Cell Phone Radiation Linked to Insomnia

[kg4kww]

Just think what the radiation from your mobile ham rig is doing to your head / body.

Tortured with insomnia? Troubled by confusion? Tense from constant headaches?

You may be suffering from cell phone over-exposure.

According to a report in the British newspaper The Independent, sweeping new research has linked the radiation emitted by mobile phones to such symptoms as confusion, sleeping problems and chronic headaches.

Scientists studying 35 men and 35 women found that using the phones before bed delays and shortens the deep stages of sleep—the part of sleep that allows the brain and body to repair and rejuvenate from the day's wear and tear, The Independent reported.

In children and teens, who tend to use their phones late at night, the study found that the sleep disturbances caused by the radiation can trigger depression, mood swings, ADHD-like symptoms and personality changes, and impair concentration and academic performance.

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[W1GUH]

Um....did they even consider it could have been the subject of those calls? I'd bet not.

[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Jan. 20 2008,12:34)]Just think what the radiation from your mobile ham rig is doing to your head / body.
When was the last time you held your mobile rig up to the side of your head while transmitting?

[N2RJ]

Here we go again.

The anti-technology and anti-tower movement is looking to add some more fuel to their fire.

[KC9ECI]

No, I'm pretty sure it's my wife and kids that cause this, not the cell phone.

[KA8NCR]

ECI beat me too it.

[K8MHZ]

Quote[/b] ]In children and teens, who tend to use their phones late at night, the study found that the sleep disturbances caused by the radiation can trigger depression, mood swings, ADHD-like symptoms and personality changes, and impair concentration and academic performance.


So....what was the cause of it before there were cell phones? It's not like these symptoms didn't exist prior to the proliferation of cell phones.

[W1GUH]

Just saw this story on the local faux new channel. Oh, brother...

[KW4MW]

1) #The study was limited in scope, Quote[/b] ]The scientists studied 35 men and 36 women aged between 18 and 45. Some were exposed to radiation that exactly mimicked what is received when using mobile phones; others were placed in precisely the same conditions, but given only "sham" exposure, receiving no radiation at all.

The people who had received the radiation took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep, and spent less time in the deepest one. The scientists concluded: "The study indicates that during laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals components of sleep believed to be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are adversely affected."
Possible - However I'd like to see a much larger sample of data before I could come to the same conclusion.

These tests were probably conducted with a desire for a particular result, in this case cell phones cause sleep problems. #So did all of the subjects come from the same background? #Were they all librarians or were they all stock brokers? #How many were tea and coffee drinkers? # Sorry - there's not enough supporting data to make me accept their conclusions. #There are just too many unknowns. #

Survey says #Aaaaannnnkkkk !

# # # Quote[/b] ]It also complements other recent research. A massive study, following 1,656 Belgian teenagers for a year, found most of them used their phones after going to bed. It concluded that those who did this once a week were more than three times – and those who used them more often more than five times – as likely to be "very tired".
So - was it the radiation or the fact that they were up until one or two in the morning talking to their boy/girl friend?

More Junque science.

[K8ERV]

Quote[/b] (n7rjd @ Jan. 20 2008,19:42)]When was the last time you held your mobile rig up to the side of your head while transmitting?
Never. I bend (err LEAN) over.

TOM K8ERV Montrose Colo

[kg4kww]

A HT is also considered a mobile rig

[K8MHZ]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Jan. 21 2008,07:47)]A HT is also considered a mobile rig
OK...

When was the last time you held your HT up to the side of your head while transmitting?

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[N7RJD]

Quote[/b] (kg4kww @ Jan. 21 2008,05:47)]A HT is also considered a mobile rig
Personally I consider an HT or any other brand of handheld to be portable as opposed to mobile. I also prefer the use of a speaker mic so as not to have to hold it up to the side of my head and also allowing me to hold the radio up to get the antenna higher when needed.