Will Using a Headset Reduce my Radiation Exposure?
If you notice people ambling along the street and talking to themselves, the chances are that they are talking on the phone but using a hands-free mobile phone kit. These headsets sound like a great idea as they keep the phone, and you might think the radiation, away from your head. But if you use one for protection you will be alarmed by the findings below.
Caution – Many Headsets May Increase Your Exposure!
Wired Headset Concern
It was thought for some time, that the best recommendation to help reduce your radiation exposure to mobile phone radiation was to use a headset. It was thought that since radiation decreases exponentially over the distance between you and the phone, this would solve the problem.
Research published by the UK Consumers Association showed that these headsets may actually intensify your exposure to harmful radiation! Results showed that the cables of some hands-free headsets acted like aerials, channeling dangerous radiation to your head. In fact, testing has indicated that your cell phone headset may actually raise the amount of radiation emitted by more than 300 percent!
To measure radiation levels, they used a laboratory with an international reputation for mobile phone tests and tested a number of regular wired headsets.
UK Consumer Association Conclusions
Many people have devices to keep radiation away from their head – hands-free kits. Some of these are sold by retailers or packaged with mobile phones. Others are available by mail order or the internet. But the ones we’ve tested have one thing in common – they don’t work.
Other hands-free kits could have similar effects. These results took us by surprise… looking at several other kits, our experts thought they would also conduct the radiation. You can make a hands-free kit that doesn’t act as an aerial – but this would need to be taken into account when designing the phone.
Air Tube Headset Solutions
The British Independent Group on Mobile Phones suggested that headsets are an ideal solution only if they were used with filters to stop the headset wire from acting as an effective antenna. One solution is an air tube headset. These conduct sound, but prevent any radiation from traveling up the wire to your brain. For our unparalleled range of airtube headsets please see below.
Radblocker Radiation Shielding Card
RadBlocker Shielding Card (Phone Radiation Protection Card)
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- The RadBlocker Shielding Card sits in your pocket to buffer between you and your cellphone and blocks more than 60% of the cellular radiation that is emitted by your phone from penetrating your body.
- The Shielding Card is a slim pu leather wrapped card internally consisting of military-grade materials such as aluminum-silica and ferromagnetic Steel.
- The card comfortably fits into your pocket or into a cell phone pouch. Dimensions: length: 7.5cm (3 inches). height: 16cm (6.3 inches).
- The Radblocker Shielding Card can also double as a makeshift Anti-radiation case. Simply slip it inside the front cover of your own wallet style phone case (where bank notes are stored; see below). When the flip is closed the card will then cover the whole face of the phone. Whenever you’re talking with your phone against your ear, talk with the wallet closed and the shield will be a 60% radiation buffer between the phone and your ear.
Note that not all wallet cases have this pocket. The card may need to be trimmed with scissors or tin snips to fit your size phone case. Please check that microphones and speakers will not be blocked when the wallet case flap is closed.
