Comments on: Cell Phone Health Hazards?

By: Al

Al — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:45:06 +0000

I know cell phones cause ear pain. Had to be on the phone for several hours one day and then the next day, my ears feel like they have cotton in them. This happens only when on the phone for extended periods of time. It will start to feel better over time but then any phone call even a shorter call will make it come back with a vengeance. I have had several ear infections and this is different. Is the radiation cooking that soft flesh in the ear? Its like a mini microwave. It has to be doing something!

By: Greta

Greta — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:30:08 +0000

I’ve been away from the cell phone for several days and the pain has gone away. From now on, I am going reduce my use of the cell phone and stay on the land line. I don’t give a happy damn about what science says. I don’t trust the cell phone. I don’t think it’s healthy.

By: amber

amber — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:55:24 +0000

I have to reluctantly admit (as I was a skeptic of making EMF accusation) but recently I have developed a lump under my ear and the use of my cell phone, which i use a minimum of 2 hours total a day, gives me a weird ear ache and head ache, dizziness and fatigue. I am worried don’t have insurance right now and don’t know what to do. Kind of feel like i need to choose between denial or get it checked out. I am getting a blue tooth tomm. need to take calls for work can’t avoid it.

By: Greta

Greta — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:35:54 +0000

I never had pain in my ears until I really started using a cell phone. Now it hurts to use a landline, particularly in my left ear. I don’t care what science is saying regarding health and cell phones – just listen to common sense. If you don’t have pain before using them – and you do afterward – then there must be something going on that isn’t heathly.

By: hardy

hardy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:21:53 +0000

This is more than a little disturbing. I am a blackberry user for the last decade, and have lived off cell nets since the begining. I have recently noticed a pain in my head near my right temple when on phone more than ten minutes, I then move phone to other side of my head and within a few minutes it starts to hurt as well. I switch to speaker phone to reduce it.
How many above have undergone ct or mri scans after this type of pain ?

There is one certainty in my case, this is a direct causal relathionship, not coincidence.

By: Russell

Russell — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:17:50 +0000

After a CAT scan and a MRI the doctors discovered I had a tumor (PVNS) in my TMJ, on the left side right by my ear. This so happens to be the only ear that I have ever used my cell phones with. I have always kept my cell phones in my left pant leg pocket too and at many different times my muscle would quiver in the exact location that my cell phone was.

When I asked the doctor the possiblities of bringing a law suit against the cell phone company, he said No, there is not enough case evidence of it happening to anyone else.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks

By: Bart

Bart — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:22:51 +0000

Yeah, me too. Cell phone use causes ear pain. Same side as phone.

There’s somethin’ happening here.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:52:09 +0000

Add me to the list of people who experience discomfort/pain while using my cell phone for an extended period of time. Are bluetooths any better?

By: Orin

Orin — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:00:17 +0000

My comment is much the same as those mentioning pain in the ear while using their cell phones. I call my phone the electronic leash; I use it constantly all day. While in the Air Force, I noticed I didn’t have pain when I went away on missions, usually two to seven day trips, the pain came back upon return one I would begn using the cell phone again . Appx September or October of 2000, I pleaded with the Flight Surgeon to give me a referral to have my head scanned. I wanted this done because of the pain and I was retiring November 1, 2000; I think they did a CAT Scan; they found nothing. Shortly after, I discovered my phone had a bad antennae; I noticed less pain after getting a different phone. Since retiring, I haven’t noticed any significant (I usually talk myself out of it) pain until recently.
I’m a Landlord/Property Manager/Realtor. I’ve been doing this mainly since my retirement. I’m on the cell phone from 7 am to 10 pm, sometimes later; my cell phone is on 24 hrs a day; my usage is usually about 3500 or more minutes/month; I have unlimited incoming and outgoing. I don’t answer my house phone; everyone calls on the cell. I’ve made it my “lifeline”. Now with the pain, I have to ween myself from this device. About five months ago,I returned my phone because it was overheating and I had pain in the ear as well. I also bought a BlueTooth headset;I don’t use much because callers complained they couldn’t hear me well. I drive a F-250 diesel truck (big noisemaker). THE PAIN IS HERE!! I vary holding the phone on the left side and the right. I hold the phone a few inches from my ear when listening and put it back to my ear to speak. I use speakerphone when possible. I’m letting more of my calls go to voicemail; listen to the message on speakerphone; then delay returning as many calls until I’m at my office phone. I’m contemplating putting the message on my voicemail that I’m having pain in my ears when using my cell phone and callers should leave a message.

I’m not sure if my cell phone is causing this pain, but it only hurts when I use it. It feels like someone has drilled into my ears; it feels clogged up. I plan to make an appointment to have my ears checked; I hope it’s an ear infection on both sides. I will share this post with my family and friends. I plan to use my cell phone less until I know it’s not the cause of the pain.

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:30:26 +0000

Ugh, just glanced at my own post and saw I typed my class year as 1908 instead of 1980. When writing for Wikipedia one can edit posts, but I guess not here!