Study Says Mobile Phones can Increase Tinnitus Risk

Researchers from Austria tested 100 people suffering from tinnitus and 100 who were not suffering from it, and then compared this with mobile phone usage. They found out that the disease was about 70% likely to be in people who used their cell phone for about 10 minutes each day. The study was published in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal.

However, according to the British Tinnitus Association, such a claim remains unproven. Despite drugs, intense noise and head trauma being common factors that trigger the risk of the ear disease, in several cases, the causes are indefinite.

Examiners from the Medical University of Vienna reported that the data, which linked mobile phones to the condition, was not that dependable. Their research indicated and called for, at the very least, additional analysis.

Due to the extensive usage of mobile phones, the examiners added, even a small increase in the risk would be considered a “public health importance.” This will be particularly applicable to the condition that it can, in some situations, greatly get in the way with their lives.

It was said that 10% of the population possess a certain form of tinnitus, but was never clear on whether the condition was turning rampant.