These Tips Will Limit Your Exposure to Cellphone Radiation

Cell phones are, without doubt, very handy items to have. However, like all electronic devices, they emit electromagnetic radiation. Scientists are still not sure how harmful this type of radiation is to us. However, to be on the safe side, it's best to take certain precautions to help limit your exposure to any radiation.

However, based on what the scientists say, we can take certain precautions to reduce the potential health risks.

1. Keep some distance-

Hold your cell phone as far away from your body as possible.

2. Use a headset (wired or Bluetooth).

To keep the handset away from your head.

3. Do not press the handset against your head.

Radio frequency (RF) energy is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source—being very close greatly increase energy absorption.

4. Limit the length of mobile calls.

5. Use text (SMS) instead of voice wherever possible.

6. Put the cell phone on speaker mode.

7. Use your phone where reception is good.

If the radio signal is weak, a mobile phone will increase its transmission power. Find a strong signal and avoid movement.

8. Metal and water are good conductors of radio waves.

So avoid using a mobile phone while wearing metal-framed glasses or having wet hair.

9. Let the call connect before putting the handset to your ear or

Before you start speaking and listening.

A mobile phone first makes the communication at higher power and then reduces power to an adequate level. More power is radiated during call connecting time.

10. If you have the option, use a landline phone, rather than a mobile phone.

11. When your phone is on, don’t carry it in chest/ breast or pant pockets. It might harm your fertility or your heart.

When a mobile phone is on, it automatically transmits at high power every minute or  two to check the network.

12. Reduce children’s mobile phone use. As a younger person will likely have a longer lifetime exposure to radiation from cell phones.

13. People who have active medical implants should keep the cell phone at least 15 cm away from the medical implant.

14. Re-radiation is increased by mobile phones when used in a car to overcome the window shielding try to reduce such use or stop it altogether.

 

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Warning! This New Smartphone Can Meddle With Pacemakers

The recent release of the new iPhone 12 rehashed an old question in medicine. The new device has a stronger built-in magnet than previous Apple devices, and cardiologists are alarmed that the device could disrupt the work of pacemakers and cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). Are these concerns warranted? And, if so, is the new iPhone the only device that could meddle with these cardiac devices?

Why People With Pacemakers and ICDs Should Use Electronic Devices Carefully

Cardiac devices are sensitive to the magnetic fields produced by smartphones. Magnets are potentially the strongest sources of such magnetic fields, which is why all people with ICDs have been instructed to use electronic devices very carefully. 

 

According to the American Heart Association, strong magnetic fields can disrupt the functioning of ICDs. Therefore, ICD wearers are advised against keeping cellphones (and other devices like iPods and smartwatches) in the front shirt pocket, bra, or a wraparound purse close to the device. Besides, one should avoid holding these devices against the ear on the side the ICD is located (usually, the left side). 

 

In a recent letter to the editor of the journal Heart Rhythm, a group of doctors raised concerns over the new iPhone. They tested the safety of the ICD and discovered that every time the smartphone was close to the left side of the chest, the ICD immediately became suspended and didn’t return to work while the mobile device was in proximity.

What Devices Can Suspend the Functioning of Cardiac Devices?

It isn’t just the new smartphones like the iPhone 12 that could manifest this effect. Any electronic device with a magnet could temporarily disable a pacemaker of an ICD. Earlier research from 2020 suggests that wrist fitness trackers can likewise deactivate an ICD when brought to a distance of 2.4 cm (1 in). 

 

But why are these devices sensitive to magnets, in the first place? Well, that’s just the way they are designed to work. In fact, cardiologists routinely use magnets to adjust cardiac devices, and magnets are intended to stop the work of the pacemaker and ICD during a heart examination. 

 

“The effect of a magnet on a pacemaker is usually to temporarily turn on the pacing function and to ignore the signals from the heart. The effect of a magnet on an ICD is usually to temporarily disable the ICD response to the rapid heart rhythms that is necessary to save the patient’s life,” said s Dr. Bruce L. Wilkoff to Healthline. 

 

While this is perfectly fine in a controlled medical setting, having a cardiac device stop working because you continuously keep it in your left front pocket could pose a serious risk. 

 

How to Use Mobile Devices Safely If You Have a Pacemaker or ICD

Before we go into the specific tips, you must understand that your ICD or pacemakers do not break down when exposed to magnets in a smartphone or a fitness tracker. Removing the mobile device to a distance of 5 in (13 cm) and more will restore the work of the ICD and pacemaker instantly.

 

So you don’t need to panic if you accidentally put your phone in your front pocket for a minute. Likewise, don't be afraid to use mobile devices or upgrade your old phone if you need to. With that said, you must be cautious with the way you wear your smartwatch, how you talk on the phone, and where you store your devices if you have a pacemaker or ICD device. 

 

Here are a few tips: 

- Keep your phone or music player in a pocket or bag that’s not directly over the pacemaker or ICD.

 

- Teach yourself to use the opposite ear for phone calls. 

 

- Avoid wearing a wraparound bag around your chest. 

 

- Wear your fitness tracker or smartwatch on the opposite hand to the location of the pacemaker or ICD. 

 

- Avoid wearing an earset on the same side as the cardiac device.

This is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.   

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