Symptoms of ill health ascribed to electromagnetic field exposure – a questionnaire survey

Röösli, Martin; Moser, Mirjana; Baldinini, Yvonne; Meier, Martin; Braun‐Fahrländer, Charlotte

doi:10.1078/1438-4639-00269

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“…This development has raised public concerns regarding potentially detrimental health effects of this technology, especially regarding effects on non-specific symptoms like headache Röösli et al 2004;Schreier et al 2006;Schröttner and Leitgeb 2008).…”

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Cohort study on the effects of everyday life radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure on non-specific symptoms and tinnitus

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Mohler

Braun‐Fahrländer

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Environment International

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Background: There is public concern regarding potential health effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) exposure, as produced by mobile phones or broadcast transmitters. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between RF-EMF exposure and non-specific symptoms and tinnitus in a prospective cohort study. Methods:In 2008, 1375 randomly selected participants from Basel, Switzerland, were enrolled in a questionnaire survey with follow-up after one year (participation rate 82%). A score for somatic complaints (von Zerssen list) and headache (HIT-6) was assessed. Far-field environmental RF-EMF exposure was predicted using a validated prediction model.Regarding near-field exposure, self-reported mobile and cordless phone use as well as mobile phone operator data were collected. In multivariate regression models, we investigated whether exposure at baseline (cohort analysis) or changes in exposure between baseline and follow-up (change analysis) were related to changes in health scores.Results: For participants in the top decile of environmental far-field RF-EMF exposure at baseline, in comparison to participants exposed below the median value, the change in the von Zerssen-and HIT-6-scores between baseline and follow-up was -0.12 (95%-CI: -1.79 to 1.56) and -0.37 (95%-CI: -1.80 to 1.07) units, respectively. Exposure to near-field sources and a change in exposure between baseline and follow-up were not related to non-specific symptoms. Similarly, no association between RF-EMF exposure and tinnitus was observed. Conclusions:In this first cohort study using objective and well-validated RF-EMF exposure measures, we did not observe an association between RF-EMF exposure and non-specific symptoms or tinnitus.

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Cohort study on the effects of everyday life radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure on non-specific symptoms and tinnitus

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Environment International

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“…Ancak elektromanyetik alanların canlı organizmasına etkileri sonucunda, literatüre, "elektromanyetik aşırı duyarlılık" adı altında yeni bir kavram girmiştir (WHO, 2005). Elektromanyetik alanlara maruz kalınması sonucu ortaya çıkan bazı sağlık sorunları; uyku bozukluğu, baş ağrısı, sinirlilik, bitkinlik, konsantrasyon bozukluğu, kulak çınlaması, baş dönmesi, kalp hastalıkları, deri döküntüsü, depresyon, sırt ağrısı, dolaşım bozukluğu, titreme, bulantı, nefes alma güçlüğü, terleme, kanser, algılama güçlükleri, nörolojik rahatsızlıklar, kulak ağrısı ve kaygı olarak ifade edilmektedir (Röösli, Moser, Baldinini, Meier, & Braun-Fahrländer, 2004). Elektromanyetik alana maruz kalanlar ile kalmayanlar arasındaki fark, laboratuar çalışmaları sonucunda tam olarak netlik kazanmamıştır (Maes, Collier, Vandoninck, Scarpa & Verschaeve, 2000).…”

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“…There are many and ongoing researches about its effects on human health. Some of the health problems which are seen due to the exposition to the electromagnetic area are listed as sleep disorders, headaches, anxiety, cancer, neurological disorders, ear aches, perceptional difficulty, dizziness, failure in concentration, heart diseases, depression, back aches (Röösli, Moser, Baldinini, Meier, & Braun-Fahrländer, 2004).…”

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Lisansüstü Öğrenciler “Çevre Kirliliği ve Elektromanyetik Kirlilik” Konusunda Yeterince Bilinçli mi?

Dolu¹,

Ürek²

2015

Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen Ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi

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-The main aim of this study is to find out the awareness level of graduate students about electromagnetic pollution which is responsible for an important part of environmental pollution in today's developing science and technological conditions. For this reason, a case study was conducted with a total of 24 graduate students from 5 different universities in Turkey. Data was collected via individual interviews with the help of a form involving 7 open ended questions and analyzed in terms of content analysis. According to the results; natural science students were found to be more conscious about electromagnetic pollution both in terms of its significance and the precautions that should be taken when compared to the social sciences students. To improve this consequence, all students should be made aware of the significance of this issue. The conduction of projects about environmental pollution and giving place to this issue in several elective course contents might be useful at this aspect for all university students.

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“…Mások a legkülönfélébb elektromos forrásoknak tulajdonítják tüneteiket, kezdve az akkumulátoroktól a háztartási eszközökön át (tipikus példa a mikrohullámú sütô) egészen az elektromos vezetékekig. Az 1990-es évek közepétôl kiemelkedôvé váltak a mobiltelefon-használat során tapasztalt és a bázisállomásoknak tulajdonított tünetek (Eltiti és mtsai, 2007;Röösli, Moser, Baldinini, Meier, & Braun-Fahrländer, 2004). A kiváltók széles ská-lájából ugyanakkor egy-egy személy számára általában csak egy vagy két speciális elektromágneses forrás jelent problémát.…”

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Electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the light of empirical results

Szemerszky¹

2011

Mentálhigiéné és Pszichoszomatika

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Az elektromágneses túlérzékenység (electromagnetic hypersensitivity -EHS) a modern korral együtt járó egészségi problémák egyik tipikus képviselôje, lényegében a mûködô elektromos eszközök és berendezések közelében észlelt kellemetlen közérzetet és nem-specifikus tüneteket takarja. Jelen narratív összefoglaló áttekinti a jelenség definiálásával, diagnózisával és terápiájával kapcsolatos legfontosabb problémákat, a különféle magyarázó elméleteket, valamint az azokat alátámasztó empirikus eredményeket. A leginkább elfogadott megközelítés szerint az EHS esetében az idiopátiás környezeti intolerancia (idiopathic environmental intolerance -IEI) egyik válfajáról van szó, ahol az ok-okozati viszonyok még nem világosak. Bár az elektromágneses terek és sugárzások közvetlen hatása ("toxikogén" megközelítés) sem kizárható, a legtöbb bizonyíték a "pszichogén" eredet mellett szól. A tünetek ál-expozícióval is kiválthatók, a betegekre fokozott szomatizációs és szomatoszenzoros amplifikációs hajlam jellemzô, ezért a jelenséget sokan a nocebo-hatással kapcsolják össze. Összességében elmondható az, hogy egy tipikusan multikauzális, csak biopszichoszociális megközelítésben megragadható és kezelhetô problémáról van szó.

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Symptoms of ill health ascribed to electromagnetic field exposure – a questionnaire survey

Cited by 171 publications

References 15 publications

Cohort study on the effects of everyday life radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure on non-specific symptoms and tinnitus

Cohort study on the effects of everyday life radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure on non-specific symptoms and tinnitus

Lisansüstü Öğrenciler “Çevre Kirliliği ve Elektromanyetik Kirlilik” Konusunda Yeterince Bilinçli mi?

Electromagnetic hypersensitivity in the light of empirical results

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