Smart phones do they cause medical issues?

[bepp]

I have a Samsung smartphone not top of the range but it does wat i want it to do..Tho im having health probs..Im finding if i hold the phone for any length of time.my fingers tingle and i get bad cases of pins n needles so bad sometimes it aches, i gotta put phone down...i have heard these smartphones if used too much can cause certain medical issues is this right or am i 1 in million

 

[homer]

You are probably right. Though scientist dare not prove you right. Use a handsfree whenever you can, putting that radioactive brick next to your ear would be a hazard. And don't play games on it, the only things I do on my Sammy are youtube and browse the net. I can't stare at it for too long though.

 

[Jaz]

I have a Samsung smartphone not top of the range but it does wat i want it to do..Tho im having health probs..Im finding if i hold the phone for any length of time.my fingers tingle and i get bad cases of pins n needles so bad sometimes it aches, i gotta put phone down...i have heard these smartphones if used too much can cause certain medical issues is this right or am i 1 in million

Oh there's no doubt at all that you're one in a million my friend

 

[bepp]

Friend???? Where'd you get that idea from?

 

[Jaz]

Friend???? Where'd you get that idea from?

buuuurrrnnnn!!!

 

[bepp]

 

[Jaz]

Friend???? Where'd you get that idea from?

I'd probably receive some sort of warning if I used a more appropriate word

 

[XLNC]

I have a Samsung smartphone not top of the range but it does wat i want it to do..Tho im having health probs..Im finding if i hold the phone for any length of time.my fingers tingle and i get bad cases of pins n needles so bad sometimes it aches, i gotta put phone down...i have heard these smartphones if used too much can cause certain medical issues is this right or am i 1 in million

What are you doing when you notice these symptoms: on a call or just fiddling with apps or both?

 

[bepp]

What are you doing when you notice these symptoms: on a call or just fiddling with apps or both?

fiddling with apps and games

 

[Bee]

sounds like carpel tunnel or tennis elbow symptoms...like a repetitive strain...change your hand positions frequently...but see a doctor Bepp

 

[XLNC]

Then it's probably your hand (RSI) rather than the phone. Have it checked out if you're concerned.

 

[bepp]

Thanks its nice to know there are helpful n friendly people out there

 

[bushseeker]

I suffer horribally from smart phone use... a bit of fiddling and up comes my locanto add.
then the darn phone wont leave me alone until ive emptied my wallet for some lady company

 

[Zeus]

OK - so here is the deal.

Years ago when cell phones/mobile devices first came out, the various health authorities determined what the maximum amount of power a phone could transmit so as not to cause health issues. I believe the number was 0.3W of radiated power.

This all worked well while we were all using the thick brick type cell phones because the phone was so thick, not much power actually got to ones head/ears/hands.

My understanding is that some modern phones (not all) still push out up to 0.3W of radiated power but because the modern phones are so much thinner and lighter then their predecessors, the radiated power may have a profound negative effect on some people. These modern phones are not as shielded as the old ones.

I believe that as the phones get thinner and lighter the amount of radiated power is supposed to be reduced by the manufacturer of the phones so as not to cause health issues.
Apparently not all manufacturers do this.

True or not???? I am not sure - but that is what I have been told.

 

[XTREME]

I get headaches if I talk on my mobile for too long.
Most of the time i put on speaker.