Hearing Loss By use of Mobile Phones
A study carried out by India’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has reported that people who use mobile phones in excess of half an hour per day are at higher risk of developing hearing loss, particularly at higher speech frequencies.
“This hearing loss was more in the dominant ear (ear of use). Presence of fullness in the ears, ear warmth, strange noises in the ear are warning signals which should not be ignored,” said Dr Naresh Panda, head of the department of Otolaryngology (ENT) at PGIMER, who conducted the 18-month long study. More…