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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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A 10-minute exposure to mobile telephone electromagnetic fields produced no measurable change in hearing in 30 volunteers.

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Researchers exposed 30 volunteers with normal hearing to mobile telephone electromagnetic fields for 10 minutes and measured evoked otoacoustic emissions before and after exposure. No measurable change in evoked otoacoustic emissions was detected, and none of the volunteers reported a deterioration in hearing. The researchers concluded that a 10-minute exposure had no effect on hearing at outer ear, middle ear, and cochlear levels.

Why This Matters

Participants also self-reported whether they noticed any change in hearing, and none reported a deterioration. The authors noted that, to their knowledge, this was the first study on the effects of mobile telephone electromagnetic fields on hearing.

Exposure Information

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 10-min

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

Thirty volunteers with normal hearing took part.
Evoked otoacoustic emissions were measured before and after exposure to the electromagnetic field.
None of the subjects reported a deterioration in hearing level.
The researchers assessed hearing at outer ear, middle ear, and cochlear levels.
They concluded that a 10-minute exposure to mobile telephone electromagnetic fields had no effect on hearing.