Do wireless headphones cause cancer?

Wireless Bluetooth headphones are a very popular electronic device today. Currently, there is a lot of debate about whether these headsets can cause cancer. However, to date, there is not enough evidence to prove that wireless headphones are dangerous.

In 2015, a group of scientists from around the world submitted a petition to the United Nations and the World Health Organization expressing their concern about the exposure of headset users to non-ionizing electromagnetic fields. 2019 Earlier, the petition, which went viral via the Internet, also noted that EMFs also have the potential to cause an increased risk of disease in people in terms of neurological disorders, DNA damage, cellular damage, and reproductive changes.

Electricity is the source of the formation of electromagnetic fields, which are a sort of energy that cannot be seen with the human eye and are frequently referred to as "radiation." EMFs come in both ionized and non-ionized forms. "Radiation at intermediate to high frequencies, and in some situations, continuous exposure can induce cellular and/or DNA damage," is how ionized EMFs are classified. The ionized EMFs UV and X-rays are examples. The human body can be harmed by extended exposure to these ionized EMFs, much as the body is exposed to skin cancer-causing UV rays from prolonged sun exposure.

Non-ionized electromagnetic fields, however, are low to medium frequency radiation and are generally considered harmless. Many of the electronic devices we use in our daily lives - such as cell phones, computers, and Bluetooth devices - emit small amounts of RF radiation. Although the frequency of non-ionized electromagnetic fields is low, there are concerns about non-ionized electromagnetic fields based on the fact that electronic devices and transmission lines are always "on" and that they are often placed close to the user.

Unlike ionizing radiation, low-frequency non-ionizing EMFs do not directly damage DNA or cells. However, low-frequency non-ionized EMFs also have the potential to indirectly cause cancer, for example, they may reduce melatonin levels in the body, which is associated with the growth of certain tumors.

In summary, the dangers of wireless headphones are not all clear-cut. Although electromagnetic fields at very low frequencies are potentially carcinogenic to humans, researchers have not yet observed a direct correlation between the two. Compared to the power density exposure of cell phones, the equivalent value for Bluetooth headphones is 10 to 400 times lower. Power density is the ratio of the output power produced by each electromagnetic field to its unit volume.