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Brain & Nervous System

Effect of Prolonged Use of Mobile Phone on Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials

No Effects Found

Gupta N, Goyal D, Sharma R, Arora KS · 2015

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This study found no auditory brainstem changes after one year of mobile phone use, but longer-term effects remain unclear.

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Researchers examined whether long-term mobile phone use affects the auditory brainstem - the part of the brain that processes sound signals from your ears. They compared brain wave responses in 67 people who had used GSM mobile phones for over a year against 33 non-users. The study found no significant differences in how sound signals traveled through the auditory nerve to the brainstem between phone users and non-users.

Study Details

The purpose of current study was to evaluate the effects of long term mobile phone usage on auditory brainstem evoked responses (ABR)

A retrospective, cross-sectional, case control study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital. To...

No significant difference (p>0.05) was found in latencies, interpeak latencies and amplitudes of ABR...

Our study shows that long term usage of mobile phones does not affect propagation of electrical stimuli along the auditory nerve to auditory brainstem centres.

Cite This Study
Gupta N, Goyal D, Sharma R, Arora KS (2015). Effect of Prolonged Use of Mobile Phone on Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials J Clin Diagn Res. 2015 May;9(5):CC07-9.
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@article{n_2015_effect_of_prolonged_use_2757,
  author = {Gupta N and Goyal D and Sharma R and Arora KS},
  title = {Effect of Prolonged Use of Mobile Phone on Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials},
  year = {2015},
  
  url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4484065/},
}

Quick Questions About This Study

No, long-term GSM mobile phone use does not affect auditory brainstem function. A 2015 study comparing 67 long-term phone users with 33 non-users found no significant differences in how sound signals traveled through the auditory nerve to brainstem processing centers.
Mobile phone radiation does not damage auditory processing centers in the brainstem. Research examining people who used GSM phones for over a year showed no differences in brain wave responses or electrical signal propagation compared to non-users.
Brainstem auditory evoked potentials do not change with cell phone exposure. A study measuring these brain responses in long-term mobile phone users found no significant differences in wave latencies, amplitudes, or interpeak timing compared to control subjects.
Your hearing pathway is not affected by prolonged mobile phone use. Research specifically examining the auditory nerve and brainstem centers found that long-term GSM phone users showed identical sound processing patterns compared to people who didn't use phones.
GSM radiation does not interfere with sound signal transmission to the brain. A controlled study found no impact on how electrical stimuli propagate along the auditory nerve to brainstem centers, even in people with over one year of regular use.