The speculation as to the safety of cell phone use has been common yet passive in the media for several years. Some of what has been written about cell phone safety has been balanced and informative while some of the comments have been little more than sensationalist misinformation. Unfortunately there has not been any extensive independent debate or advice to those concerned about the dangers to personal safety of cell phone use.

The main cause of concern of cell phone safety is the level of radiation emitted. Cell phones are a source of radiation and in ordinary use they are held in close proximity to the head. A proportion of the cell phone radiation, 10% to 50%, depending on the cell phone model and the position in which it is held, is absorbed by the brain.

It should be kept in mind that modern cell phones use “discontinuous transmission” which means that the phone only transmits information and emits radiation when you actually speak into the phone.

Thus far, the general scientific consensus is that cell phones have not yet been shown to pose a risk to human health nor have they been proven to be entirely safe. Further research is necessary to determine the safety consequences of cell phones. Unfortunately the rapid rate at which cell phone development and use has grown has left insufficient time for detailed research into its health implications. Governments have imposed safety guidelines on manufacturers, based on the amount of radiation absorbed by the brain in normal cell phone use. A level of uncertainty about the risks remains because there has not been comprehensive research. The best that we can conclude is that cell phones are believed to be safe because the amount of radiation involved falls within these guidelines. Any comprehensive and long-term effects of cell phone use will not be known for certain for a number of years.

In the meantime you can reduce potential risk in the short term by following a couple of suggestions. The first thing to do is to take steps to minimize your exposure to cell phone radiation. This can be done by using blue-tooth technology which emits very weak radio signals to connect the cell phone devices within a range of about 10 feet.

The blue-tooth signals are very low, about 1 milliwatt as compared to many cell phones which can emit up to 3 watts. Blue-tooth radiation is considered far less hazardous than regular cell phone radiation.

The second thing to do to reduce radiation exposure is to reduce the amount of time you spend on your cell phone and use remote devices as much as possible. Before you put a lot of faith in what the cell phone manufactures and the government says about cell phone safety remember the fraud involved in the cigarette smoking in terms of safety.

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