Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Prolonged use of mobile phones can
have health implications. Give examples
of these.
- Cancer
- People are concerned that the
radiation emitted by phones is
causing cancer and various types of
tumors.
- Infertility
- One study last year showed
that males who kept their cell
phones turned on while the
phones were in their front
pockets were likely to be
reducing the quality of their
sperm and therefore affecting
their fertility.
- Accidents
- People who are talking on their cell
phones are more likely to do dumb
things like walk into oncoming traffic
which poses a serious threat to your
health!
- One of the mobile phone health concerns and
public safety concerns that actually does have a lot
of validity to it is the link between the use of mobile
phones and increased likelihood of accidents.
- Cell Phone
Elbow
- One of the most recent health problems that mobile phones are accused of
causing is cubital tunnel syndrome, a condition known more widely as “cell
phone elbow“. Similar to carpal tunnel syndrome, it is apparently caused by the
frequent and repetitive use of the cell phone. It is said that the frequent bending
of your elbow to hold your mobile phone to your ear can affect a nerve in your
arm that leads to tingling sensations and reduced use of your hands.
- Sleep Disorders
- Several studies have been conducted which look at
the relationship between mobile phone use and
sleep disorders. A recent study showed that those
people who use their mobile phones shortly before
going to bed will have a harder time unwinding and
falling asleep than those people who put their
phones away earlier in the day
- Premature Aging
- Using mobile phones might cause wrinkles
and other signs of premature aging. An
extensive fifteen-year study into short wave
and microwave health impacts was the cause
for the scare.
- Mental Health
- Some people have reported a number of
different symptoms that indicate that mobile
phones could be increasing our mental health
problems. Decreased attention span,
increased anxiety and memory loss are all
problems that have been associated with
increased mobile phone use.