Do mobile ‘phones have a detrimental impact on auditory function?

Mobile telephones are now an integral part of modern telecommunications. The widespread use of mobile telephones has given rise to concern about the potential influences of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on human health. The effects of EMFs on human beings are under investigation. Anatomically, the ear is in close proximity to the mobile telephone during use. The effect of mobile phones on auditory function has rarely been studied. The aim of this review is to determine if there is evidence that mobile phones have a detrimental effect on auditory function.

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Implemetasi Pada Guru/Pegawai di SMA Negeri 12 Pekanbaru Dengan Metode Tes Uji Rinne Pada Remaja Gangguan Pendengaran Dengan Penggunaan Handphone

Photon: Jurnal Sain dan Kesehatan ◽

10.37859/jp.v11i1.2096 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 88-92

Author(s):

Chairil ◽

Ratih Oktaviani

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Data Collection ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Cell Phones ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Radio Waves ◽

Auditory Function ◽

Communication Tools ◽

Radio Frequency Energy ◽

Hearing Function

Mobile phone is one of the developing communication tools today. The global debate and controversy regarding the health effects of cell phones continues. There are concerns that radio frequency energy (radio waves) emitted can cause health problems, especially to hearing function. The aim of the study was to find out how "the description of hearing loss with the use of mobile phones in Pekanbaru 12 SMA. The type of research used is descriptive with probality sampling sampling technique where the sample in this study is to take respondents based on random or coincidental in SMA Negeri 12 Pekanbaru which amounted to 249 respondents. Data collection tools using questionnaires as well as examination of auditory function by means of the rinne test used is univariate. The results of the research which was conducted on 23 July - 28 July 2018 showed that of 249 respondents (100%) were all mobile users and from the results of rinne test, 66 respondents (26.5%) had positive hearing loss and 183 respondents (73 , 5%) negative did not experience hearing loss.

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

Sohag Medical Journal ◽

10.21608/smj.2019.45688 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 19-24

Author(s):

Maha Ebrahim

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Fields ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Chronic Exposure ◽

Auditory Function

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The Evaluation of Peripheral Auditory Function in Infants and Children

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America ◽

10.1016/s0030-6665(20)32646-3 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 51-58

Author(s):

Ralph F. Naunton ◽

Stanley Zerlin

Keyword(s):

Infants And Children ◽

Auditory Function ◽

In Infants And Children

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Central Auditory Function

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America ◽

10.1016/s0030-6665(20)31144-0 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 371-379

Author(s):

Robert W. Keith ◽

Myles L. Pensak

Keyword(s):

Auditory Function ◽

Central Auditory Function

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MOBILE PHONES AND YOUR HEALTH

Pathology ◽

10.1080/00313020120070821 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 269-270

Author(s):

Clive G. Harper ◽

Victor K. Lee

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phones

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Correlating Personality and Actual Phone Usage

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000139 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 158-165 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Christian Montag ◽

Konrad Błaszkiewicz ◽

Bernd Lachmann ◽

Ionut Andone ◽

Rayna Sariyska ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Social Network ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Self Report ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

New Approach ◽

Report Data ◽

Self Report Data ◽

Voice Calls

In the present study we link self-report-data on personality to behavior recorded on the mobile phone. This new approach from Psychoinformatics collects data from humans in everyday life. It demonstrates the fruitful collaboration between psychology and computer science, combining Big Data with psychological variables. Given the large number of variables, which can be tracked on a smartphone, the present study focuses on the traditional features of mobile phones – namely incoming and outgoing calls and SMS. We observed N = 49 participants with respect to the telephone/SMS usage via our custom developed mobile phone app for 5 weeks. Extraversion was positively associated with nearly all related telephone call variables. In particular, Extraverts directly reach out to their social network via voice calls.

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