Is allergic to a TV and telephone, it treats the state - BBC News

49-year-old Italian woman won a battle with the state health fund to finance the treatment of atypical allergies – for TVs, mobile phones and refrigerators. People afflicted with chemical sensitivity faint electromagnetic field and complain about migraines. According to the experts on this type of allergy suffers about half a million Italians.

resident of Sardinia for six years sought help from allergists and clinics throughout Italy. Complained of worsening, severe symptoms caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by television, mobile phone or even a refrigerator.

When a branch of the national health fund women rejected the request for funding for treatment, referred the matter to court. According to the lawyer’s 49-year old Italian woman unrecognized by the health service, and therefore ineligible for the treatment of allergies, prevents the klientce normal life and causes irreversible changes in the body. He made a request for funding for treatment abroad, because in Italy there is no proper facility.

In response, the court ordered in Sardinia, an Italian fund treatment abroad. The woman was under the care of doctors in the UK, at a cost of 27 thousand Italian budget. euro.

This is the first sentence in Italy for an unusual allergy.

More and more people suffer from allergies electromagnetic

– Although chemical sensitivity syndrome is considered a rare disease, it is actually quite common – explains immunologist and allergist with Giuseppe Genovesi Polyclinic Umberto I in Rome. How emphasizes disease affects about 3 percent. people in the U.S. and in Europe. Approximately half feel elektrowra?liwo??. This means that in Italy these people are at least half a million.

Dr. Genovesi says that within two years in 300 people diagnosed chemical sensitivity syndrome and some are allergic to electromagnetic fields. 8 percent. cases in children. As noted, this disease is often not recognized and treated it as a mental disorder. Among the symptoms of allergies are mentioned fainting, trouble breathing, severe migraine and skin diseases. Treatment consists of reducing sensitivity to electromagnetic waves.