ID Number		1953
Study Type		Human / Provocation
Model		900 MHz (GSM) mobile phone use and hearing loss
Details		Volunteers (n = 323) were evaluated at the end of a 3 yr period of active mobile phone use for loss of hearing. The authors report increased use of mobile phones correlated with more significant hearing loss. The average use among heavy users during the 3 year period totaled 50.4 +/- 27.8 days. These heavy users showed a hearing loss of between 1 and 5 dB more than controls using speech tones as a test signal(p<0.001).
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Spain - jgarciacall@hotmail.com
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		SPAIN
References		Garcia Callejo, FJ et al. Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp, (2005) 56:187-191
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