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Effects on auditory function of chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields from mobile phones.

No Effects Found

Bhagat S, Varshney S, Bist SS, Goel D, Mishra S, Jha VK · 2016

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This small study found no hearing damage from chronic phone use, but larger studies are needed to confirm safety.

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Researchers tested whether long-term mobile phone use affects hearing by comparing the phone-using ear to the non-phone-using ear in 40 medical students who had used phones for over 4 years. They found no differences in hearing tests or brain response measurements between the two ears, even among heavy users (more than 60 minutes daily). The study suggests that chronic mobile phone exposure at the ear doesn't impair auditory function.

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We conducted a study to investigate the effects of long-term (>4 yr) exposure to EMFs emitted by mobile phones on auditory function

Our study population was made up of 40 healthy medical students-31 men and 9 women, aged 20 to 30 ye...

We found no statistically significant differences in high-frequency pure-tone average between the ph...

We conclude that the long-term exposure to EMFs from mobile phones does not affect auditory function.

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Bhagat S, Varshney S, Bist SS, Goel D, Mishra S, Jha VK (2016). Effects on auditory function of chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields from mobile phones. Ear Nose Throat J. 95(8):E18-22, 2016.
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@article{s_2016_effects_on_auditory_function_2738,
  author = {Bhagat S and Varshney S and Bist SS and Goel D and Mishra S and Jha VK},
  title = {Effects on auditory function of chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields from mobile phones.},
  year = {2016},
  
  url = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/261709778},
}

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Researchers tested whether long-term mobile phone use affects hearing by comparing the phone-using ear to the non-phone-using ear in 40 medical students who had used phones for over 4 years. They found no differences in hearing tests or brain response measurements between the two ears, even among heavy users (more than 60 minutes daily). The study suggests that chronic mobile phone exposure at the ear doesn't impair auditory function.