Association of mobile phone radiation with fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension and sleep disturbance in Saudi population.
Al-Khlaiwi T, Meo SA. · 2004
View Original AbstractOne in five mobile phone users in this Saudi study reported headaches, suggesting widespread neurological effects from everyday phone use.
Plain English Summary
Saudi researchers surveyed 437 mobile phone users to examine connections between phone use and common health symptoms. They found that mobile phone users reported headaches (21.6% of users), sleep disturbances (4%), tension (3.9%), fatigue (3%), and dizziness (2.4%). The study suggests these symptoms may be linked to mobile phone radiation exposure, though the research didn't measure specific radiation levels.
Why This Matters
This early survey from Saudi Arabia adds to a growing body of evidence connecting mobile phone use with neurological symptoms that millions of people experience daily. What's particularly significant is that headaches affected more than one in five users - a substantial percentage that can't be easily dismissed as coincidence. While this study didn't measure specific radiation levels or control for other factors, it aligns with similar findings from populations worldwide. The reality is that these symptoms - headaches, sleep problems, fatigue - are exactly what we'd expect from chronic low-level EMF exposure affecting the nervous system. You don't have to accept these effects as inevitable costs of technology use.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The aim of the present study is to investigate the association of using mobile phones with fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension and sleep disturbance in the Saudi population and provide health and social awareness in using these devices.
This study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University,...
The results of the present study showed an association between the use of mobile phones and health h...
Based on the results of the present study, we conclude that the use of mobile phones is a risk factor for health hazards and suggest that long term or excessive use of mobile phones should be avoided by health promotion activities such as group discussions, public presentations and through electronic and print media sources.
Show BibTeX
@article{t_2004_association_of_mobile_phone_1826,
author = {Al-Khlaiwi T and Meo SA.},
title = {Association of mobile phone radiation with fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension and sleep disturbance in Saudi population.},
year = {2004},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/15195201},
}