind turbine infrasound makes people sick&#8221; (Mass.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><span style=\"color: #656563;\"><span style=\"color: #768b2e;\"><em>Editor&#8217;s note<\/em>: \u00a0The following document was submitted by Dr. Helen Parker to the<\/span> <a onclick=\"window.open('https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/we-the-people-insist-on-proper-health-studies-mass\/','','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=1000,height=1000,left='+(screen.availWidth\/2-500)+',top='+(screen.availHeight\/2-500)+'');return false;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/we-the-people-insist-on-proper-health-studies-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">State of Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection and the Department of Public Health<\/a>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16341\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/writing-for-academic-journals-428.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/writing-for-academic-journals-428.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/writing-for-academic-journals-428-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><br \/>\nFact #1 Industrial-Scale Turbines Produce Infrasound<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">Fact #2 \u00a0Infrasound Makes People Sick<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 60px;\">Fact #3 \u00a0End of Story<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><br \/>\n&#8212;Helen Schwiesow Parker, PhD, Guest Editor (7\/20\/11)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8212;<\/span>Licensed Clinical Psychologist<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8212;<\/span>Chilmark, MA 02535<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><br \/>\nCan you put yourself in the backyards of folks living in Brewster, Massachusetts, listening to the\u00a0platitudes passing for policy while the threat of the turbines looms larger by the\u00a0day?<\/p>\n<p>Consider that it is indisputable (but roundly ignored) that turbines produce\u00a0infrasound. Seismologists in Italy have recently measured airborne\u00a0infrasound emanating from nearby turbines as well as ground-borne\u00a0vibration up to 6.8 miles away. I&#8217;m not implying that the health impacts\u00a0extend 6.8 miles from the turbines. How far they need to be placed from human\u00a0activity to obviate their impact is a critical question and is known to vary with\u00a0many factors.<\/p>\n<p>Around the world, however, minimum 1.25 mile setbacks from residences\u00a0are being codified after the health impacts have been all-too-amply made\u00a0clear.<\/p>\n<p>Consider that infrasound has been used as high-tech crowd control by\u00a0the Israeli army for some years now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Toronto Star<\/em> (Canada), \u201cThe\u00a0Cutting Edge: Military Use of Sound,\u201d 6 June 2005: \u201cMilitary weaponry\u00a0exists that relies on low-frequency sound to disperse crowds or\u00a0control crowd behavior. The effect of low-frequency noise at high\u00a0intensities creates discrepancies in the brain, producing\u00a0disorientation in the body: \u2018The knees buckle, the brain aches, the\u00a0stomach turns. And suddenly, nobody feels like protesting anymore. . . .\u00a0The latest weapon in the Israeli army\u2019s high-tech tool kit.\u2019 \u2018The\u00a0intention is to disperse crowds with sound pulses that create nausea\u00a0and dizziness. It has no adverse effects, unless someone is exposed to\u00a0the sound for hours and hours.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where does that leave people in those little cottages facing Craigsville Beach on\u00a0Cape Cod when Cape Wind goes online?<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><br \/>\nIndustrial-Scale Turbines Make People Sick<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Nearby turbine noise = sleep deprivation [unhealthy in itself] which leads to other\u00a0significant health problems. Beyond that:\u00a0Measurable sub-audible sound waves sent out as the blades spin past the shaft set up\u00a0vibration and resonance in our homes as well as our body cavities&#8212;ears, ocular orbs,\u00a0skull, our lungs and bellies. Of course they do. They are the ultimate, inescapable\u00a0boombox moved in next door.<\/p>\n<p>High doses of infrasound can only be exacerbated by the quality of the audible noise&#8212;rhythmic, repetitive, throbbing, thumping, percussive&#8212;or roaring and grinding . . .\u00a0unnatural. People say that the noise gets into their head and that they can\u2019t get it out.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of industrial wind turbine neighbors worldwide have reported the same\u00a0symptoms, including headaches, fluctuating pressure and ringing in the ears, increased\u00a0blood pressure, anxiety, nausea, difficulty with memory and concentration, depression,\u00a0and panic attacks arising when awake or asleep.<\/p>\n<p>*And as for those who decry these personal reports as \u2018purely anecdotal,\u2019 these know-betters\u00a0are simply exhibiting their ignorance of statistical design. Pierpont\u2019s \u201ccase\u00a0crossover design\u201d is as strong as you can get. Same people, different circumstances:\u00a0near the turbines, they get sick. People distance themselves from the turbines and their\u00a0symptoms abate or disappear (until they\u2019ve become ingrained over time, unfortunately).<\/p>\n<p>Back to the turbine area and the symptoms return. Turbines are the only changing\u00a0variable. Results allow for easy interpretation without the participation of thousands.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00b7<\/span><br \/>\nThis is the Wind Turbine Syndrome<\/h4>\n<p>Turbine infrasound has a direct physical impact on ~10% of those living within 1.25\u00a0miles or more. More often the young, the old, those who are especially sensitive to\u00a0stimuli (the autistic, those with a prior PTSD, those of us who for whatever reasons have\u00a0retreated to rural areas).<\/p>\n<p>Again, around the world, minimum 1.25 mile setbacks from residences are\u00a0being codified after the health impacts have been all-too-amply made clear.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s look at this from one more direction: Consider the announcement which showed\u00a0up in the <em>Watertown (NY) Daily Times<\/em>: Sunday, May 16, 2010:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h6>Hospital Shows Off Balance Center: \u00a0Lewis County General introduces new $100,000 facility<\/h6>\n<p>LOWVILLE, NY&#8212;Kicking off Community Health Awareness Day on Saturday, Lewis\u00a0County General Hospital introduced the first balance center north of Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p>The $100,000 center has equipment to diagnose issues stemming from vertigo,\u00a0imbalance and traumatic brain injury. The new equipment can perform\u00a0comprehensive patient evaluations by checking inner ear functions to test balance.<\/p>\n<p>It also can test patients&#8217; abilities to walk on stairs or step off a curb correctly. . . .<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We expect to be busy fairly quickly,&#8217; said Eric R. Burch, chief executive officer of\u00a0the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Burch said the idea of a balance center came about when various ear, nose and\u00a0throat specialists in the Syracuse and Utica areas mentioned they were getting a lot\u00a0of patients from the north country. He said specialists in Utica plan to refer up to\u00a0seven patients a week to the new center. . . .<\/p>\n<p>Randy L. Lehman, director of rehabilitation services, said he expects the equipment\u00a0to improve the quality of life for those in the north country who may suffer from\u00a0balance problems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Why open a clinical center to diagnose vertigo, dizziness, and related inner ear\u00a0(vestibular) disorders in Lowville, pop. 3500, some 90 miles NE of Syracuse?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe because Lowville is some five miles from the outskirts of the <a onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.horizonwind.com\/projects\/whatwevedone\/mapleridge\/','','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=1000,height=1000,left='+(screen.availWidth\/2-500)+',top='+(screen.availHeight\/2-500)+'');return false;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horizonwind.com\/projects\/whatwevedone\/mapleridge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maple Ridge\u00a0Wind Farm<\/a> whose 140, 1.65MW turbines make up the largest wind farm east of\u00a0the Mississippi.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe there\u2019s another altogether different explanation for the\u00a0vestibular (balance) problems&#8212;aka Wind Turbine Syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s just a\u00a0coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>Please address the very serious questions surrounding the health impacts of industrial\u00a0scale wind turbines objectively and fairly.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: \u00a0The following document was submitted by Dr. Helen Parker to the State of Mass. Dept. of Environmental Protection and the Department of Public Health. \u00b7\u00a0 \u00b7 Fact #1 Industrial-Scale Turbines Produce Infrasound Fact #2 \u00a0Infrasound Makes People Sick Fact #3 \u00a0End of Story \u00b7 &#8212;Helen Schwiesow Parker, PhD, Guest Editor (7\/20\/11) &#8212;Licensed Clinical Psychologist &#8212;Chilmark, MA 02535 \u00b7 Can you put yourself in the backyards of folks living in Brewster, Massachusetts, listening to the\u00a0platitudes passing for policy while the threat of the turbines looms larger by the\u00a0day? Consider that it is indisputable (but roundly ignored) that turbines produce\u00a0infrasound. Seismologists in Italy have recently measured airborne\u00a0infrasound emanating from nearby turbines as well as ground-borne\u00a0vibration up to 6.8 miles away. I&#8217;m not implying that the health impacts\u00a0extend 6.8 miles from the turbines. How far they need to be placed from human\u00a0activity to obviate their impact is a critical question and is known to vary with\u00a0many factors. Around the world, however, minimum 1.25 mile setbacks from residences\u00a0are being codified after the health impacts have been all-too-amply made\u00a0clear. Consider that infrasound has been used as high-tech crowd control by\u00a0the Israeli army for some years now: The Toronto Star (Canada), \u201cThe\u00a0Cutting Edge: Military Use of Sound,\u201d 6 June 2005: \u201cMilitary weaponry\u00a0exists that relies on low-frequency sound to disperse crowds or\u00a0control crowd behavior. The effect of low-frequency noise at high\u00a0intensities creates discrepancies in the brain, producing\u00a0disorientation in the body: \u2018The knees buckle, the brain aches, the\u00a0stomach turns. And suddenly, nobody feels like protesting anymore. . . .\u00a0The latest weapon in the Israeli army\u2019s high-tech tool kit.\u2019 \u2018The\u00a0intention is to disperse crowds with sound pulses that create nausea\u00a0and dizziness. It has no adverse effects, unless someone is exposed to\u00a0the sound for hours and hours.\u2019\u201d Where does that leave people in those little cottages facing Craigsville<a href=\"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/wind-turbine-infrasound-makes-people-sick-mass\/#rdmore\" >Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[166,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}