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Mobile Phone Radiation Wrecks Your Sleep
Mobile Phone Radiation Wrecks Your Sleep
Source: Electromagnetic Frequencies
“Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches
and confusion, according to a new study…. “The research, sponsored by the mobile
phone companies themselves, shows that using the handsets before bed causes
people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in
them, interfering with the body’s ability to repair damage suffered during the day.
“The findings are especially alarming for children and teenagers, most of whom –
surveys suggest – use their phones late at night and who especially need sleep.
Their failure to get enough can lead to mood and personality changes, ADHD-like
symptoms, depression, lack of concentration and poor academic performance.”
“The study – carried out by scientists from the blue-chip Karolinska Institute and
Uppsala University in Sweden and from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA –
is thought to be the most comprehensive of its kind….” Published by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Progress in Electromagnetics Research
Symposium and funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, representing the main
handset companies, it has caused serious concern among top sleep experts, one of
whom said that there was now “more than sufficient evidence” to show that the
radiation “affects deep sleep.”
“The scientists studied 35 men and 36 women aged between 18 and 45. Some were
exposed to radiation that exactly mimicked what is received when using mobile
phones; others were placed in precisely the same conditions, but given only “sham”
exposure, receiving no radiation at all….The people who had received the radiation
took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep, and spent less time in
the deepest one. The scientists concluded: “The study indicates that during
laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals components of sleep believed to
be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are adversely affected.”
“The embarrassed [manufacturers] played down the results, insisting – at apparent
variance with this published conclusion – that its “results were inconclusive” and that
“the researchers did not claim that exposure caused sleep disturbance”….”We did
find an effect from mobile phones from exposure scenarios that were realistic. This
suggests that they have measurable effects on the brain.”…”the radiation may
activate the brain’s stress system, “making people more alert and more focused,
and decreasing their ability to wind down and fall asleep”.
“About half of the people studied believed themselves to be “electrosensitive”,
reporting symptoms such as headaches and impaired cognitive function from mobile
phone use. But they proved to be unable to tell if they had been exposed to the
radiation in the test.”…” This strengthens the conclusion of the study, as it disposes
of any suggestion that knowledge of exposure influenced sleeping patterns. Even
more significantly, it throws into doubt the relevance of studies the industry relies on
to maintain that the radiation has no measurable effects.”…”A series of them …
have similarly found that people claiming to be electrosensitive could not distinguish
when the radiation was turned on in laboratory conditions, suggesting that they
were not affected.”…”Critics have attacked the studies’ methodology, but the new
findings deal them a serious blow. For they show that the radiation did have an
effect, even though people could not tell when they were exposed.”
“It also complements other recent research. A massive study, following 1,656″ …
“teenagers for a year, found most of them used their phones after going to bed. It
concluded that those who did this once a week were more than three times – and
those who used them more often more than five times – as likely to be “very tired”….
the director of [a] Sleep Centre, says: “There is now more than sufficient evidence,
from a large number of reputable investigators who are finding that mobile phone
exposure an hour before sleep adversely affects deep sleep.” [Another director of
a] Sleep Institute added: “Anything that disrupts the integrity of your sleep will
potentially have adverse consequences in functioning during the day, such as
grouchiness, difficulty concentrating, and in children hyperactivity and behaviour
problems.”
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor, London, Published: 20 January 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/IoSblogs
Source: Electromagnetic Frequencies
“Radiation from mobile phones delays and reduces sleep, and causes headaches
and confusion, according to a new study…. “The research, sponsored by the mobile
phone companies themselves, shows that using the handsets before bed causes
people to take longer to reach the deeper stages of sleep and to spend less time in
them, interfering with the body’s ability to repair damage suffered during the day.
“The findings are especially alarming for children and teenagers, most of whom –
surveys suggest – use their phones late at night and who especially need sleep.
Their failure to get enough can lead to mood and personality changes, ADHD-like
symptoms, depression, lack of concentration and poor academic performance.”
“The study – carried out by scientists from the blue-chip Karolinska Institute and
Uppsala University in Sweden and from Wayne State University in Michigan, USA –
is thought to be the most comprehensive of its kind….” Published by the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Progress in Electromagnetics Research
Symposium and funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, representing the main
handset companies, it has caused serious concern among top sleep experts, one of
whom said that there was now “more than sufficient evidence” to show that the
radiation “affects deep sleep.”
“The scientists studied 35 men and 36 women aged between 18 and 45. Some were
exposed to radiation that exactly mimicked what is received when using mobile
phones; others were placed in precisely the same conditions, but given only “sham”
exposure, receiving no radiation at all….The people who had received the radiation
took longer to enter the first of the deeper stages of sleep, and spent less time in
the deepest one. The scientists concluded: “The study indicates that during
laboratory exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals components of sleep believed to
be important for recovery from daily wear and tear are adversely affected.”
“The embarrassed [manufacturers] played down the results, insisting – at apparent
variance with this published conclusion – that its “results were inconclusive” and that
“the researchers did not claim that exposure caused sleep disturbance”….”We did
find an effect from mobile phones from exposure scenarios that were realistic. This
suggests that they have measurable effects on the brain.”…”the radiation may
activate the brain’s stress system, “making people more alert and more focused,
and decreasing their ability to wind down and fall asleep”.
“About half of the people studied believed themselves to be “electrosensitive”,
reporting symptoms such as headaches and impaired cognitive function from mobile
phone use. But they proved to be unable to tell if they had been exposed to the
radiation in the test.”…” This strengthens the conclusion of the study, as it disposes
of any suggestion that knowledge of exposure influenced sleeping patterns. Even
more significantly, it throws into doubt the relevance of studies the industry relies on
to maintain that the radiation has no measurable effects.”…”A series of them …
have similarly found that people claiming to be electrosensitive could not distinguish
when the radiation was turned on in laboratory conditions, suggesting that they
were not affected.”…”Critics have attacked the studies’ methodology, but the new
findings deal them a serious blow. For they show that the radiation did have an
effect, even though people could not tell when they were exposed.”
“It also complements other recent research. A massive study, following 1,656″ …
“teenagers for a year, found most of them used their phones after going to bed. It
concluded that those who did this once a week were more than three times – and
those who used them more often more than five times – as likely to be “very tired”….
the director of [a] Sleep Centre, says: “There is now more than sufficient evidence,
from a large number of reputable investigators who are finding that mobile phone
exposure an hour before sleep adversely affects deep sleep.” [Another director of
a] Sleep Institute added: “Anything that disrupts the integrity of your sleep will
potentially have adverse consequences in functioning during the day, such as
grouchiness, difficulty concentrating, and in children hyperactivity and behaviour
problems.”
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor, London, Published: 20 January 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/IoSblogs