Cell Phone Use Causes High Frequency Hearing Loss

Hold the phone -- long-term use of a cell phone may cause inner ear damage and can lead to high frequency hearing loss, according to a new study.

According to research presented at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation's Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Washington, DC, 100 people who had used mobile phones for over a year suffered increases in the degree of hearing loss over the span of 12 months. Furthermore, the study also discovered that people who used their phones for more than 60 minutes a day had a worse hearing threshold than those with less use.

High frequency hearing loss is characterized by the loss of ability to hear consonants such as s, f, t, and z, even though vowels can be heard normally. Consequently, people hear sounds but cannot make out what is being said.

The research warns users of cell phones to look out for ear symptoms such as ear warmth, ear fullness, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus) as early warning signs that you may have an auditory abnormality. They also suggest the use of earphones, which they found to be safer than holding a mobile phone up to the ears.

"The possible cause of the ear symptoms may be comingfrom the EMF (electric-magnetic frequencies) from manyphones that emit a magnetic field greater then3 milli-gauss. Many cells phones other then Verizonphones will emit electro-magnetic frequencies in the50 to 100 milli-gauss. The EPA (Environmental ProtectionAgency) has determined that EMF greater then3 milli-gauss may be harmful to human health," states Dr. Robert O. Young, a scientific researcher of electro-magnetic fields.

Dr. Young further states, "EMF is the most toxic environmental pollutant ever invented by man inthe last 100 years and is destructive to plant,animal and human life."

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