In this technology era, electronic devices and gadgets have taken control over our lives, and devices like computers, laptops, Wi-Fi modems, and mobile phones have become an inseparable part of our lives. We are extremely concerned to ease our task that we ignore the invisible harmful effects of radiations emitted through these gadgets that affect us as well as our environment. Mobile phone is a highly effective communication tool in today busy lifestyles, especially in metropolitan cities. The number of smartphones users is expected to cross over the 380 crores mark by 2021, and in India alone, the smartphone users will reach over 76 crores in the year 2021, as revealed by the Statista data. Such is the popularity of mobile phones today that it is extremely difficult to find a person who will not be carrying a phone.
Only a few of us are aware that the more we use mobile phones, the more we are exposed to the harmful radiation of mobile phones. Mobile phones are known to produce a radio frequency electromagnetic field that transmits in all directions to find the nearest station. Thus, if a person is using a mobile phone, then some of the radio waves will be directed to their body that will be absorbed by the body tissue as the energy that will further ass to the energy produced by the body’s metabolism. Due to this, many studies have been carried out to determine the side effects of mobile phones on human health. It has been revealed through studies that excessive use of mobile phones is leading to health issues like irritability, impulsiveness, hand or neck pain, headache, and even vision and hearing loss.
We need to know that mobile radiation has two harmful effects, one is heat effect that affects our ear when we talk for a long duration on phone and the other is the biological effect. As we know that our body cells communicate with each other and the radiations of the mobile phone interrupt this communication because our body waves are random whereas man-made radiations are systemic that disrupts the body’s normal functioning so our body cells have to work harder to communicate. It has also been revealed through studies that there is an association between extensive cell phone usage and irritability, besides other psychological changes like lack of concentration.
The electromagnetic radiation released by mobile phones affects the neuronal activity that is affected due to the thermal effect caused due to extensive use of cell phones. Even several brain dysfunctions like Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease are associated with the extensive use of mobile phones. The research and studies have also determined the side effects of mobile phone usage on the disruption of the cognitive function of children and adolescents. Children and adolescents who are in the growing phase also have the growth and development of neuronal cells and the brain. It was observed that an increase in exposure to SMS and voice calls in children leads to changes in cognitive function. Several other side effects of mobile phones are reported in youngsters like tiredness, headache, insomnia, and lack of ability to focus.
To reduce the mobile side effects, we need to restrict ourselves from the excessive use of mobile phones and other wireless gadgets. Another solution besides self-restraining is to use radiation protection technology to protect ourselves from the harmful radiation of mobile phones.
