Agrawal DK
India
Research Article
Assessment Long Term Effect of Mobile Phone Usage on Hearing Faculties
Using Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry
Author(s): Gaurav Sharma, Agrawal DK, Hasan SA and Sneh ChauhanGaurav Sharma, Agrawal DK, Hasan SA and Sneh Chauhan
Mobile phones are the necessity in modern life. The exposure to electromagnetic field emitted by mobile telephones is increasing rapidly that causes side effects, which may be thermal and non-thermal side effects. Thirty non-user participants and sixty user participants (who use mobile phones for more than 1 hour for more than 2 years) were included in the study. Users participants were further sub-divided into Group A (which use mobile phones for more than 1 hours for more than 2 years but less than 5 years) and Group B (who use mobile phones for more than 1 hours for more than 5 years). Auditory status of the subjects was assessed by Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA). Latencies of waves I, III, V and inter-peak latency of I-V were recorded in users and non-users. There was a significant change in the latencies of BERA potentials of wave I and III in users compared to non-user.. View More»
