What is the best EMF reducing sticker or system/product?

It was not banned in other countries, there was an issue with the way France was reading EMF levels, this has been fixed.

Apple never put out a warning not to sleep with it near you, they put out a warning saying not to have it in bed while charging because of possible overheating issues if get gets wrapped up in the blankets or stuck under a pillow.

Those EMF shields are a complete scam, they would have to be put on the side of the phone that faces your head to block EMF from your brain, that would mean covering the front screen.

Do yourself a favor and read up on non-ionizing radiation which is what your phone puts out

GreatAbz wrote:

I do not understand why they don’t sell EMF reducing/protection stickers in the accessory areas of phone stores! Next to the phone cases.

Any sticker that blocked radio wave transmissions would interfere with your phone's ability to

• Place and receive cellular phone calls
• Send and receive cellular data
• Send and receive data over Wi-Fi
• Connect to Bluetooth accessories
• Listen to signals from GPS satellites to determine its location

This might lead to you complaining about your phone's poor reception.

It might also have unintended consequences. If the phone boosted its radio transmit power (in an attempt to make up for bad signal reception), this might result in there being larger EMF emissions from every surface of the phone that was not covered by the sticker. (Such as the display – the surface that's often pointed at you.)

Based on the information you have provided, the best possible advice would be for you to avoid all instances of possible radiation. This would include you TV, Bluetooth devices, remote controls, and especially the outside, where the sun provides more radiation than ever possible from an electronic device.

Right, so Frances issue was fixed, why are you still dwelling on this?

The bottom line is those shields are useless and a scam. As Stedman1 said if you are that worried about it, than stop using any devices that outputs radiation.

You can do a Google search for non-ionizing radiation.

No one is being rude to you. What people are suggesting is you have nothing to be legitimately concerned about. Stedman at the beginning of this thread, suggested if you are concerned about radiation, that when you go outside, you are exposed to significantly higher levels from the sun naturally and he is right.

This is taken from a Google Search:

"Based on the provided search results, there is no conclusive evidence to pinpoint a specific number of confirmed cases of brain cancer caused by cell phone use. The available studies and reviews suggest that the scientific consensus is that there is no definitive link between cell phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer.

The World Health Organization-commissioned review (published on September 4, 2024) states that “there is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer.” Similarly, the National Cancer Institute’s fact sheet and the review of over 60 studies commissioned by WHO found no evidence of a link between cell phone use and brain cancer."

To your original question, about EMF reducing stickers, they are for lack of a better word 'Hooey.' They will do nothing for you, and others have pointed out that you'd need to place them on the screen, even if they could magically reduce radiation, which would render your screen pretty much unusable. Thus, we cannot recommend any such sticker.

If you are still concerned, and I'm not being rude here, then you should stop using cell phones and stay indoors as much as possible to avoid being exposed to radiation.

And exactly what advice available on a user to user forum would you expect to help with your concerns regarding EMF radiation? I say again, if you are concerned, do something about it. Reduce your exposure to ALL sources of such radiation, and believe me, there are far more sources than the phone in your hand. I also will state that there are no facts presented by anyone here that will change your mind. Irrational fears can not be overcome by rational facts.

I think you meant to direct that at me, not Stedman1.

I'm not being rude, I'm being factual.

Your original post asked about what shields were the best. None of them are, they are snake oil. The only way to shield EMF from the phone to your brain would be to put the shield between you and your phone. That would involve putting the shield over the screen of the phone, which they don't.

Please also note that the article you refer to is from 2008 and was about a meta-analysis done of very minimal and preliminary research of the issue. The authors did not conduct any research themselves nor did they apparently attempt to confirm the validity of the research they analized. They just compiled and reported information from other research. There has been a lot of further research done since and a definitive link still has not been found between cell phone use and the incidence of brain cancer. That doesn't mean that a link doesn't exist, but none has been found to be verifiable (a difficult proposition at best given the many variables involved). For more current information, start here:

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet

It's up to you what risks you wish to take, as it is for all of us. But as has been said, there is no way to screen a cellphone's radiation and still have the phone be usable.

Regards.

Speaking of up to date, the Swedish study your linked to and quoted from above, was published in 2008, and no indication of when the study was completed. it goes on to quote that they have 10 years of exposure data. Nothing seems to add up. It quotes a 2008 Nielsen report that says 46% of children ages 8 to 12 use cellphones. That study seems flawed and data confusing too. I guarantee you 46% of children those ages were not using cell phones in 1997 through 2007. This looks like a hodgepodge of studies that do nothing but confuse the issue.

Do you have a more recent study with reliable data? Something published in the last 5 years would be great.

Here's an article about a recent metadata study

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/04/who_study_cellphone_cancer/?td=rt-3a

TLDR:  "A review of 28 years of research into the health effects of radio wave exposure from cellphones has found no evidence to link the handhelds to brain cancer, or negative effects on health more generally. "

If you're that worried then stop using the phone completely; turn it off and put it away in a drawer. If you still want to carry it round but don't want it radiating then wrap it completely in aluminium foil - or any other metal foil you might have handy.

You should not sleep with it near you when charging because it may become excessively hot and present a hazard if it gets covered by a pillow or blankets as that would prevent it from naturally dissipating the heat generated by charging the battery.

Excellent link from Zurarczurx,

>>Time to take off the tin foil hat: A review of 28 years of research into the health effects of radio wave exposure from cellphones has found no evidence to link the handhelds to brain cancer, or negative effects on health more generally.

The findings, published recently in Environment International and commissioned and partially funded by the World Health Organization (WHO), looked at 63 studies published between 1994 and 2022 from 22 countries.

Various types of brain and head cancers in adults and children, as well as whole-body exposure from proximity to broadcast antenna and base stations and occupational radio frequency/electromagnetic field (RF-EMF), were looked at as part of the meta-study. In no case did the researchers find a link between radio wave exposure from mobile and wireless devices and brain cancer. Note that RF-EMF is part of the non-ionizing radiation region of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it inherently and substantially less dangerous than ionizing radiation.<<

https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/04/who_study_cellphone_cancer/?td=rt-3a

WOW, just 2 months ago. This more realistically establishes facts and the innuendo and misleading posts can slowly fade away.