Tinfoiled Again!
Posted on 03/11/2019 2:21:26 PM PDT by dennisw
Cancer from wireless tech including the trendy in-ear headphones In 2018, Apple sold 29 million pairs of AirPods The tiny wireless Bluetooth headphones fit into the ear canal
The close proximity of AirPods to the brain and inner ear may raise cancer risks
Apple's popular wireless AirPods headphones may pose cancer risks to wearers, according to a United Nations and World Health Organization petition.
Some 250 have signed the petition, which warns against numerous devices that emit radiofrequency radiation, which is used in WiFi, cellular data and Bluetooth.
AirPods in particular are concerning because they sit deeply enough within the ear canal to emit expose these fragile parts of the ear to dangerous among of radiation, some experts warn.
The scientific jury is still out on the whether or not the particular devices an cause cancer, but animal studies on the kind of radiofrequency radiation that they emit has suggested a link to cancer.
Radiowaves from Bluetooth AirPods may be carcinogenic, a group of 250 international scientists warned in a petition against minimally regulated wireless technology
And, in some cases, the levels of radiation found to be carcinogenic were significantly lower than the maximum allowed by federal and international guidelines.
Last year, Apple sold 28 million pairs of its tiny, white wireless earbuds. The year before, they sold 16 million pairs. With a new design reportedly on the way, the technology company is set to profit even more on sound.
But the devices could be pumping more than beats into wearers' heads.
The AirPods wirelessly connect with a phone via Bluetooth, the popular short distance radio communication technology.
Essentially, anything that communicates wirelessly using electromagnetic energy
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I am not saying yea or nay. Just posting this. BTW they are installing 5G on cell towers where I live.
+Swordmaker
5G will have lower field strength than current technology, in most locations.
My hearing aids do the same thing. Am I at risk too?
“5G will have lower field strength than current technology, in most locations.”
I found an absolutely beautiful bit of acreage in the woods, nicely located with a small but acceptable house. It had power lines running across a portion of the land and it was dirt cheap...astonishingly cheap. I wanted to buy it. My realtor said because of the power lines, which I was more than happy to live with, it would be impossible to sell. It had been on the market for over five years. We live surrounded by power lines and all sorts of radiators. If they were a danger, it would be obvious by now. I still wanted to buy it, but my family talked me out of it...because we would never be able to sell it. I did eventually need to move so I guess I am glad I was able to sell the alternative piece of property in weeks rather than years. Still...it had hawks and deer...
(no Apple partisan here, mind you)
Standing outside in daylight may increase your cancer risk as well...
“My hearing aids do the same thing.”
fitting in your ear is the closest thing your earing aid does compared to the airpod ... the airpod transmits a radio signal ... your hearing aid is nothing but a fancy speaker ...
I have 3 patents with Bluetooth tech. The range is a mere 30 feet, up to 300 feet max with extended range. Compare this to cell towers MILES away. There’s no appreciable risk.
I have LG (horseshoe) bluetooth earbuds I wear all the time. Love ‘em.
You no doubt remember when Rush Limbaugh did his TV show for a full week with an old-school cell phone strapped to his head.
Yea more junk science.
If you start craving tofu and begin to think maybe that Green New Deal isn’t such a bad idea after all, then you’ll know that they cause brain damage. Until then, you’re probably good.
I can’t wait until America has no electricity and no vaccinated people.
The future is bright...
Idiotic statement from "scientists" who apparently don’t know what they are talking about. The antennas in Apple AirPods are NOT sitting "deeply enough within the ear canal to expose these fragile parts of the ear" but rather are built into the shaft that extends downward outside the ear where the microphone points toward the mouth. Only the speaker is in the ear canal opening on Apple AirPods. Obviously, these "scientists" have not bothered to even observe the devices they’re criticizing.—PING!
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Where might that be?
I’d think the biggest threat is having a phone stuffed in your front pocket while it’s searching for Wi-Fi or tower. Guess we’ll know if that matters in about 20 years or so..maybe I should get into the infertility business :)
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