mobile phone safety

 protect yourself and your family


For some time, the standard recommendation was to use a headset. It was thought that since radiation decreases exponentially over the distance between you and the phone, this would solve the problem.



.Limit the amount of time you spend on the phone.

.Use the speakerphone instead of putting the phone to your ear.  This is probably one of the single most important steps you can take other than             not using your cell phone.

.Use a non-Bluetooth (wired) headset to limit your exposure to the cell phone. Better yet would be use an air tube headset which conducts sound             but prevents any radiation from travelling up the wire to your brain.

.Attach a ferrite bead to your headset to decrease RF (radio frequency) interference

.Limit calls inside buildings.

.Use the phone in open spaces as often as possible.

.Limit use by children and preadolescents.

.Keep the phone at least 4meters away from your body when sleeping

.Don’t use the phone when the battery life is low – radiation increases exponentially

Ferrite is a semi-magnetic substance created from iron oxide (rust) alloyed with other materials. It is commonly used on computer cables, to reduce or eliminate the radio frequency interference emitted by these cables.

A computer cable is essentially a really long antenna for the radio signals they carry, which can produce interference with radios and TV’s. Likewise, a headset to your cell phone is one long antenna, directing RF waves into your ear.

The idea behind using ferrite beads on your headset is fairly simple. Since radio waves can cause interference with the cellular functions in your brain—just like a computer cable can create static noise on your radio—the ferrite beads reduce the radio frequency interference broadcast by your phone through the headset, to your brain.

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