Is Bluetooth Harmfull?

There has been a lot of concern over cell phone use as being harmfull.
Years ago, I went to a wired headset, because of these potential dangers.
I could actually "feel it" when I had been on the phone for a long time, with no headset.
I truely believe there are going to be significant health issues in years to come.

My question if anyone can help....
Do I need to be worried about the same stuff with bluetooth?
Anyone heard anything?

How did you "feel" it when you used the actual handset ? Did it get warm ? Getting warm is natural, and the heat transferred to your ear might make it seem like you're feeling RF (radio frequency), when you're actually not. I don't really know the term for it, but it's like when you feel ill, then you read symptoms of an illness, and they match yours and then you're so sure that's exactly what you have, but in reality, it's not.

All CDMA digital handsets these days are rated at 0.5 Watts of power, which is VERY low. Studies have claimed that people living under high voltage transmission power lines are more prone to cancer and other such diseases. Part of this has been believed to be the fact that large amounts of RF can negativly affect the immune system. However, more current studies have shown no link between RF and diseases such as cancer.

The table below shows the spectrum of where mobile phones are in the RF field. Note that the mobile phones that are being shown are 3 Watt analog phones, not the new 0.5 Watt digital phones.



The same idea applies to Bluetooth. The RF used for Bluetooth is even less than that of a mobile phone.

Now, even though I've given the facts, I will agree with you that cell phone RF could be dangerous to one's health. However, I also believe this would only be the case when there is absolute over-exposure to cell phone RF. For example, a real estate agent who uses their cell phone in excess of 4000 minutes a month.

To conclude, I feel that using a cell phone and being exposed to it's RF could harm one's health, if it's done in large excess. The same can be said about alcohol. A person who has a few drinks a week has no significant increased risk of sclerosis in the liver, whereas someone who gets drunk every night and abuses alcohol has a large chance of developing sclerorsis in the liver.

Like alcohol and many other things in life, moderation is the key. If you don't talk on your phone 4000 minutes a month, and you don't Bluetooth files 15 hours a day, everyday, then you should be perfectly fine.

Very comprehensive information. Thank you.

I use my phone quite a bit for work.
Years ago, I started getting headaches. Couldn't figure out why???

Got a cold and took off from work for a week, didn't use the phone.
When I went back the headaches came back almost instantly.

It was immediately obvious that i was overly sensitive to the cell phone radio waves. Very uncomfortable for me.
Same as I am to caffeine, and medications.
When I used the wired headset I was fine.

When I first got my bluetooth, just about 2 weeks ago. All of those memories started coming back. After wearing the bluetooth for only just 10 minutes, I could "feel" something "going on" again.

So now I don't want to use it anymore.

Just wondered if anyone else has experienced the same thing?

I would love if it was just in my mind, but I really don't think so.
I want to use it, I like the ease of a bluetooth headset

Hmmmm, interesting. Do you know of any large transmission power lines near you ? Go stand under them for a few minutes and see if you have the same sensations.

Now that said, are you using analog or digital ? Analog, especially in older phones, as stated above, can be up to 3 watts as compared to 0.5 watts on the newer phones. A person can most certainly "feel" the older 3 watt phones if used for a long period of time, especially if it's a bag phone and the antenna is within 10 inches of you.

No, I am using a brand new Nokia 6230 with very low SAR.
And the blutooth is an Motorola - HS700.

Maybe it is just me? I just might be overly sensitive to it.
Or, maybe I am just crazy? (Not going to rule that out just yet)

Going to try a few different experiments over the next few weeks.
I really WANT to be able to use my bluetooth.

You're just crazy

Let us know how your experiments turn out.

Well i have been using the blutooth for a good while now.

I know I can "feel something' when I use it, and after - that I have used it, but it is not so bad.
I really like the convience, so I will quit griping.

Compared to holding my head against that electrical tower for 20 minutes,
The HS700 is nothing.

They probably pose more of a risk than speaking through a wired handsfree, but if they were completely unsafe, they wouldn't be sold.

i've always used it...never had problems!