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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 GSM phone radiation showed no immediate effects on basic auditory brain processing in this small study.

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Researchers tested whether cell phone radiation affects how the brain processes sound by measuring auditory brainstem responses (electrical signals that travel from the ear to the brain) in 17 young adults exposed to GSM phone emissions. They found no differences in these brain signals whether the phone was on or off, suggesting that short-term cell phone radiation doesn't disrupt the basic pathway that carries sound information from the ear to the brain.

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

The study examined exposure from: 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...

Cite This Study
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, 2010.
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@article{ms_2010_no_effects_of_mobile_3167,
  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},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19610044/},
}
PubMed: 19610044

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Quick Questions About This Study

No, a 2010 study found that 902.4 MHz GSM radiation pulsed at 217 Hz had no effect on auditory brainstem responses in 17 young adults. The electrical signals that carry sound information from the ear to the brain remained unchanged during cell phone exposure.
Research shows cell phone radiation at 902.4 MHz doesn't disrupt auditory nerve pathways. Scientists measured brainstem responses and found no differences in how sound signals traveled from the cochlea through the auditory nerve to the midbrain during phone exposure.
Short-term exposure to 902.4 MHz cell phone radiation showed no harmful effects on brainstem function in a controlled study. Researchers found no significant changes in auditory brainstem response waveforms when comparing phone-on versus phone-off conditions.
No, GSM radiation pulsed at 217 Hz doesn't affect hearing processing. A study using 902.4 MHz emissions found no changes in how the brain's auditory pathways process sound signals, suggesting these specific frequencies don't interfere with hearing mechanisms.
Young adults don't appear vulnerable to cell phone effects on auditory brainstem responses. Testing 17 participants exposed to 902.4 MHz GSM radiation revealed no significant impact on the brain's ability to process auditory information through brainstem pathways.