Does all-day and long-term exposure to radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi affect hearing?

Yorgancılar, Ediz; Daşdağ, Süleyman; Akkuş, Zeki; Akdağ, Mehmet; Topçu, İsmail

doi:10.1080/13102818.2017.1373033

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“…Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v.13 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) software was used for all of the statistical computations. Moreover, due to the fact that the rate of success in hearing tests (p) ranged from 75% to 95% in the results of a previous study by Yorgancilar et al, [14] the success rate was accepted as 85% in the current study. Furthermore, for the 0.05 type I error rate, the Z value and the effect size were assumed as 1.96 and 6%, respectively.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…[21] On the other hand, it was reported that 24 h/day long-term exposure (1 year) to 2.4 GHz RFR significantly affected DPOAE values and could cause impairment the hearing of adult Wistar rats. [14] In a recent study of mice during the postnatal period, following exposure to 1850 MHz RFR, no significant changes were observed in the hearing threshold of the ABR test. It was reported that RFR might directly affect brainstem auditory circuits, but did not change the general sound perception.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Some of previous studies have shown that RFR can cause hearing loss in both humans and animals. [1,10,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] The aim of the current study was to reveal whether the auditory system development of babies in the womb was affected by the mobile phone usage of their mothers during pregnancy. The mobile phones used by pregnant women in this study consisted of smart phones (SAR values were between 0.57-0.65 W/kg).…”

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Does mobile phone use of women during pregnancy cause hearing problems in infants? Preliminary observation

Bektaş¹,

Daşdağ²,

Bektaş³

2020

Perinatal J

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Objective Some studies have claimed that long-term conversation with mobile phones can cause hearing loss. However, it has not been investigated whether exposure to mobile phones during pregnancy affects the hearing of babies in the womb. Therefore, the aim of this human study was to investigate the effects of intrauterine radiofrequency radiation (RFR) exposure emitted from mobile phones on the hearing of newborns. Methods The study population comprised 149 newborns. Pregnant women in this study were divided into 4 groups according to RFR exposure duration, such as non-exposure to RFR, exposure to RFR for 2–15 min/day, exposure to RFR for 15–60 min/day, and exposure to RFR for more than 60 min/day. The results of the hearing screening analyses of the newborns, which were performed using transiently evoked otoacoustic emission and auto auditory brainstem response, were investigated retrospectively. Results The results of this study indicated that 900 and 1800 MHz RFR exposure during pregnancy did not cause hearing loss in newborns. Conclusion In conclusion, we observed that the hearing sensitivity and peripheral sound perception of newborns were not affected by RFR exposure emitted from mobile phones during the intrauterine period. Further studies should be performed to illuminate the subject.

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Does mobile phone use of women during pregnancy cause hearing problems in infants? Preliminary observation

Bektaş¹,

Daşdağ²,

Bektaş³

2020

Perinatal J

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“…It is reported in [2] that the Council of Europe recommended limitations on the use of mobile phones and internet access in all schools across the continent to protect young children from potentially harmful radiation. In [3], their study found that low-dose ionizing radiation exposure affects cognitive skills in exposed children later in life.…”

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Easy Determination of Radiation Absorption in Brain Tissue from Mobile Phones Using Finite Element Method

Yakubu¹,

Abbas²,

Yunusa³

2019

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Brain tissue plays a significant role in both cognitive and psychomotor behavior of humans. However, their interaction with radiation emanating from hand held mobile devices is still not fully understood. This research was aimed at investigating radiation absorption in brain tissue. Bovine brain tissues ranging from lesser than 1 year to greater than 10 years of age were bought from a specialty store (Sigma-Aldrich). The tissues were used within 72 h of extraction for ex vivo brain experiments. The brain tissue was stored at 6˚C and then 16˚C for 24 h in the MRI room to reach thermal equilibrium before any experiments were undertaken. The averages for the dielectric constant were measured from 1-4 GHz using open ended coaxial probe (OECP) (85,070E; Agilent Technologies). The results obtained for the dielectric properties were then used as raw data in the numerical computation and simulation of the radiation absorption by the brain tissues for both adolescent and adults bovine brain tissue using finite element method (FEM). The measured dielectric constants varied for the different brain tissue from 54.39 to 39.29. Analysis showed that adolescents tissue absorbed more radiation than adults from mobile phoneradiation which is due to the higher dielectric property of adolescent brain tissue. The results obtained can be applied to human brain tissue since bovine shares the same compositional properties with humans.

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“…HE: haematoxylin and eosin; SW: rabbits with sutured wounds; SWW: rabbits with sutured wounds exposed to WIFI; SWL: rabbits treated topically with lentisk oil; SWWL: rabbits exposed to WIFI and treated with lentisk oil showed that WIFI (2.45 GHz) induce an increase in heart rate and arterial blood pressure of rabbits. In addition,Yorgancilar et al (2017) investigated the long-term effects of radiofrequency radiation emitted from WIFI systems on hearing in rats and proved that EMFs can significantly affect the hearing in adult Wistar rats. Recently,Vafaei et al (2020) demonstrated that WIFI increased oxidative stress and apoptosis in mice's placenta tissue.…”

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Effects of sub‐acute co‐exposure to WIFI (2.45 GHz) and Pistacia lentiscus oil treatment on wound healing by primary intention in male rabbits

Latrach¹,

Chehida²,

Allous³

et al. 2022

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background The bioeffects of WIFI on cutaneous wound healing remains unexplored. In addition, several medicinal plant products including lentisk oil have been shown to interfere with wound healing process. Since the use of this oil is increasing, the co‐exposure (WIFI‐Lentisk oil) assessment is of paramount importance. Objectives We aimed in the present study to investigate the effects of WIFI exposure as well as the application of Pistacia lentiscus oil on sutured wounds (SW). Methods New Zealand male rabbits (n = 24) were used and randomly divided into four groups of six animals each: a control group (SW) and three experimental groups (i) a first group exposed to WIFI (2.45 GHz, 6 h/day) during 16 days (SWW); (ii) a second group exposed to WIFI (2.45 GHz, 6 h/day) during 16 days and treated with lentisk oil (SWWL) and (iii) a third group not exposed to WIFI but treated with lentisk oil (SWL). The wound healing was evaluated by monitoring clinical parameters (temperature, food intake, relative weight variation, and macroscopic aspect) and histology. Results The mean food intake was higher in the SWWL group compared to the three other groups (p < 0.001) and higher in the SWL group compared to the SW group (p = 0.014). The exposition to WIFI (SWW group) or lentisk oil application (SWL group) can promote the collagen deposition and ameliorate the general aspect of wounds. By contrast, the co‐exposure to WIFI and lentisk oil (SWWL) results in antagonist effects and extends the inflammatory phase of wound healing. Conclusions Wounds treated topically with Pistacia lentiscus oil should not be exposed to WIFI.

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Does all-day and long-term exposure to radiofrequency radiation emitted from Wi-Fi affect hearing?

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Does mobile phone use of women during pregnancy cause hearing problems in infants? Preliminary observation

Does mobile phone use of women during pregnancy cause hearing problems in infants? Preliminary observation

Easy Determination of Radiation Absorption in Brain Tissue from Mobile Phones Using Finite Element Method

Effects of sub‐acute co‐exposure to WIFI (2.45 GHz) and Pistacia lentiscus oil treatment on wound healing by primary intention in male rabbits

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