The Effect of a Single 30-Min Long Term Evolution Mobile Phone-Like Exposure on Thermal Pain Threshold of Young Healthy Volunteers

Authors: Vecsei Z, Thuróczy G, Hernádi I

Year: 2018 Aug 27

Category: Public Health Research

Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15091849

URL: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/1849

Abstract

Overview

This study examines the potential health implications of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by mobile phones, specifically Long Term Evolution (LTE) devices, on the thermal pain threshold in young healthy adults.

Findings

  • The research leverages a protocol validated in a capsaicin-induced hyperalgesia model to explore if LTE mobile phone emissions influence pain perception.
  • Previous studies suggested that Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) modulations might desensitize individuals to thermal pain, but LTE exposures did not produce similar effects in this study.
  • Results might be influenced by placebo/nocebo effects, indicating a lack of direct correlation between brief LTE EMF exposure and changes in thermal pain threshold.

Conclusion

The findings underscore the inconsistency in how different RF modulations might affect human health, highlighting the need for continuing research into the diverse impacts of various mobile phone technologies on bodily functions.

electromagnetic fields mobile phones health effects pain threshold LTE radiofrequency young adults
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