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Effects of GSM Cellular Phones on Human Hearing: The European Project "GUARD".

No Effects Found

Parazzini M, Brazzale AR, Paglialonga A, Tognola G, Collet L, Moulin A, Lutman ME, Bell SL, Thomas NA, Uloziene I, Uloza V, Thuroczy G, Tavartkiladze G, Tsalighopoulos M, Kyriafinis G, Ravazzani P. · 2007

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Ten minutes of cell phone exposure showed no immediate hearing damage, but this doesn't address long-term effects from hours of daily use.

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European researchers tested whether 10 minutes of GSM cell phone exposure affects hearing in healthy young adults. They used comprehensive hearing tests including threshold levels and inner ear function measurements, comparing real phone exposure to fake exposure in a double-blind study. The results showed no detectable changes to any aspect of hearing function from the electromagnetic field exposure.

Study Details

The European multicenter project named GUARD involved nine centers and aimed to assess potential changes in auditory function as a consequence of exposure to low-intensity electromagnetic fields (EMFs) produced by GSM cellular phones.

Participants were healthy young adults without any evidence of hearing or ear disorders. Auditory fu...

Analysis of the data showed there were no effects of exposure to GSM mobile phone signals on the mai...

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Parazzini M, Brazzale AR, Paglialonga A, Tognola G, Collet L, Moulin A, Lutman ME, Bell SL, Thomas NA, Uloziene I, Uloza V, Thuroczy G, Tavartkiladze G, Tsalighopoulos M, Kyriafinis G, Ravazzani P. (2007). Effects of GSM Cellular Phones on Human Hearing: The European Project "GUARD". Radiat Res. 168(5):608-613, 2007.
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@article{m_2007_effects_of_gsm_cellular_3293,
  author = {Parazzini M and Brazzale AR and Paglialonga A and Tognola G and Collet L and Moulin A and Lutman ME and Bell SL and Thomas NA and Uloziene I and Uloza V and Thuroczy G and Tavartkiladze G and Tsalighopoulos M and Kyriafinis G and Ravazzani P.},
  title = {Effects of GSM Cellular Phones on Human Hearing: The European Project "GUARD". },
  year = {2007},
  
  url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/4540773},
}

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European researchers tested whether 10 minutes of GSM cell phone exposure affects hearing in healthy young adults. They used comprehensive hearing tests including threshold levels and inner ear function measurements, comparing real phone exposure to fake exposure in a double-blind study. The results showed no detectable changes to any aspect of hearing function from the electromagnetic field exposure.