Cell Phones Blamed for Disrupted Sleep

I truly believe what they're saying here about the adverse effects of electromagnetic radiation. I read about another study a few years ago which found that people who live in close proximity to high voltage power lines get brain cancer at higher rates than the general population. I know that current flowing through a wire will produce an electromagnetic field. I would surmise that the greater the amperage in the transmission line, the stronger the resultant electromagnetic field will be. Any physicists out there who can support my hypothesis?

I know some HOMELESS people ,and people that can't afford groceries,that own a cell phone. I take mine with me in case I have car trouble or an emergency,but never talk longer than a few seconds. From Michele, in Texas

I turn off my Berry at night, but it turns itself on in the morning for the alarm, so no problem.

i own a cell phone and sleep by it and still it does not wake me up

In terms of sleeping next to the phone in order to use it as an alarm clock, best is to set the alarm and switch the phone off. The alarm will set off when set on 99% of the phones on the market.

I sparingly use the cell phone. When I go out I turn it on in case of emergency. When I see people who are constatntly on the cell, I wonder what kind of life they have, not much I guess, that they have to converse all the time.

I think I heard something like this a few years ago..but I turn off my cell phone anyway at night because if you charge it at night, leaving it on during the charge puts extra stress on the battery, reducing its' life and ability to hold a charge.

Are cell phones like cigs. We kind of knew in the back of our minds that they were probably dangerous but still smoked them anyways.

Its not the electronics but the disturbing messages we get durng the day on the cell phone that keeps us awake. No news is good news and a
lot of calls are about news that is not so good, and this will disturb sleep.Maybe a check on the calls that we get and their content might be
more appropriate. Also, we might want to look at our last thoughts before we go to sleep: are they damning or thankful?

I don't sleep near a cell phone (mine is downstairs on charge) and I still wake up several times a night.

The body produces its own microwave radiation as part of its electrical "signature" and microwave radiation, especially if one is near a high power transmitting antenna, is very disruptive to normal restorative processes during sleep, It also warms tissue just as objects in your microwave are warmed. It's pollution.

I KEEP MY CELL PHONE NEXT TO ME JUST IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY !

Cell phones are needed for communication and emergencies--I don't think sleeping next to one is disturbing my sleep! It's whats going on in this world during the day and while we're attempting to sleep!!!

This test was not to prove that sleeping near a cell phone disrupts your sleep. Yes, if you sleep near a cell phone and it happens to ring, or your alarm goes off, it will probably wake you up. But that is not what the test was about. Cell phones emit a small amount of radiation when in use. The test done by MIT proved that excessive radiation from the frequent use of your cell phone can be disruptive to your brain's normal sleep pattern. They probably tested this by roughly splitting those 71 men and women up into two groups, one group of people who do not use a cell phone very often or at all, and the other group of people who are constantly talking on the phone. Then, they compared their sleep patterns and found that those who were on their cell phone more often did not sleep as well, and probably had a couple of jumps on the meter while they were in REM sleep. In any case, this has nothing to do with whether or not you sleep with the cell within reach; it is much more serious than that.

Cells are not the problem. Other life-style problems like over-use of credit cards and the concurrent worry about bankruptcy will bother most. Rotten sex life and imminent divorce comes in at number 2. Number 3 is easy, it's the overall fear of failure...

Maybe the underlying reason for all of the above is selfishness. Sure, I claim my share.

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Eddie Gonzolas
Orange County, California

oh my! I didn't realize the house was full of physicians and researchers! Amazing!

Yeah we needed another study to tell us that. I think those of us with cell phones already knew that.

I do not own a cell phone and find no NEED for one. Seems most that use one are too busy text messaging others even at work when the job states NO CELL PHONES ARE TO BE USED WHEN YOU ARE WORKING. I recently saw a young worker crouching behind a vehicle doing this and was putting her job at risk by doing so..is it worth losig a good paying job by having to text a friend about non-sense while you work..Seems it is to some sheeple that, QUOTE,"can't live without my cell phone." Well some people are blinded by corporate ads that you need a cell phone today or you are not accepted..WAKE UP AMERICA and stop making these crooked corporations richer and richer by being brainwashed and be an individual and think for yourself..but I seriously doubt this will happen.The US is a country full of brainwashed people who want to FIT-IN...NOT ME!!!!!

cell phones nowadays use lithium-ion batteries as a power source, as do most battery powered devices. a lithium-ion battery is a lithium-ion battery nonetheless. is this what causes the radiation? i would guess not or else this would not be pinpointing just cell phones, but the tv remote, kids toys, alarm clock in some cases.. that would just be silly. if the minute amount of radiation was caused by the phone keeping a constant connection to it's network, then a standard feature that just about all cell phones have is called either "stand alone" mode or "airplane" mode. this will disable the connection to the network so no wireless signal is transmitted. if you are that skeptical ask a rep for your company where to find it. the studies of whether or not cell phones are harmful have been going on for years now and no conclusive evidence of a cell phone causing health issues has been found to my knowledge. basically, this debate is all just a matter of opinion...people have been sharing their opinions about cell phones or what they use theirs for....and for the record claude, stating that frequent cell phone users don't have much for lives....let me tell you I make a very honest living working in the wireless industry and have done so for several years. I sleep just fine at night also.. i'll add my opinion now.. cell phones are important. people depend on their cell phones nowadays.. there's a reason why there are so many different types that do so many different things..or so few for guys like claude.. why carry a gps for directions, an ipod for music and videos, a digital camera, camcorder, laptop AND a cell phone when you can have whatever you want at your fingertips in one device? and for you claude... they make phones you can just talk on too....