Tinnitus and cell phones: the role of electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation ☆

Tinnitus and cell phones: the role of electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation ^☆

Zumbido e telefones celulares: o papel da radiação eletromagnética de radiofrequência ^☆

• Luisa Nascimento Medeiros^a, b, 
• Tanit Ganz Sanchez^b, c, , 

• ^a Department of Otolaryngology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
• ^b Association for Interdisciplinary Research and Divulgation of Tinnitus, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
• ^c Faculdade de Medicina, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Received 20 December 2014, Accepted 17 April 2015, Available online 21 September 2015

Open Access funded by Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial

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doi:10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.04.013

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Abstract

Introduction

Tinnitus is a multifactorial condition and its prevalence has increased on the past decades. The worldwide progressive increase of the use of cell phones has exposed the peripheral auditory pathways to a higher dose of electromagnetic radiofrequency radiation (EMRFR). Some tinnitus patients report that the abusive use of mobiles, especially when repeated in the same ear, might worsen ipsilateral tinnitus.

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