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Effects of the electromagnetic field of mobile telephones on hearing.

No Effects Found

Ozturan O, Erdem T, Miman MC, Kalcioglu MT, Oncel S. · 2002

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Ten minutes of cell phone exposure showed no immediate hearing effects, but longer-term impacts remain unstudied.

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Turkish researchers tested whether 10 minutes of cell phone use affects hearing by measuring sensitive inner ear responses in 30 people with normal hearing. They found no changes in these delicate measurements and no hearing complaints from participants. This was the first study to look specifically at whether mobile phone radiation might damage hearing function.

Study Details

To study the effects of the electromagnetic field of mobile telephones on hearing

Thirty volunteers with normal hearing were exposed to mobile telephone EMFs for 10 min and evoked OA...

No measurable change in evoked OAEs was detected and none of the subjects reported a deterioration i...

It was concluded that a 10-min exposure to the EMF emitted from a mobile telephone had no effect on hearing, at least at outer ear, middle ear and cochlear levels.

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Ozturan O, Erdem T, Miman MC, Kalcioglu MT, Oncel S. (2002). Effects of the electromagnetic field of mobile telephones on hearing. Acta Otolaryngol. 122(3):289-293, 2002.
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@article{o_2002_effects_of_the_electromagnetic_3284,
  author = {Ozturan O and Erdem T and Miman MC and Kalcioglu MT and Oncel S.},
  title = {Effects of the electromagnetic field of mobile telephones on hearing.},
  year = {2002},
  
  url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12030576/},
}
PubMed: 12030576

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Quick Questions About This Study

No, 10 minutes of cell phone use does not damage hearing. Turkish researchers tested 30 people with normal hearing and found no changes in sensitive inner ear measurements after mobile phone exposure. None of the participants reported any hearing deterioration.
Mobile phone radiation does not affect outer ear function. A 2002 study measuring evoked otoacoustic emissions found no changes in outer ear, middle ear, or cochlear responses after 10 minutes of cell phone exposure in healthy adults.
Otoacoustic emissions are sensitive sounds produced by the inner ear that indicate hearing health. Research measuring these delicate responses found no changes after 10 minutes of mobile phone electromagnetic field exposure, suggesting no immediate hearing damage occurs.
At least 10 minutes of cell phone use appears safe for hearing. The first study examining mobile phone electromagnetic effects on hearing found no measurable changes in sensitive ear function or hearing complaints after this exposure duration.
Cell phones do not affect middle ear and cochlear function. Research using sensitive hearing tests found no impact on these critical hearing structures after 10 minutes of mobile phone electromagnetic field exposure in people with normal hearing.