Wireless Phone Emissions Double Heartrate In Sensitive People

by Heidi Stevenson

17 January 2010

In a new study, DECT (digitally enhanced wireless telephone) wireless phones have been shown to double the heartrate in sensitive people. Dr. Magda Havas's study group was small, with only 25 subjects. However, the subjects were blinded—that is, they were unaware of when phones were turned on or off. The heartbeat rate of one of the 25 people in the study doubled when near a wireless phone that was switched on. The rate dropped back to normal when the phone was turned off.

Other subjects experienced arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) or tachycardia (increased heart rate); many of them also suffered increased anxiety. The image to the right, supplied by Dr. Magda Havas, documents the results on the subject whose heartrate doubled, and compares them with another subject who experienced no change in heart rate. (Click to enlarge it.)

Havas stated:

While not everyone who is electrically sensitive responds in this manner, those who do will have difficulty being in environments where microwave radiation is present, which is virtually everywhere in our modern, wireless culture.

Dr. Magda says that symptoms of electrohypersensitivity (EHS) include:

• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating
• Poor short-term memory
• Difficulty sleeping
• Skin problems
• Tinnitus
• Nausea
• Dizziness

This study broadens the implications of mobile phone radiation from brain cancer to other areas of the body. Whether most people are at risk, or only a few hypersensitives is unclear at this time. However, it must be clear now that children should be kept away from excessive electromagnetic radiation. Anyone suffering from any of the symptoms listed above, or any other unexplained problems, should consider the possibility of EHS.

Even if we don't currently seem to have any problems, it seems quite foolish not to take reasonable precautions to limit exposure. Techniques may include:

• Remove all electrical appliances—especially electric blankets—from the bedroom to give your body a complete break from EMR fields while sleeping.
• Assure that your bedroom is outside high field areas. For example, do not place refrigerators, clothes washers, or other major electrical appliances on the opposite side of a bedroom wall.
• Use landline phones whenever possible.
• Use wired devices instead of wireless ones when the option exists.
• Do not stand in front of microwave ovens when they're operating.
• Do not allow children to use mobile phones, including landline varieties.
• Do not submit to x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, or other such scanning devices unless absolutely necessary.

An excellent and thorough discussion of ways to protect yourself is provided by WEEP Initiative, Living With Electrohypersensitivity, A Survival Guide (PDF format).