Wi-Fi allergy leaves DJ 'in exile'

A CLUB DJ from Cornwall says he feels like "an exile on my own planet" because of his allergy to Wi-Fi Internet waves which leaves him feeling dizzy and disorientated.

Steve Miller, who lives near Falmouth, cannot use trains, stay in hotels or walk down the high street because of his sensitivity to the "electrosmog" cause by wireless Internet waves.

Mr Miller, better known by his stage name Afterlife, is among the 2 per cent of the population who suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, while the number of people and businesses pumping out the Wi-Fi signal is rising. "I feel like an exile on my own planet," he told The Sun.

"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 work because all airports and most hotels have Wi-Fi.

The only place where he can escape the electronic signals is at home – a detached house with 18-inch thick granite walls.

Mr Miller believes that the majority of headaches people get at work can be attributed to their office Wi-Fi connections.

"I've spoken to friends who work in offices who end up living on painkillers because of their daily headaches," he said. "They tried turning off their transmitters and found their headaches stopped."