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If you listed the benefits of earphones, you could probably go on and on. You can use them to listen to music while working out, doing chores or even while waiting for an impossibly long bus ride to be over. You can also use them to hear what’s going on if your television or computer’s speakers are busted. However, no matter how awesome or beneficial earphones may seem, they still have their downside.
Headphones are great for enjoying music without disturbing other people, but they can be harmful to your health.
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Positive & Negative Effects of Music

Hearing Loss

One of the main side effects of listening to loud music is hearing loss. According to Dr. Brian Fligor, the director of Diagnostic Audiology at Boston Children’s Hospital, people who listen to music at volumes exceeding 90 decibels, can suffer temporary loss of hearing. Sounds in this range can eventually cause permanent hearing loss, especially to teenagers who wear their earphones for long periods of time.
Hearing loss is a main side effect of listening to loud music.
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Decibel Ranges

Decibels are the measurement of loudness. If you listen to music at a restrained volume, then you don’t have to worry. However, if you listen to music at the highest volume possible might want to consider the following warnings. If you listen to your music using earphones at 85 decibels, you can get permanent hearing loss if you listen up to eight hours a day. At 88 decibels, you can get the same result at just four hours of listening time. Now for the painful truth, you can lose your hearing in just 15 minutes if you listen at 100-105 decibels.
You can lose your hearing in just 15 minutes if you listed at 100-105 decibels.
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Ear Infections

Since earphones are made for two ears, it is quite inevitable that people share them. According to the Manchester Evening News, regular use of earphones can enhance the growth of harmful bacteria, and sharing or borrowing earphones may just cause the transfer someone else’s bacteria to your ears. Research leader, Dr. Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, advises everyone to avoid sharing earphones. If it cannot be helped, sanitize them before using.
Sharing earphones transfers bacteria.
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Tips and Warnings

Do not use earphones that are inserted directly into your ear canals because, even though they can make the music sound better, they enhance the chances of hearing loss will also increase. You should also try taking 5-minute breaks every hour. This will help your ears recover from being bombarded by concentrated sound waves. Last but not least, if you can use speakers at a moderate level instead, then do so because they will disperse the sound waves and not cause as much direct damage to your ear drums.

What are the health risks associated with
mobile phones and their base stations?
Online Q&A
20 September 2013
Q: What are the health risks associated with mobile
phones and their base stations?
A: This is a question which WHO takes very
seriously. Given the immense number of people who
use mobile phones, even a small increase in the
incidence of adverse effects on health could have
major public health implications.
Because exposure to the radiofrequency (RF) fields
emitted by mobile phones is generally more than a
1000 times higher than from base stations, and the
greater likelihood of any adverse effect being due to
handsets, research has almost exclusively been
conducted on possible effects of mobile phone
exposure.
Research has concentrated on the following areas:
cancer
other health effects
electromagnetic interference
traffic accidents.
Cancer
Based on mixed epidemiological evidence on
humans regarding an association between exposure
to RF radiation from wireless phones and head
cancers (glioma and acoustic neuroma), RF fields
have been classified by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to
humans (Group 2B). Studies to date provide no
indication that environmental exposure to RF fields,
such as from base stations, increases the risk of
cancer or any other disease.
Other health effects
Scientists have reported other health effects of
using mobile phones including changes in brain
activity, reaction times, and sleep patterns. These
effects are minor and have no apparent health
significance. More studies are underway to try to
confirm these findings.

Remember when we all thought Mountain Dew affected
a guy's s***m count? Luckily, those days are gone …
and we're hoping no one actually used the soda as a
form of birth control.
But, there still are some very ordinary things that do
influence a man's fertility. From unhealthy habits such
as drinking, to even stranger factors like putting on
sunscreen, we're counting down the things he loves
doing that are decreasing his s***m production

#8. Using His Laptop and Cell Phone
As addicted as he is to his two favorite pieces of
technology, it might be best for his s***m count to
avoid using them for long periods of time.
Researchers warn that the heat given off from laptops
may increase the temperature in his sc***um and reduce
s***m production. In 2008, a study revealed a strong
association between cell phone use and s***m count,
saying that those who talked for four or more hours had
fewer, weaker s***m. More recently, researchers
discovered that men who carry their phones in their
pocket or on their belt (they still do that?) were more
likely to have fewer, inactive s***m.

Temperature CAN lower his s***m
count
Apparently, his semen fluctuates with
the seasons. "S***m count tends to be
lowest in summer months and highest
in winter months," says Fisch, because
exposure to heat lessens s***m count.
Overheating can include anything as
seemingly innocuous as your man
having a hot Macbook or LAPTOP on his lap or as
obvious as the two of you relaxing in a
hot tub. "In a whirlpool bath 104 degrees and
higher, s***m count can decrease
dramatically," warns Fisch. In fact, this
decrease can last for months after
extreme overexposure to high temps.
"I tell my patients, if you're trying to
have kids, don't go into hot tubs." Of
course, don't assume you're totally
safe from getting pregnant after you
take a dip, either. "It's not birth
control," he laughs.

HEALTH RISKS OF NOODLES INTAKE
Holy hotplates! Instant ramen
noodles, beloved cheap dinner of
college kids and budget eaters
everywhere, have been linked to
heart attacks and diabetes.
A study published in the Journal of
Nutrition found that the ramen, along
with other instant noodle products,
may increase a person’s risk for
cardiometabolic syndrome — a risk
factor for severe cardiovascular
disease and stroke — especially in
women.
“This research is significant since many
people are consuming instant noodles
without knowing possible health risks,”
said lead researcher Hyun Joon Shin,
MD, in a press release.
Shin, a clinical cardiology fellow at
Baylor University Medical Center and a
nutrition epidemiology doctoral student
at the Harvard School of Public Health,
could not be reached for further
comment.
For the study, researchers looked at
the data of 10,711 adults between the
ages of 19 and 64, collected via the
nationally representative Korean
National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey of 2007-2009.
They found that eating instant noodles
— ramen, lo mein, glass, Thai, or
other — twice or more a week was
associated with cardiometabolic
syndrome, a collection of abnormalities
affecting the body’s cardiovascular,
renal, and metabolic systems.
Although the specific cause of the
problem was not immediately clear,
Shin noted that it might stem from the
fact that most instant noodle meals
come packaged in Styrofoam, which
contains bisphenol A (BPA), a known
hormone disruptor — which is also why
women could have been more affected
in this study.
But the food product contains plenty of
unhealthy ingredients, including MSG
and the chemical preservative tertiary-
butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), and is also
high in saturated fat.
The study focused on individuals in
South Korea, Shin said, as the country
has the highest per-capita number of
instant noodle consumers in the world,
and because, in recent years, health
problems there, including heart disease
and obesity, have been on the rise. But
the findings appear to be quite
relevant to consumers stateside too, as
the United States ranked sixth globally
in instant noodle sales, according to
the World Instant Noodles Association,
which found that the United States
accounted for 4,300 billion units sold
in 2013 (coming in just behind China,
Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, and India
— and one spot above South Korea, in
fact).
This is not the first time ramen
noodles have been publicly maligned.
In 2012, a viral video taken from inside
the digestive tract, part of a small and
inconclusive study by Dr. Braden Kuo,
showed just what happened after
instant ramen was ingested — and it
wasn’t pretty.
The stomach worked overtime,
struggling for hours to grind up the
strands; TBHQ, a petroleum byproduct,
was named as a possible culprit. Years
earlier, Malaysian health officials
issued a warningagainst eating instant
noodles because of ingredients such as
thickeners, stabilizers, sodium, and
preservatives that have been linked to
heart disease, stroke, and kidney
damage.
Nissin Foods, maker of the first instant
ramen noodle in Japan in 1958 (and
the company that brought Top Ramen
to the U.S. in 1972), did not respond
to a request for comment from Yahoo
Health.
The bottom line? Ingest the cheap and
filling noodles at your own risk.

IS ALL BLUETOOTH THE SAME?
No.
Bluetooth transmits at frequency levels in the 2.4 GHz band. There are three power classes and
it’s these power classes which are
your best indicator as to what
level of Bluetooth radiation you’re
exposing yourself to :
Class 1 transmitters — are the
most powerful, have a range of
100 meters and peak transmission
power of 100 mW (milliwatt)
Class 2 transmitters — are
usually found in mobile devices
and they have a range of 10
meters and operate at 2.5 mW
peak transmission power
Class 3 transmitters — these are the weakest and operate in a range of less than 10 meters and
have a peak transmission power of 1 mW
So the first thing to look at is check what class of transmitter your Bluetooth headphone is, you’ll find
this in the manufacturers specification.
Many headsets are class 2 such as the Bang & Olufsen EarSet 2 Bluetooth Mobile Device but some are
class 1, for instance the Callpod Dragon is a class 1 Bluetooth headset – so you can stand right down
the end of the street from your cell phone to be clear of its cell phone radiation.
What about Bluetooth radiation?
The radiation from your Bluetooth earpiece will get you just the same because Class 1 Bluetooth
headsets can cause exposure to radiation at the same level as your cell phone if they’re operated in
close proximity to the body...www.electricsense.com

Cell Phone Radiation and EMFs – Be prepared to be surprised Are you worried about cell phone radiation? Are you concerned that WIFI or Bluetooth might be bad for you? Perhaps you live near a cell phone tower and you are worried about the electromagnetic fields (EMFs)? Maybe you're already feeling the ill effects of the new smart meter the utility company rec…

Cellphone Electromagnetic Radiation & Health Hazards
Anytime the power is turned on, cell phones emit electromagnetic radiation – even in stand-by mode and regardless if carried on belts, in
pockets or purses, expose other areas of the body to harmful ELF radiation, as well.
Some of the potential side effects of exposure to electromagnetic radiation:
Blurry Vision
Headaches
Nausea
Fatigue
Neck Pain
Memory Loss
Leukemia
Rare Brain Cancers
Enzyme Changes That Affect DNA
Birth Defects
Changes In Metabolism
Increased Risk For Alzheimer’s Disease
Increased Risk For Heart Conditions
Neurological Hormone Changes Linked Impaired Brain Function
Source.www.safespaceprotection.com

Apple iPhone Sets
13-Year-Old
Student's Pants
On Fire
Be warned: if you are an
Apple(AAPL) user, you may
want to sit down before
reading this story – just make
sure there is not an iPhone in
your back pocket first. A
thirteen-year-old student in
Kennebunk, Maine, sustained
“moderate” burns after
an iPhone caught fire in her
pocket on Friday, reports
SeacoastOnline via MacNN. It
was unclear from the report
which iPhone model was
involved.
The incident occurred early in
the day at Kennebunk Middle
School. The student reported
hearing “a pop” as she sat
down at her desk and smoke
immediately started billowing
from her back pocket where
her iPhone was located.
Kennebunk Middle School
Principal Jeff Rodman noted
that fellow students came to
her aid while a teacher
retrieved a blanket to smother
the fire. As the student was
trying to remove her pants,
the iPhone fell out of her
pocket and appeared visibly
“burnt,” Rodman
told SeacoastOnline. “It was
something that I don’t think
people had ever seen before.
I’ve never seen anything like
that,” added Rodman.
EMS Division Chief Andrew
Palmeri speculated that the
iPhone’s battery “shorted out”
when the student sat on it.
“People should obviously use
caution when placing their
phones in their back pockets
so as not to crush them and
cause an electrical short,” he
stated via SeacoastOnline.
Palmeri also noted that the
incident would be fully
investigated by the state fire
marshal. Although Apple has
yet to issue a statement about
this incident, the company
typically conducts its own
investigation first, in order to
determine why a device may
have malfunctioned.
Rodman noted that the
students’ quick reactions likely
prevented more serious
injuries from occurring. “I
commend the students, I
commend our staff, and the
Kennebunk first responders
for their immediate response
and for the way it was
handled,” stated Rodman
per SeacoastOnline. “It was just
a strange thing. A great
response by everybody
involved.”
Although an Apple iPhone
bursting into flames is
definitely a “strange thing,” it
is not completely unheard of.
Several years ago, an iPhone 4
caught fire on an Australian
flight. More recently, a
California man’s iPhone 4
caught fire while it
was charging in his home.
Apple’s iPads are apparently
not immune to the occasional
spontaneous combustion
either. A demo iPad at
a Vodafone(VOD) store in
Canberra, Australia,
reportedly burst into
flames last November.
While the precise causes
behind each of these incidents
are not known, the lithium-ion
batteries used in mobile
devices do have the potential
to combust when overheated
or ruptured. For
example,Boeing’s(BA) 787
Dreamliner planes experienced
several fires last year due to
overheated lithium-ion
batteries. Business Insider

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People living close to mobile phone masts (base stations) frequently report symptoms of electromagnetic hypersensitivity such as dizziness, headaches, skin conditions,CANCERS, allergies and many others, the mechanisms for which are only just beginning to be understood (see The Dangers of Electromagnetic Smog). There is also growing anecdotal evidence for cancer clusters forming around them. However, we are regularly told by the mobile phone industry that these base stations are safe because their microwave radiation falls off rapidly with distance and is far too low to generate significant heat. Sadly, THIS IS NOT TRUE. It is based on the false assumption that it is only their heating effect that can cause damage and a serious misunderstanding of the ways in which living organisms use negative feedback to respond to changes in their environment, including the metabolic insults from mobile phones.