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Symptoms experienced in connection with mobile phone use.
Oftedal G, Wilen J, Sandstrom M, Mild KH · 2000
View Original AbstractNearly one in four mobile phone users in this large study experienced symptoms like headaches and facial burning during phone use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers surveyed 17,000 mobile phone users across Norway and Sweden to document symptoms people experienced while using their phones. They found that 31% of Norwegian users and 13% of Swedish users reported at least one symptom connected to phone use, with the most common being warmth around the ear, burning facial sensations, and headaches that typically began during calls and lasted up to 2 hours. While nearly half of those experiencing symptoms took steps to reduce them, few sought medical care, suggesting these effects were bothersome but not considered serious health problems by users.
Study Details
Many people in Norway and Sweden reported headaches, fatigue, and other symptoms experienced in connection with the use of a mobile phone (MP). Therefore, we initiated a cross-sectional epidemiological study among 17,000 people, all using an MP in their job.
Thirty-one percent of the respondents in Norway and 13% of those in Sweden had experienced at least ...
These results suggest an awareness of the symptoms, but not necessarily a serious health problem.
Show BibTeX
@article{g_2000_symptoms_experienced_in_connection_3278,
author = {Oftedal G and Wilen J and Sandstrom M and Mild KH},
title = {Symptoms experienced in connection with mobile phone use.},
year = {2000},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10912374/},
}