What is the effect of mobile phone radiation on the parotid gland? This is the topic of my video Do mobile phones cause salivary gland tumors?.
Studies summary have found There are no acute effects of cell phone radiation, such as nausea, headache, dizziness, and fatigue, but the researchers only looked at the short-term effects of cell phones without considering any of the data on potential long-term effects. Finding no acute effects, they recommended that future research efforts should be focused on possible chronic effects. You may remember that I explored studies on brain tumors in my video Does cell phone radiation cause cancer? He looked at the effects on the auditory nerve in our ear Effects of mobile phones and bluetooth on nerve function. But looking into our brain and ear is not enough. What about the parotid glands, the large salivary glands are correct next one on our ear? You can see the diagram at 0:39 in my video. About 1 in 1,000 people will develop salivary gland cancer in their lifetime. Do you use a cell phone a plus Chances of developing a parotid tumor?
Researchers had about a hundred people drool in test tubes and found that “[o]About an hour talking with a cell phone decreases The total antioxidant capacity of saliva compared to talking is less than twenty minutes.” Therefore, given the key protective role of antioxidants against DNA damage caused by free radicals, which can lead to cancer, this could be a possible way cell phone use increases the risk Salivary tumors This was just an observational study Perhaps those who spend more time on their phones tend to diet worse than those who talk less.
In a more convincing study, the researchers have found that saliva from the salivary gland on the side of the head where the participants were holding their cell phone had higher levels of inflammatory markers than saliva from the same person on the non– the phone side of their head. Now, this increase in inflammation is not necessarily caused by cell phone radiation. It may just be from the heat generated by the phone. Simply pressing anything warm on your face for an hour a day may not be good for your glands.
Does increased oxidative stress and inflammation lead to genetic cellular abnormalities—ie, cellular and chromosomal abnormalities—in your mouth? Those who use cell phones a lot do He appears To increase the number of broken eggs in the tongue. egg? This is a somewhat terrifying description of a cellular abnormality linked With cancer, which you can see at 2:19 in my country video. Well, but what we really care about is cancer. “Do I use a cell phonewrinkle Chances of developing a parotid tumor? is the title of the first systematic review published evaluating this and the researchers have found used by the cell phone Do It appears to be associated with an increased risk.
This is the time to explore Absolute risk versus relative risk. If you were asked if you’d like to take a pill a day to reduce your chances of dying from a heart attack by 50 percent, you might jump that far. But, if you are so young and healthy that your risk of a fatal heart attack is only two in a thousand over the next ten or twenty years, then taking those 5,000 or so pills may not be doing you any good. Fifty percent sounds great, but if you’re talking about a really rare occurrence, it’s even less exciting. So, even if cell phones did a plus At 28 percent, a lifetime of cell phone use would only increase the risk of developing such a tumor from a 1 in 1,400 chance to a 1 in 1,100 chance.
if you want scale down Despite your risks, both heat and emissions from cell phones are largely local phenomena, so you can use a loudspeaker or headphone to reduce exposure. You can too text more and less spoken. Until we know more, “it is advised that such precautions be taken, especially among young people.” In fact, there is enough concern for that researcher recommend Young children should consider reducing their use of cell phones altogether.
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