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Absence of short-term effects of UMTS exposure on the human auditory system.
Parazzini M, Lutman ME, Moulin A, Barnel C, Sliwinska-Kowalska M, Zmyslony M, Hernadi I, Stefanics G, Thuroczy G, Ravazzani P. · 2010
View Original AbstractTwenty minutes of 3G radiation at high levels caused no immediate hearing damage in this controlled study.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 73 healthy adults to 3G cell phone radiation (UMTS) at 1.75 W/kg SAR for 20 minutes and tested their hearing function before and after exposure. They found no measurable effects on hearing thresholds, inner ear function, or brain responses to sound. This suggests that short-term exposure to 3G radiation at levels similar to heavy phone use doesn't immediately damage the auditory system.
Study Details
The aim of this study, which was performed in the framework of the European project EMFnEAR, was to investigate the potential effects of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS, also known as 3G) exposure at a high specific absorption rate (SAR) on the human auditory system
Participants were healthy young adults with no hearing or ear disorders. Auditory function was asse...
Results from 73 participants did not show any consistent pattern of effects on the auditory system a...
It is concluded that short-term UMTS exposure at this relatively high SAR does not cause measurable immediate effects on the human auditory system.
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@article{m_2010_absence_of_shortterm_effects_3295,
author = {Parazzini M and Lutman ME and Moulin A and Barnel C and Sliwinska-Kowalska M and Zmyslony M and Hernadi I and Stefanics G and Thuroczy G and Ravazzani P. },
title = {Absence of short-term effects of UMTS exposure on the human auditory system.},
year = {2010},
url = {https://meridian.allenpress.com/radiation-research/article-abstract/173/1/91/42968/Absence-of-Short-Term-Effects-of-UMTS-Exposure-on},
}