Posted By Discussion Topic: Mobile Phone headaches -- page: 1 2   squeamish 01-19-2010 @ 8:14 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 So I've been taking champix for a bit, and I've got the odd headache. And if its a small side effect of the pill, or my body reacting to the withdrawal - then that'd fine. But I saw in the news that there's a 30 per cent more chance of getting a brain tumour if youve been using a mobile phone for longer than 10 YEARS. So now Im getting a bit PARANOID. I dont know about you guys - but I dont even have a landline because with line rental and everything, it gets so pricey. I'm on the blower for a FEW HOURS a day. Its not good - but whats the alternative? Are 30 per cent more of us going to have brain tumours in 10 years - thats almost one in every three. Surely they've got to come up with healthier phones? squeamish 01-19-2010 @ 8:15 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 And do you think wireless is doing damage too?? DiscoStick 01-20-2010 @ 4:42 PM                           reply Member Joined: Sep 2009 Well, it is hard to say whether it will cause brain tumors, I know a lot of people started using wireless/handsfree kits to stop putting the phone to their ears. If it wireless were a problem, then surely all electricity/radio waves would also contribute to tumors and they have been around for a lot longer than mobiles, and there isn't really evidence stating an increase in tumors because of radio waves. We cannot completely stop ourselves coming into contact with all this can we?? Disco scotty 01-20-2010 @ 4:48 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 If I'm at home and my mobile rings I put it on loud speaker so I don't have it pressed to my ear. I wouldn't be surprised if two hours of phone usage a day, with it pressed to your ear, was giving you a headache. As disco says, try hands free or loud speaker.    daisy52 01-20-2010 @ 8:25 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 im paranoid about this too - if someone calls me at home on my mobile, i tell them to call me back on the landline. its a bit of a hassle - but then i can totally relax when im taking on the phone. i only use my mobile when im out and about. scotty 02-03-2010 @ 2:27 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 I never sleep with my mobile on, beside my bed. I always turn if off. Quite apart from annoying midnight calls from drunk mates, I don't like the idea of it buzzing it's energy near my brain all night!    lins27 02-03-2010 @ 3:19 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 alright! is it bad to sleep with a mobile on and by the bed? i always do that and when im out, its always in my bag which falls across my tummy. does it matter? linsx Isabella1@ 02-03-2010 @ 4:43 PM                           reply Member Joined: Oct 2009 So i don't keep my mobile by my bed at night.  I like to keep everything electrical out of the bedroom. No tv, no plug in alarm clock (i use a battery operated one) I just find it more relaxing with no electric waves dancing round the room when I sleep.    daisy52 02-03-2010 @ 5:05 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 i always have my phone on and charging in the night near my bed. i might not do that now - is it bad for you?? fionapt 02-04-2010 @ 3:42 PM                           reply Member Joined: Jan 2010 hey peeps now even im worried about this! I always have my phone in my pocket and its always next to my pillow at night as its my alarm clock! are we all getting radiation vibes from doing that? Fi ;-0