headache from iPhone

MineyMoe wrote:

- The effects of electromagnetic cell phone radiation, including headaches, are documented in many places. Here's one: ehhi.org/reports/cellphones/health_risks.shtml

Alien abductions are also well documented. In and of itself, that proves nothing. People say lots of things.

The bulk of the scientific evidence does NOT support your contention.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones

It's awfully convient that, when you describe a heath problem and people suggest you go talk to a doctor, your response is to say most doctors don't know anything about it. You are however, willing to accept the word of some entirely random doctors who may have their own agenda. I certainly hope that you do not have a serious medical condition that requires treatment when you're diagnosing yourself based on a woefully incomplete knowledge of the science.

If you are unwilling to do the sensible thing and see a doctor, and you are going to persist in believing your own diagnoses, you do need to stop using cell phones. If you believe they are dangerous, why would you keep using them? If you are willing to neither see a doctor nor stop using these allegedly dangerous items, and you persist in posting about this here, you are indeed a troll.

Please consult your medical expert for this. The phones are what they are, and we can do nothing that would solve your problem. We have no way to even determine there is a physical problem nor if the problem is caused by the iPhones.

MineyMoe wrote:

The mechanism is not fully understood, but seems to be some sort of signaling mechanism, rather than chemical damage. In any case, effects from non ionizing radiation are real, and should not be dismissed.

If you believe that, you may want stop using all cell phones. At the very least you should see your doctor. There is nothing anyone here can do to help you. No one here can change the way phones work or offer you competent medical advice.

MineyMoe wrote:

Thanks. In fact there are ways to measure whether there is a physical problem from this non ionizing radiation, and whether it is caused by a particular transmitting mobile phone. But it involves a major study, like those in the book mentioned below.

Years ago we were taught that non ionizing radiation cannot damage cells, except at such high levels that it cooks them. However, we now know that that is not correct. There is now a large body of evidence of both in vitro and in vivo effects to cells from non ionizing radiation. (See, for example, the tables in this book: Non-ionizing radiation, part 2: radio frequency electromagnetic fields. If you don't have access to it, I can email it to you.)

The mechanism is not fully understood, but seems to be some sort of signaling mechanism, rather than chemical damage. In any case, effects from non ionizing radiation are real, and should not be dismissed.

You've gone far beyond the scope of this forum. Go seek medical advice from a doctor, not a website.

MineyMoe wrote:

I'm sure you're right that all cell phones produce the radiation. The point is that iPhones are worse than a lot of other phones with regard to radiation, and worse than every other phone I've had.

In any case, I'm hopeful that the Pong case will mitigate the problem.

No, they aren't. Cite your sources.

You could simply try the simple solution of turning off the noise cancellation feature...

Settings>General>Accessibility.

Turn Phone Noise Cancellation off.

Active noise cancellation can cause discomfort for some.

KiltedTim wrote:

You could simply try the simple solution of turning off the noise cancellation feature...

Settings>General>Accessibility.

Turn Phone Noise Cancellation off.

Active noise cancellation can cause discomfort for some.

Valid point. Could also be a high-range frequency causing discomfort, that's not actual radiation and not generally perceivable. I occasionally have mild discomfort when a far away car with a low booming bass is playing. Not loud enough to really hear clearly, but I can feel it in my ear. I can actual tell such a car is around the corner even before others with me can even hear it. But it's not the 'radiation' (per se, I know it is technically a 'form' of radiation, lol) that is causing me discomfort.

If Pong doesn't work, try a tinfoil hat.

MineyMoe wrote:

KiltedTim, thanks for the suggestion to turn off the noise cancellation. I tried it, but I feel the radiation even when the phone is not producing any sound.

Tim is not suggesting that radiation has sound. He's suggesting that some people get headaches from the noise canceling set up on the iPhone. You don't know (as you apparently haven't been to an actual doctor) what is truly causing your headaches. It is, however, far more likely to be the noise canceling than radiation. The initial symptoms of radiation exposure are generally nausea and vomiting.

MineyMoe wrote:

KiltedTim, thanks for the suggestion to turn off the noise cancellation. I tried it, but I feel the radiation even when the phone is not producing any sound.

Then you need to see a doctor immediately. And stop using the phone. Or any cell phone for that matter.

MineyMoe wrote:

KiltedTim, thanks for the suggestion to turn off the noise cancellation. I tried it, but I feel the radiation even when the phone is not producing any sound.

If you could truly 'feel' the radiation, you'd be dead already. Go see a doctor.