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Survey of mobile phone use and their chronic effects on the hearing of a student population.
Davidson HC, Lutman ME. · 2007
View Original AbstractStudents using mobile phones up to 45 minutes daily showed no hearing problems, but this doesn't reflect today's much higher usage levels.
Plain English Summary
Researchers surveyed 117 university students about their mobile phone use and hearing health to see if cell phone radiation causes hearing problems, tinnitus, or balance issues. They found that 94% of students used mobile phones regularly (up to 45 minutes daily for up to 7 years), but heavy users reported no more hearing problems than light users. The study suggests that typical mobile phone use doesn't appear to damage the hearing system, at least based on users' own reports of their symptoms.
Study Details
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of student mobile phone ownership and any possible chronic effects of usage on hearing, tinnitus and balance.
Questionnaires for electronic self-completion were distributed to University of Southampton postgrad...
The results of this study confirm that the prevalence of mobile phone ownership amongst students is extremely high. However there appear to be no harmful effects of mobile phone usage on their audiovestibular systems within the range of exposure of the study, insofar as can be detected by the self-report method employed.
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@article{hc_2007_survey_of_mobile_phone_2996,
author = {Davidson HC and Lutman ME.},
title = {Survey of mobile phone use and their chronic effects on the hearing of a student population.},
year = {2007},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17365064/},
}