1. Do Bluetooth Earpieces Cause Cancer?
The old adage that 'mobile phone emissions can cause cancer' is a commonly held belief that doesn't
actually have a huge amount of evidence behind it. Nevertheless, a lot of people genuinely believe
that they can/will develop cancer after extensive use of a mobile phone.
Amazingly, this does little or nothing to deter these very same people from using their phones all the
time!
To go to the root causes of this belief, we
must first talk about the pioneering work
of American ophthalmologist (that's an eye
specialist) Dr. Milton Zaret. Milton was a
giant in his field (and was even
unintentionally name checked in a 2013
issue of 'Batman' - no joke). Among Dr.
Zaret's most notable accomplishments was
his research into the damaging effects that
microwave emissions have on the Human
eye.
There is a obvious, present and growing
danger to the whole population of the UK
from contact to the whole non-ionizing
segment of the electromagnetic spectrum.
The danger can't be overstated because most non-ionizing emission injuries happen clandestinely,
usually do not become obvious until after many dormant years, and when they do, the effects are
rarely documented.
It seems that there was a lot of political pressure on other researchers to discredit Dr. Zaret and his
findings, which resulted in some fairly bad science, but equally in the general notion that Zaret was
mistaken. However, his work was never conclusively proved, nor reliably debunked, leaving the case
open to interpretation.
Although the emissions that bothered Dr. Zaret (anything from microwave ovens to radar
technology) are not exactly the same as mobile phone emissions, the fundamental argument is
similar. To date, nobody has been able to prove, or disprove, that mobile phones can cause cancer.
Since the development of mobile phone equipment, studies have been conducted to see if they cause
health risks. The fear is rational, given that mobile phones are low-powered microwave emitters, and
some microwaves have been revealed to cause health risks. Consumers and Experts agonize that
keeping a microwave emitting gadget near your head and/or brain could put you in danger for brain
cancer or other harm. The fear is now and again greater in regard to Bluetooth earpieces, as the
gadget is located inside your ear and thus even nearer to your brain.
So, the old argument has now been transferred to Bluetooth Headsets (you are by no means the first
person to ask this question). The key point being that the earpiece itself is actually much closer to
2. your brain than a mobile phone. However, naysayers simply consider the level of microwave
emission produced by the earpiece to be so low as to render the effects negligible.
Essentially, because the widespread use
of mobile phones is a relatively recent
phenomenon (although it must be said
that the first mobile call was actually
placed 41 years ago by Marty Cooper), it
is simply too early to tell, one way or the
other.
Because Bluetooth earpieces are such a
new facet, it is not possible to get
statistics about continuing effects of
constant contact. Some propose that
inside 20 years, advanced studies will be
presented, as the first generation to grow
up using mobile phones and earpieces will in fact be guinea pigs for lasting effects. If you are really
worried about the microwave emission from your mobile phone, don't use Bluetooth earpieces and
simply use the speaker-phone alternative that is standard on most Mobile phones. even though exact
study has not provided comprehensible solutions as to whether Bluetooth earpieces can result in
cancer, this may be an area where you feel it is better to be safe than sorry.
In conclusion, it does seem unlikely that your mobile phone can give you cancer. It seems logical
enough to assume that we'd all be feeling the effects by now, after nearly two decades of mobile
phone use (the second of which actually involved the majority of the population). However, nobody
really knows for sure... Dr. Zaret may yet be proven right as the prophet of doom (but, of course, we
have to hope not).