Is Mobile Radiation harmful to your health? MALAYALAM AND ENGLISH

Dr. M. R. Ravi, District Medical Officer of Health (Retd.)

Kerala, India 680687ravi.mamparambath@gmail.com

+919249582664

The total mobile connections in the world is more than the global

population

There are nearly 7.4 lakh cell phone towers to meet the communication demand.

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Four persons developed cancer who were living in the 6th, 7th, 8th floors of an apartment complex in Mumbai.

The four cancer cases in a flat complex could be linked to mobile towers installed on the facing Apartments

2008

Government of India have appointed a commitee for suggesting remedial

action.

Under the chairmanship of Professor Girish Kumar of IIT, bombay.

2010

The Comittee has submitted the report to Government of India in 2010.

International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection has defined the limits

of permissible radiation.

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10 watts per square meter is the permissible limit.

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In India the limit is 1 watts and in Austria it is 0.001 watts as desided by

the respective governments.

Microwave is used for communication between the tower and phone.

The same microwave is used in microwave oven also.

When these waves pass through the food articles in the oven, the water molecules

will vibrate and thermal energy is released.

The same thing happen in mobile radiation also.

The heating will be less since the power is less.

Everybody feels the rise in temperature of ear lobe and nearby skin when mobile is used for a long period.

This happens not by the heating of the battery, as believed by so many.

Sine the radiation enters our body, the inside cells also will get heated.

Since there is no mechanism to sense heat inside the body, we never feel it.

The rate of heating will be controlled by the blood circulation also.

We shall examine how mobile radiation affects humans and other living things.

Affects the Blood Brain Barrier

the blood brain barrier (BBB), selectively lets nutrients pass through from the blood to the brain, but keeps toxic substances out.

Mobile radiation shall disrupt this activity.

Risk to Children and Pregnant Women

Children absorb more radiation than adults.

Owing to their smaller head and brainsize

Thinner cranial bones and skin

Also the lower blood cell volume

The energy penetrates more deeply.

Tumors in the mid brain are more deadly

Children’s cells reproduce more quickly than adults which makes cancers more

deadly

Their immune system is not as well developed as adults hence are less effective against fighting cancer growth

In a recent finding, an association was found between a mother’s cell phone use during pregnancy and greater likelihood for spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations and behavioral problems in their children.

In a recent finding, an association was found between a mother’s cell phone use during pregnancy and greater likelihood for spontaneous abortion, congenital malformations and behavioral problems in their children.

The damage will be apparent after the child reaches puberty

Male infertility

American Society for Reproductive Medicine reported that use of cell phones by men is associated with decrease in semen quality, sperm count, motility, viability and normal morphology and is related to the duration of cell phone use.

Calcium ion distances from cell membrane

Because of this the cells become unhealthy.

DNA

There shall be DNA damages in cells also.

Radiation affects many life saving electronic equipments.

That is why mobile use is banned in aircrafts.

Mobile radiation may affect the working of heart which functions on

pacemaker.

Mobile phone should be avoided in operation thetres and Intensive Care

Units.

Non-thermal effects of Radio frequency radiation accumulate over time and the risks are more pronounced after several years of exposure.

Color changes, itching, numbness and ulcers may develop on skin.

Ear Damage

There may be sensation of ringing of bell or phone in the ear.

Possibility of damage to around 16,000 air cells in each cochlea may be

damaged.

If there is such damage, it will affect hearing.

If one uses ear phone with high volume shall end in hearing loss.

Studies prove that there is close relationship between mobile radiation

and ear balance problems. (BPPV)

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Usually BPPV occurs for people of age over 50 years,

During the last few years, BPPV is seen in young adults and children.

This is due to the thermal effect of mobile radiation over inner ear.

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Fortunately 95% of patients shall be cured without medicines within a day.

If radiation continues, BPPV shall affect frequently to the same patient.

There is increased possibility for loss of vision and cancers of eye.

More calcium may get eliminated from bone.

This may lead to weakness and fractures of bones.

There may be damage to the thyroid gland and production of thyroxin sall

decrease.

Possibility of thyroid tumour is high.

There is possibility of tumour of salivary glands alo.

Melatonin, a vital natural neuro-hormone is a powerful antioxidant, antidepressant and immune system enhancer that regulates our circadian rhythm. Reduction of melatonin increases possibility of cancer.

The daily sleep/wake cycle, may also be affected by reduction in melatonin.

Exposure to electromagnetic fields has shown to be in connection with Alzheimer’s disease,motor neuron disease and Parkinson’s disease.

People living near mobile phone base stations are also at risk for developing neuropsychiatric problems as headache, memory loss, nausea, dizziness, tremors, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle and joint pain, leg/foot pain, depression, and sleep disturbance.

We shall examine studies in various countries.

France People who lived closest to the cellular antennas had the highest incidences of the following disorders: fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, feeling of discomfort, difficultyin concentrating, depression, memory loss, visual disruptions, irritability, hearing disruptions, skin problems, cardiovascular disorders, and dizziness

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Germany The researchers found that the proportion of newly developing cancer cases was significantly higher among those patients who had lived within 400 meters from the cellular transmitter site during the past 10 years, compared to those patients living further away.

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Israel This study, based on medical records of people living within 350 meters of a long established phone mast, showed a fourfold increased incidence of cancer compared with the general population of Israel

Spain This study found significant ill-health effects among those living in the vicinity of two GSM mobile phone base stations. The strongest five associations found were depressive tendency, fatigue, sleeping disorder, difficulty in concentration and cardiovascular problems.

Britain In Berkeley House, Staple Hill, Bristol, UK, where Orange mobile mast was erected on roof of afive story building; several people living on the top floor had cancer.

Australia The top floors of a Melbourne office building were closed down and 100 people were evacuatedafter a seventh worker in seven years was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

USA

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USA Mobile radiation shall induce Diabetes. Hundred years back there were only 1/10000 of population had diabetes.

Now it is 27/100!

Saudi Arabia. Chidren studying in a school near a mobile tower had significantly more cases of diabetes than other school children.

Electromagnetic radiation from Cell phone and cell tower affects the birds, animals, plant and environment.

The reason for the house sparrow entering the red book of endangered

animals is mobile radiation.

The importance of mobile radiation is not known to the public.

Mobile companies continue to say that there are no health problems.

Studies conducted by them also concludes the same.

Cell phone industry is becominganother cigarette industry, which kept claiming that smoking is not harmful.

There are millions of people around the world who have suffered from smoking.

In fact, cell phone/tower radiation is worse than smoking.

As one cannot see it, touch it or smell it, and its effect on health is notedafter a long period of exposure.

People are not aware of the radiation level in their living space.

Because of ignorance people take least interest in methods to limit radiation

exposure.

Even if people are aware of the radiation hazard,they may not have the choice to move away from it if the tower is installed near their office orresidential building.

In addition to the continuous radiation from cell towers, there is radiation from cell phones,wireless phones, computers, laptops, TV towers, FM towers, AM towers, microwave ovens, etc.

it is imperative that stricter radiation norms must be enforced by the policy makers.