Cell Phones Usage
Lost hair from cell phone usage?
Have you or anyone you know experienced the following?
I just saw a guy on the news who lost facial hair from cell phone usage. I notice a lot of uninformed people always say “it’s never been proven that cell phone radiation is harmful” but the fact is it is still very controversial. According to the news the research has not been done 8 years after being promised by the government.
Both the USA and UK governments have experiment with using microwave frequencies on humans and have been able to make them lethargic and in some cases every subject contracted cancer. BTW ever put a cell phone near your eye? Tell me you need a study to tell you not to put microwaves to your head after that!
Anyway, I just mention the above to avoid all the people who respond with “nuh uh! cell phones aren’t bad! *drooool*.”
I’m not interested in your uninformed opinion. My question is, have you are anyone you know experienced anything like this?
Unlikely to cause any loss of hair unless it has been used for EXTREME prolonged periods (i.e. greater than say 8hrs/day), but if you were using it for that long I think there would be more to worry about than just hair loss!! However, there is no doubt in my mind and educated experience with radio frequency (RF) transmissions, may have adverse effects on human tissue. It is still early days and time will tell as it did for smoking, asbestos related products and countless of chemicals and herbacides, in the past.
The simple fact is that everyone should be aware that the longer you use the phone the greater the adverse affects are likely to be. There is no doubt whatsoever, and it is well documented that high levels of RF are DANGEROUS! Cell phones transmit at much lower energy levels, but their consistant and prolonged use may well have a cumalitive effect.
Although there is no proof to indicate that mobile phones can cause cancer, there is sufficient debate to cause doubt as to the relative safety. The thing is, it is a mutlibillion dollar industry and it will not be quashed without definite proof, which may not arise for some decades. As a telecommunications engineer I am aware of the power density levels produced by mobile phones and the effect they can have on different people.
Mobile phones transmit using radio frequency radiation (RFR). Dependant on the network this can range between 800MHz and 2GHz. These are radio waves located within the electromagnetic spectrum. X-rays which are known to cause cancer through ionizing radiation are also within the electromagnetic spectrum, however, RFRs cannot cause cancer in the same way as x-rays because RFRs are non-ionizing.
However, high levels of RFRs can cause health effects through heating the human body (thermal effects). To address this health effect, the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation Human Exposure) Standard 1999 specifies limits on public exposure to RF radiation from mobile phones. The limits set by this Standard are only a fraction of the levels needed to cause thermal effects.
Whilst it cannot be shown at this point in time that the thermal effects from mobile phones are a health hazard there is a considerable body of scientific literature which describes the effects of RFR in biological systems that cannot be directly attributed to heating. These effects are referred to as non-thermal and have been demonstrated to cause alteration in animal behaviour, or changes in the functioning of cell membranes.
To limit the possible adverse effects mobile phones may have I would suggest that anyone concerned about their use should;
- Limit the prolonged use of mobiles to under a couple of minutes at a time.
- Use the phone in handsfree speaker mode.
- Avoid using the phone in a confined space (such as in the car or building) as this causes the phone to radiate at the higher power levels to get a signal out.
Personnaly I avoid using the phone as much as possible and if I need to use it I keep it under a few minutes or use it in hands free speeaker phone mode.
Should you wish to have a bit more reading on the subject from a non-engineering perspective, the following Cancer Council link may be of interest;
House To Probe Health Risks Of Mobile Phone Use
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