Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Is cochlear outer hair cell function affected by mobile telephone radiation?
Monnery PM, Srouji EI, Bartlett J · 2004
View Original AbstractMobile phone radiation showed no immediate effects on inner ear hair cells in 12 people, but long-term impacts remain unstudied.
Plain English Summary
Researchers tested whether mobile phone radiation affects the sensitive hair cells in the inner ear that are crucial for hearing. They measured otoacoustic emissions (sounds produced by healthy ears) in 12 people with normal hearing while exposing them to mobile phone radiation. The study found no changes in these ear-generated sounds, suggesting that mobile phone radiation doesn't immediately damage the outer hair cells responsible for fine-tuned hearing.
Study Details
Mobile telephones emit high-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF). These are known to have measurable biological effects, and possible effects on the auditory system. Otoacoustic emissions give an indication of the functional state of the auditory system. Otoacoustics are known to be highly specific for the individual when the test pulse is identical. In this way, subtle changes in the ear can be detected. We investigated whether there is a measurable effect on Otoacoustic emissions from PEMF radiation.
A total of 12 volunteers were recruited who had normal hearing; confirmed by pure tone audiometry. A...
There was no change in the trace signature during the test. There was no statistically significant c...
This would indicate that PEMF from commonly available hand held mobile telephones have no measurable effect on the outer hair cell function during the time of use.
Show BibTeX
@article{pm_2004_is_cochlear_outer_hair_3256,
author = {Monnery PM and Srouji EI and Bartlett J},
title = {Is cochlear outer hair cell function affected by mobile telephone radiation?},
year = {2004},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15533172/},
}