People who use a mobile phone on a regular basis, and have done so for four years or more, are more likely to develop tinnitus – a constant buzzing or ringing in their ears.
Studies have found that mobile phone users who use their phones for even ten minutes per day have more than 50 per cent chance of developing this condition.
People who use their phones on both ears for more than a four year period are twice as likely to develop tinnitus.
Scientists think that the microwave energy which mobile phones produce is more than probably the cause of this problem.
At the University of Vienna, Austria, Dr. Hans-Peter Hutter has studied 200 similar people, 100 people with tinnitus, and 100 without.
Dr. Hutter has relied on these people honestly reporting their own phone usage, but cannot be totally sure how accurate the results have been.
In Britain, tinnitus affects more than five million people. This condition is considered debilitating, with sufferers constantly hearing a high pitched tone, or even rushing or roaring in either or both ears.
Trauma or exposure to loud noise is the most common cause of damage to a persons hearing. Although it can also be set off by illness, depression or redundancy. Tinnitus can hinder and impede on the sufferers daily life, with very few available remedies to help calm and relieve the symptoms of tinnitus.
The results of D. Hutter’s study confirms that there is a high probability that over-use of mobile phones can cause tinnitus. It has been suggested that further studies should be conducted into the history of mobile phone usage to coincide with further studies into the causes of tinnitus.
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