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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Thanks for the Ping.
Cell phones, wifi, and wireless headphones have be widely used by literally billions of people in the last 10 years. If there was any statistical increase in the incidence of brain tumors due to these new radio sources it would have shown up years ago. The wavelengths are much longer than visible light and we aren’t getting brain tumors from electric lights as far as I can tell. Only publicity hungry quacks would continue to propagate this nonsense.
RF energy is inversely proportional to the square root of the distance, so sticking little transmitters IN your ears is going to produce a much higher field strength in the brain than the same device even an inch further away.
I still use a wire headset just in case.
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Those are low fequency, 60 Hz magnetic fields. If they are damaging, it’s by an entirely different mechanism of action than damage caused by 5G transmission. If the price is right, maybe a good deal. If liquidity is important, probably not. How far from the lines was the house?
250 scientists? Wow that’s a lot. Like, is that maybe even all of the scientists in the world?
The stock jumped over $6 today, possibly on the strength of an upgrade from B of A, but there's also been back and forth rumors of what will be unveiled in a couple of weeks -- one possibility is the new model of AirPod.
Or, what about Bose wireless earbuds?
“How far from the lines was the house?”
About 100 yards.
But as for RF being dangerous, microwaves, yes. But even those would have given serious symptoms by now. If the FCC has granted a license then I’d say the technology is safe.
My friends have these and can listen to music and podcasts with ease. I haven’t afforded them yet but was going to. Maybe not.
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.
Current doctrine on microwaves centers around effects due to heating from energy absorption. Cancer fears posit different mechanisms that occur at lower power, which current standards don’t address, but these are considered unproven. The FCC uses an ANSI exposure standard. It’s been a while since I paid attention to the issue, but the number that pops into my mind is ANSI/IEEE C95.1. FWIW.
My hearing aids came with a bluetooth receiver that receives hangs around my neck. It may use FM between the receiver and the hearing aids. Sounds from my TV's and cell phone, play directly in my hearing aids. I've had them for years.
Dang, “Misprened” = “Misrepresented”. What happened with that?
Keep all that junk out of your ears. Pay attention to what is going on around you instead of acting like some zombie and being totally disconnected from your surroundings. When you get home turn on the stereo and listen to music from real speakers.
“Where might that be?”
The entire US forthwith.
Air pods only receive? They do not transmit. Right? They are not putting out any continuous blue tooth signal to connect with your iphone?
No, Dennis, why would they have microphones if they only receive? They’re two way for use for phone calls.
And where is it that monkeys may fly out of?
And if anyone ever gets a cancer, how would it be determined to be from Airpods as opposed to a vast number of other causes in our modern lives?
I have despised Apple products from the very first elitist hype that came with its unveiling, but this is a stupid leftist attack on a stupid leftist corporation.
It's so wrong that I feel compelled to defend Apple, when I have nothing good to say about them.
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