Phones? Sleep? Headaches? Are they Related?
While I’ve been battling this strange conglomeration of symptoms for so long, could it be so simple as this? Apparently Cell Phones have been linked to insomnia, headaches, and confusion.
The study, funded by mobile phone companies, suggests radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion.
It may also cut our amount of deep sleep - interfering with the body’s ability to refresh itself.
The study was carried out by Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and Wayne State University in the US.
So here’s the crux of the matter for me. I live almost directly underneath a cell phone tower now. Will that affect me? I don’t know, but over the last few days I have been so tired I forgot to plug my phone in at night in it’s usual spot… my bedside table.
Maybe it’s why I’ve been feeling better lately?
The doctor seems to think that it is stress, and reading a little more in the article there was this tidbit.
Researcher Professor Bengt Arnetz said: “The study strongly suggests that mobile phone use is associated with specific changes in the areas of the brain responsible for activating and coordinating the stress system.”
Another theory is that radiation may disrupt production of the hormone melatonin, which controls the body’s internal rhythms.
I could go along with this and self diagnose all day. Maybe the cell phone is a part of what I’ve been going through… maybe not. But it probably wouldn’t hurt to turn off the cell phone and use my voicemail just a bit more than I used to.
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after two days of keeping my phone out in the living room or the office at night, my symptoms have diminished significantly… I am going to keep this up for a week then return the phone to my bedside table to see if they return. If so, then I’ve found the problem… if not, then I know it may be something else yet.