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No effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field on auditory brainstem response

No Effects Found

Kwon MS, Jääskeläinen SK, Toivo T, Hämäläinen H. · 2010

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Short-term exposure to GSM mobile phone EMF did not significantly affect auditory brainstem responses in 17 healthy young adults.

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Researchers investigated the effects of a GSM mobile phone electromagnetic field on brainstem auditory processing. Auditory brainstem responses were recorded in 17 healthy young adults at baseline without a phone and then with a phone on the ear under EMF-off and EMF-on conditions. ABR waveforms showed no significant differences due to exposure.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 217 Hz - 902.4 MHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 217 Hz - 902.4 MHzPower lines50/60 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: GSM mobile phone 902.4 MHz pulsed at 217 Hz

Study Details

The present study investigated the possible effects of the electromagnetic field (EMF) emitted by an ordinary GSM mobile phone (902.4 MHz pulsed at 217 Hz) on brainstem auditory processing.

Auditory brainstem responses (ABR) were recorded in 17 healthy young adults, without a mobile phone ...

ABR waveforms showed no significant differences due to exposure, suggesting that short‐term exposure...

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Kwon MS, Jääskeläinen SK, Toivo T, Hämäläinen H. (2010). No effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field on auditory brainstem response Bioelectromagnetics. 31(1):48-55, 2010a.
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@article{ms_2010_no_effects_of_mobile_2777,
  author = {Kwon MS and Jääskeläinen SK and Toivo T and Hämäläinen H. },
  title = {No effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field on auditory brainstem response},
  year = {2010},
  doi = {10.1002/bem.20526},
  url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.20526},
}
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20526

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Quick Questions About This Study

Researchers recorded auditory brainstem responses in 17 healthy young adults at baseline without a phone and then with a phone on the ear under EMF-off and EMF-on conditions.
The study used an ordinary GSM mobile phone emitting at 902.4 MHz pulsed at 217 Hz.
ABR waveforms showed no significant differences due to exposure.
The study included 17 healthy young adults.