DocumentCode :
3070833
Title :
Physiological effects of RF exposure on hypersensitive people by a cell phone
Author :
Kim, Deok Won ; Lee, Ju Hyung ; Ji, Hyo Chul ; Kim, Soo Chan ; Nam, Ki Chang ; Cha, Eun Jong
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Medical Engineering, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
fYear :
2008
fDate :
20-25 Aug. 2008
Firstpage :
2322
Lastpage :
2325
Abstract :
Persons with electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) complain of subjective symptoms such as headaches, insomnia, memory loss etc. resulting from radio frequency (RF) radiation by cellular phones. There have been various EHS provocation studies on heart rate, blood pressure, and subjective symptoms using GSM phones. However, there are few provocation studies on case-control study investigating simultaneously physiological parameters from CDMA phones. In this study, two volunteer groups of 18 self-declared EHS and 19 controls were exposed to both sham and real RF exposures by a CDMA cellular phone for half an hour each. We investigated the physiological parameters such as heart rates, respiration rates, and hear rate variability (HRV). In conclusion, the RF exposure by a CDMA cellular phone did not have any effects on the physiological parameters for both groups.
Keywords :
Background noise; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Cellular phones; Electromagnetic fields; Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Magnetic field measurement; Multiaccess communication; Radio frequency; Adult; Blood Pressure; Case-Control Studies; Cellular Phone; Electromagnetic Fields; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Radio Waves; Respiration; Young Adult;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
ISSN :
1557-170X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649663
Filename :
4649663
Link To Document :
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