21/01/2008 - Mobile phone radiation wrecks your sleep

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Another study has just been published showing clear evidence that mobile phones can negatively affect human sleep. This study also clearly demonstrates non-thermal responses that cannot be due to a nocebo reaction.

This, whilst in many ways a very concerning development, will be a breath of fresh air for those with ES as it gives a lot of credibility to these affects that sufferers have been claiming for many years. Not only that, but it was funded as an independent study by the mobile manufacturers forum, which removes the industry's ability to claim that there is no evidence of adverse health effects from mobile phone radiation.

The study found that, despite not being able to recognise whether or not they were being exposed to true RF or a sham signal, components of sleep were significantly affected in those exposed to a real signal. As the participants were unaware of their exposure and were not selected due to their perceived sensitivity, this effect cannot be due to a nocebo response.

This also confirms very similar work that has been done over the last 10 years that also found exactly the same thing: that mobile phone usage can affect both onset and quality of sleep in human subjects^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Links

- Original story on the Independent on Sunday website (View External Website)
- Study abstract on PIERS journal site (View External Website)
- Full paper from PIERS journal site (View PDF Document)
- [1] Huber R et al, February 2005 - Pubmed abstract (View External Website)
- [2] Huber R et al, May 2003 - Pubmed abstract (View External Website)
- [3] Huber R et al, December 2002 - Pubmed abstract (View External Website)
- [4] Huber R et al, October 2000 - Pubmed abstract (View External Website)
- [5] Borbely AA et al, November 1999 - Pubmed abstract (View External Website)