Cell phone: benefits and harm. The influence of mobile communications on the health and brain of adults and children. Is Wi-Fi radiation dangerous?

Doctors have repeatedly studied the impact of mobile radio communication devices on the human body. It is worth noting that the results of experiments are often interpreted in two ways, and to date there is no consensus on the dangers of a mobile phone on human health. There are already more than a thousand scientific publications on the topic of the biological influence of mobile devices. This does not allow the debate about the harmlessness or harm of mobile phones to subside.

Is there radiation from a cell phone and how harmful is it to humans?

Imagine a situation where a family of 3-5 people gathers in their home in the evening and everyone has a mobile device. How safe it is and whether it is safe at all is a question that not everyone asks, since they are used to using the phone and do not see the negative in it. To find out whether a mobile device is really harmful to the human body, it is worth considering certain points. First, let's talk about radiation.

Any mobile device actually emits electromagnetic or microwave waves, which are perfectly absorbed by the human body. Typically, information about the power of such radiation is placed in the characteristics of the phone being sold. The intensity of the emitted waves is measured and then compared with established standards. Modern gadgets have values ​​of 0.5-1 W/kg, but the maximum value is 1.6 W/kg. In European countries the figures are slightly different and are already 2 W/kg.

The indicated characteristics were determined taking into account acceptable values, but do not forget that the phones were operating at full power during the study, and during normal times the mobile phone is in standby mode, so the indicators are significantly lower. During a conversation, the power of the equipment increases, moreover, we bring the device closer to important organs (brain, ears, heart, eyes).

Disturbance of circadian rhythms when interacting with gadgets

The screen of a smartphone can have a bad effect not only on vision, the light emitted by it can lead to a malfunction in a person’s biological clock. The body has a mechanism called the circadian rhythm, which is sensitive to the temperature of the surrounding light. At sunset, the light has a warm red hue, this color gives a command to the circadian rhythm and it starts the sleep process in the body. At dawn, cold or blue shades of light predominate, by which the body understands that it is time to switch to wakefulness mode.

Smartphones, with the constant light from their screens, disrupt our biorhythm and this leads not only to insomnia. There is a risk of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, kidney disease and even cancer. In fact, the problem is very underestimated and few people know about it.

But it’s good that manufacturers have begun to realize it and introduce a mode into their firmware in which the screens gradually switch to warm shades in the evening. Thereby simulating natural lighting at sunset.

Who is at risk when using a mobile device?

There is still no consensus on whether mobile phones are harmful. Scientists and pseudoscientists are conducting various experiments on this topic, large grants are issued for research, but there is still no final answer. All the information presented is very contradictory, so it is not possible to say for sure whether a mobile phone is harmful to people around you and the owner.

The truth, most likely, is somewhere in the middle. The more we talk on our cell phones, the more significant the negative effect will be. There is also another danger. The consequences of using a gadget gradually accumulate and can negatively affect the body.

Experts agree on one thing: you shouldn’t spend hours online or talk on the phone. It is enough to use the device occasionally so that the negative impact does not accumulate. It is especially important to follow this recommendation for people at risk:

• people with heart disease, especially those with pacemakers;
• pregnant women and young children;
• patients with central nervous system diseases (neurosis, epilepsy or psychasthenia);
• people suffering from mental pathologies;
• persons with a weakened immune system, as well as with low protective abilities of the body.

It is especially worth paying attention to the use of the device in children. Young children are much more vulnerable to negative radiation than older adults. This will affect the baby’s growth and may cause disturbances in the formation of individual organs.

What is Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation

Radio frequency radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation can be of two types: ionizing and non-ionizing. Ionizing electromagnetic radiation is known from X-rays. Its exposure to humans has been scientifically proven to increase the risk of developing cancer.

Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation can be of high and low (industrial) frequencies. There are scientific studies that have studied non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation from microwave ovens, smartphones, and its possible impact on human health. But there is no clear evidence that this electromagnetic radiation increases the risk of cancer. The only recognized effect of radio frequency radiation is the heating of objects, including living matter, under its influence.

Which organs are most affected by electronic devices?

It is difficult to say which effect of a cell phone on the human body is most destructive. In different cases, radiation affects certain groups of organs.

Of course, it is a myth that mobile phones can emit radiation, but at the same time, there is an assumption that the equipment affects the following organs:

• brain. There is no clear correlation between the use of cell phones and the appearance of tumors in the head, but it is known that the alpha rhythm and theta rhythm of brain activity are suppressed. This impact occurs when talking for more than 20 minutes;
• hearing. Long-term use of the gadget leads to hearing loss. We are not talking about radiation, but there is too much strain on the hearing organs;
• vision. Researchers have noticed that under the influence of electromagnetic radiation, the blood supply to the eye deteriorates. As a result, clouding of the lens occurs;
• heart. This result is observed in people who carry a phone in their breast pocket;
• potency and reproductive function. A smartphone not only negatively affects the central nervous system, but also acts as a factor that creates addiction in the user.

Sleep and cognitive (cognitive) sphere, central nervous system, reaction. In all of these areas, disturbances occur that can later lead to serious mental disorders. To eliminate the negative impact of mobile devices on a person, you should avoid using the device for long periods of time during the day.

Mobile phones: harmful to health

The main harm of mobile phones is that they are a source of electromagnetic radiation and are often located very close to the human body. Even when we are not talking or putting the phone to our head, we keep it in our hands or somewhere near us to always be in touch. Radiation emanating from telephone devices can lead to a local increase in tissue temperature. Some scientists argue that this can cause chromosomal aberrations at the cellular level.

Long-term exposure to radiofrequency fields can provoke the development of malignant tumors in the central nervous system. Blood pressure, brain activity and cognitive functions, and the cardiac system are also negatively affected. Another aspect of the most likely harm of mobile phones is the increased likelihood of traffic accidents. When using the device even in hands-free mode, this figure increases by 3-4 times.

According to research by international communities, as well as the approval of the World Health Organization, mobile devices have been classified as agents that may be carcinogenic to health. It is now considered proven that radiation emanating from mobile devices can lead to gene mutations, the formation of pathological tumors and diseased cells. The risk is not considered high, but it still exists. Also, the harm of mobile phones is expressed in the deterioration of memory and attentiveness.

Problems with sexual functions

Today there is a lot of talk about the negative impact of mobile phones on sexual functions. And this is a problem not only for men, but also for women. But is a mobile phone really that harmful?

Numerous studies have proven that the use of these devices significantly reduces the number of sperm in men, and also significantly impairs their quality (up to 30%) and motility. At the same time, scientists note that harm is caused not only during calls and conversations, but to a greater extent when the gadget is in a trouser pocket or attached to a belt.

Representatives of the fair sex are no less susceptible to electromagnetic radiation than men. With constant, long-term use of cell phones, they may have the following problems:

• miscarriages;
• premature birth;
• the birth of children with congenital pathologies, defects, deformities.

Impact on children

Electromagnetic waves are especially harmful for a developing, growing organism. Therefore, when it comes to the benefits and harms of mobile phones for children, there can be no compromises. The child should not play, make calls, or even just hold these devices in his hands. Radio waves emanating from cell phones can quickly penetrate the baby’s thin, fragile skull, causing the development of various diseases and ailments:

1. Weakening of the immune system.
2. Insomnia.
3. Dizziness, headaches.
4. Neurasthenia.
5. Hyperactivity.
6. Hormonal imbalances.
7. Deterioration of the nervous system.
8. Instability of cells in the body.

Children are much more susceptible to harmful radiation than adults. We must not forget about this.

Video: radiation from a mobile phone.

Damage to the head

The telephone has a particularly negative effect on people's heads. Unlike other devices and instruments that emit electromagnetic radio waves, this gadget is often applied to the ear, being very close to the cerebral cortex.

Even short calls, lasting about a minute, have the most negative impact on brain function. And if the conversation drags on, the device's effect on the blood-brain barrier, which keeps toxic proteins from entering the brain, becomes very dangerous. And it takes a lot of time to restore it.

Communication on a mobile phone also causes stimulation of the cerebral cortex and can lead to epileptic strokes. As a rule, those who have mild excitability of brain cells are susceptible to such a reaction. These individuals include people with neurological diseases:

1. Neuroses.
2. Neurasthenia.
3. Psychasthenia.
4. Psychopathy and others.

Obsessive ideas, hysterical and asthenic disorders are clearly expressed in their behavior. In these patients, memory deteriorates, performance decreases, both mental and physical, and insomnia is observed.

A bit of fiction

Some time ago, equipment from cellular operators began to appear on the top floor of student dormitories. A simple person notices such things by chance, as something new that the eye stumbles upon. Something that didn't exist before. A sequence of thoughts immediately appears in my head:

• Saved on a repeater tower
• Do students know that just above the windows and right behind their wall there is a powerful electromagnetic emitter.
• What does the person who received the money look like after agreeing on the placement of powerful repeaters at the head of the beds of young people, and what will he spend it on?
• Well, in conclusion, a visual sequence from the screensavers for the Universl Pictures films, where the light of the sun setting behind the horizon fades, and the whole earth is illuminated and encircled by a massive golden belt in the form of the Universal inscription. They say that the power of money over the world of people, whoever does not understand, will understand...

I have a friend (who is not paranoid) who, when his cell phone rings, turns on the speakerphone to keep the receiver away from his ear. In response to my unspoken question, he explained:

• “I would use a headset if I made cell phone calls more often. But with two to four calls a day, such precautions are enough.”
• “Is it really that harmful?” - I asked.
• “If I hold the tube near my ear, I feel almost physical discomfort and later I associate this fact with a mild headache, which makes it difficult to concentrate on something other than myself.”

The expressed concern can be attributed to a purely subjective assessment of my friend on this issue, but there are also statistics that not directly, but indirectly tell us a lot about electromagnetic radiation.

Power lines near housing and houses made of radiation asbestos

For example, many general practitioners are faced with the phenomenon of a significant (many times) increase in the number of cancer patients in houses located closest to power lines. You've probably seen such tall metal structures running along the avenues and resembling New Year trees in shape.

There are also similar pockets of sharp cancer incidence observed by local doctors - these are houses that seem to be far from power lines, but they are united only by the date of construction and the type of houses. Trying to answer this question for myself, in order to find an explanation for the mass cases of cancer patients, I accidentally drew attention to the fact that in the late 80s all building mixtures containing European asbestos were destroyed. Of course, we are talking about banning it on the territory of Europe, and not the USSR. The explanation to the article stated that asbestos mined in Europe is many times more toxic than that mined in Russia. The last doubts were dispelled after a conversation with a patient who was at the last stage of oncology. She, complaining of constant pain, said that she knew how it would all end, referring to her illness. Everyone who worked with me at the construction site died of cancer, but I can be said to be a long-liver. Later we learned how harmful plasters and other materials containing this toxic asbestos were.

So, I would advise, when choosing a permanent place of residence, to get to know some talkative grandmother who has good relations with her neighbors and bring the conversation to who lived how and how they died. Or at least a house near which there are a lot of old women, or even better old men.

I think that then it will be possible to avoid one diagnosis for all family members living together.

Disappearance of cockroaches

As for cockroaches, the reason for their disappearance is absolutely not related to the presence of asbestos of any origin, but is related to electromagnetic radiation. Everyone remembers the abundance of cockroaches in dining rooms and apartments in the mid-eighties. None of the cooks paid any attention to them or tried to make an apologetic face. Nowadays, cockroaches in the house or in public catering establishments are rare.

How to reduce the negative impact of mobile phones on the body?

Of course, not many will agree to completely give up using gadgets, even knowing about their harm to health. But you can try to at least partially protect yourself from the radiation they emit.

Protection from mobile phone radiation cannot be complete, but there are a number of measures to limit human exposure to electromagnetic radio waves:

• Raise the handset to your ear only after the connection has been established and the called party has picked up the handset.
• Try to make fewer calls in buildings, and more on the street, where there are no obstacles in the form of walls that reduce the signal strength.
• Call more often, but spend less time calling. It is better to call three times for two minutes than once for six minutes.
• Give preference to those gadgets with less radiation power.
• Use a wireless headset or speakerphone as often as possible.
• Before going to bed, put your cell phone away from the bed and away from you.
• Less often carried in pockets, put in a bag.
• If it is not needed, put it aside, 0.5 meters away from you and further.
• Use less often during pregnancy.
• Do not give to children.
• Turn off when there is a thunderstorm.

By following the advice of experts and following their recommendations for using phones, you can significantly reduce the level of radiation that microwaves exert on the body.

Electromagnetic fields and public opinion

But is the phone really dangerous? Does your phone emit radiation? The microwave frequency range, which is characteristic of microwave radiation, which is the range of the cellular network, affects the following functions in the body:

• suppresses cellular and humoral immunity;
• provokes the development of oncology;
• cause of endocrine dysfunction;
• development of reversible and irreversible chromosomal aberrations.

The development of these diseases depends on three factors of electromagnetic radiation: frequency, power and exposure time. The higher the data, the greater the impact. Thus, radiation from cellular communications becomes similar to gamma radiation, which has the same principle of operation. For both gamma radiation and microwave radiation, the time of exposure to the rays determines the total power affecting the body.

The maximum permissible level of electromagnetic radiation from cellular communications in Russia is 10 mW/cm² in a position near the head. If this level is exceeded, illness may occur.

Ordinary citizens sometimes do not suspect that their safety depends on themselves, since the radiation power of mobile phones is different for all models, and it is worth paying close attention to the level of supply and reception of these signals before purchasing. Each phone model has its own SAR - energy absorption - level, which should be as low as possible. When the necessary measurements of the signal level have not been made before purchase, it is better to control it manually, if such a function is provided in the device. Very often there are cases when the permissible level is exceeded, especially when calling and searching for a network.

Since modern life is no longer possible without the use of a mobile network, it is possible to reduce the level of microwave exposure by not bringing the phone close to the head, since safety is directly proportional to its distance from the body. Fortunately, today there are a lot of possibilities for this: speakerphone, hands-free.