An Observational Study to Evaluate Impact of Mobile Phone Usage on Hearing in Central Indian Population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Innovative Research (IJMSIR) - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
The mobile phone is an essential part of communication in the 21st century. However, the widespread popular use of the mobile phone device has also given rise to cautious apprehensions regarding the health hazards that might originate due to usage of the mobile phones or due to close proximity of the user to the radiofrequencies emitted from the device itself and also from the base stations. To study the impact of mobile phone usage on hearing, this study was conducted in central Indian population, included 120 mobile phone users and non-users each, between the age group of 18-35 years. Objectives of the study was to evaluate the hearing changes in mobile phone users and non-users. To compare and correlate the hearing changes based on the hours of exposure, duration of exposure and type of exposure. In this study, heating sensation of ears (27%) followed by blocked sensation in ears (16%), tinnitus (10%) and difficulty in hearing (4%) were the main symptoms in the study group at the time of presentation. The study and control groups were found to be comparable with respect to the sex distribution. In group 1, 5% and 3% of cases had minimal sensory-neural hearing loss in the right and left ears respectively, while in group 2, 2% had sensory-neural hearing loss in the left ear only. Sensory-neural hearing loss in the right ear was seen to be statistically significant with a p value < 0.05. None of the subjects in the control group had any symptoms at the time of presentation.
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Dr. Srujan Vallur
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