While technological developments make our lives easier, they also seriously threaten human health.
Neurologist Yaşar Alpaslan said, “We are surrounded by many electromagnetic waves. We are exposed to the negative effects of radio and television waves, wireless waves, and most importantly mobile phone frequency waves on our health almost at every hour of the day. It is almost certain that intense mobile phone use causes at least brain fatigue. “It can also cause conditions such as headaches, sleep disorders, memory impairment, intense stress and fatigue, concentration and distraction,” he said.
PEOPLE WHO USE INTENSIVE MOBILE PHONES ARE AT RISK
Dr. said that in the last 10-20 years, both organic brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease and psychological diseases such as depression, panic attacks and obsession diseases have increased. Alpaslan said, “Although no concrete connection has been established between mobile phones and brain tumors, it is widely believed that they at least increase the likelihood of developing brain tumors such as glioma or meningioma. It is reported that brain tumors are much more common than normal in stockbrokers who talk on their mobile phones for hours on Wall Street, the financial center of the USA.
Henry Lai, a bioengineer at the University of Washington, states that mobile phone signals disrupt the physiological structure of the DNA helix and cause breaks. In the report published by the International Institute for Cancer Research in 2008, it was reported that 40 percent more brain tumors were detected in people who used mobile phones for 10 years or more. “Another study conducted in Sweden in 2009 claimed that it increased the occurrence of brain cancer by 5 times,” he said.
“WE SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS EVEN IF WE HAVE TO USE THE DEVICES”
Stating that mobile phones and other electronic devices should not be kept in the bedroom as much as possible, Alpaslan said: “We should make remote calls by using headphones, or if this is not possible, by turning on the loudspeaker, rather than holding mobile phones directly to the ear. Since mobile phones emit the most intense radiation, especially when making the first call, we should not hold the phone to our ear before communication is established when you call someone.
We should carry mobile phones in a bag, not in a pocket, and keep them as far away from the body as possible. Even if you are not using your mobile phone when it is on, it continues to emit radiation. Our conversations should not exceed half an hour a day, and if possible, we should prefer wired phones. Close it completely in gatherings such as cinemas, theaters or conferences. Because even if you silence it, it will pose a risk due to the signal exchange of many mobile phones in the place,” he said.
“CHILDREN HAVE A MUCH HIGHER POSSIBILITY OF SUFFERING HARM”
Dr. underlines that mobile phones should be kept away from children as much as possible. Alpaslan said, “Children are more likely to be harmed by mobile phones because their brain development is not yet complete. Intensive mobile phone use can trigger conditions such as headaches and sleep disorders. In conclusion, we should use technology but not be its slave. For our brain health, we should stay away from electronic environments as much as possible and use wired internet and home phones instead of wireless. “We should use mobile phones for short periods of time for communication purposes, not as chat and gaming tools,” he said.
(UAV)