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Thyroid is super sensitive to radiation. This study from last year found that people who wore Bluetooth headsets for long hours every day were much more likely to develop Thyroid nodules. Researchers analysed 600 participants & used advanced statistical tools to reduce bias. Even after adjusting for age and other factors, Bluetooth use time still stood out as a strong risk. In fact, When they ranked all possible risk factors, Daily Bluetooth use & Age came out on top. The longer someone wore a Bluetooth headset each day, the higher their risk of developing nodules. In-ear & Neckband headsets, which sit closest to the thyroid, showed the STRONGEST links. This is clearly not about heating the tissues… Their AI model could predict Thyroid nodules with 95% accuracy.. that’s how strong the link with Bluetooth use was. Bluetooth runs on very low power, way too weak to cook anything. What the researchers point to instead are non-thermal effects. Oxidative stress, disruptions in cell signalling & long term stress on the thyroid’s delicate tissue Official safety limits for wireless devices only consider heating but this study shows there are biological effects happening at much lower levels

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Thyroid is super sensitive to radiation. This study from last year found that people who wore Bluetooth headsets for long hours every day were much more likely to develop Thyroid nodules. Researchers analysed 600 participants & used advanced statistical tools to reduce bias. Even after adjusting for age and other factors, Bluetooth use time still stood out as a strong risk. In fact, When they ranked all possible risk factors, Daily Bluetooth use & Age came out on top. The longer someone wore a Bluetooth headset each day, the higher their risk of developing nodules. In-ear & Neckband headsets, which sit closest to the thyroid, showed the STRONGEST links. This is clearly not about heating the tissues… Their AI model could predict Thyroid nodules with 95% accuracy.. that’s how strong the link with Bluetooth use was. Bluetooth runs on very low power, way too weak to cook anything. What the researchers point to instead are non-thermal effects. Oxidative stress, disruptions in cell signalling & long term stress on the thyroid’s delicate tissue Official safety limits for wireless devices only consider heating but this study shows there are biological effects happening at much lower levels
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