Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Effects of UMTS Cellular Phones on Human Hearing: Results of the European Project "EMFnEAR".
Parazzini M, Sibella F, Lutman ME, Mishra S, Moulin A, Sliwinska-Kowalska M, Woznicka E, Politanski P, Zmyslony M, Thuroczy G, Molnár F, Kubinyi G, Tavartkiladze G, Bronyakin S, Uloziene I, Uloza V, Gradauskiene E, Ravazzani P · 2009
View Original AbstractTwenty minutes of maximum cell phone radiation showed no immediate hearing effects, but long-term impacts remain unstudied.
Plain English Summary
European researchers exposed 134 healthy young adults to radiofrequency radiation from UMTS mobile phones for 20 minutes and tested their hearing immediately before and after exposure. The study found no measurable effects on hearing function, including hearing thresholds, inner ear responses, or brain processing of sound. This suggests that short-term exposure to cell phone radiation at typical usage levels doesn't immediately impact the auditory system.
Study Details
The European project EMFnEAR was undertaken to assess potential changes in human auditory function after a shortterm exposure to radiofrequency (RF) radiation produced by UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) mobile phones.
Participants were healthy young adults with no hearing or ear disorders. Auditory function was asse...
Results from 134 participants did not show any consistent pattern of effects on the auditory system ...
It is concluded that UMTS short-term exposure at the maximum output of consumer mobile phones does not cause measurable immediate effects on the human auditory System.
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@article{m_2009_effects_of_umts_cellular_3294,
author = {Parazzini M and Sibella F and Lutman ME and Mishra S and Moulin A and Sliwinska-Kowalska M and Woznicka E and Politanski P and Zmyslony M and Thuroczy G and Molnár F and Kubinyi G and Tavartkiladze G and Bronyakin S and Uloziene I and Uloza V and Gradauskiene E and Ravazzani P},
title = {Effects of UMTS Cellular Phones on Human Hearing: Results of the European Project "EMFnEAR".},
year = {2009},
url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/40305995},
}