The Dj who is allergic to Wi-Fi

The Dj who is allergic to Wi-Fi

24 July, 2009 | 8.29PM

• Written by: Phillip O
• Filed under: Music News : allergy, steve miller, wi-fi

I thought I’d share this interesting news posted by The Telegraph (and several other news sites) cause one doesn’t hear these sorts of things much, and according to what I’ve read, it affects 2% of the population, which is actually a considerable amount of people…

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Posted by the Telegraph July 24th 2009:

“The man who is ‘allergic’ to Wi-Fi”
A club DJ, Steve Miller, has claimed he has been forced into exile by a powerful allergy to Wi-Fi internet waves which leaves him feeling dizzy, sick and disorientated.

Mr Miller, better known by his stage name Afterlife, says he is unable to use trains, stay in hotels or visit his local high street because of his sensitivity to the “electrosmog” cause by wireless internet waves.
He is among around two per cent of the population who claim they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensetivity, while the number of people and businesses pumping out the Wi-Fi signal is rising.

Mr Miller told The Sun: “I feel like an exile on my own planet. It’s almost impossible to find somewhere without Wi-Fi nowadays.
“If I fancy a pint I have to travel three miles to the only pub in my area that doesn’t have it. I can’t just go to the shops because huge parts of the high street affect me.
“If I go somewhere, I can instantly sense the Wi-Fi and have to leg it.”
Mr Miller, who had a residency at the Ibiza nightclub Pacha before his allergy, said he has missed out on a large number of overseas gigs because all airports and most hotels have Wi-Fi.
The only place where he says he can escape the “electrosmog” is in his own home – a detached house with 18in thick granite walls in a village near Falmouth, Cornwall.

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