Effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by cellular phone on auditory and vestibular labyrinth;Wirkung elektromagnetischer felder des GSM-mobilfunksystems auf auditives und vestibuläres labyrinth und hirnstamm

Laryngo- Rhino- Otologie

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Sievert, Uwe ^a   Eggert, S ^b   Goltz, S ^b   Pau, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Brainstem audiometry; Cellular phone; Global System for Mobile Communications; HF field; Inner ear; Otoacoustic emissions; Thermography; Vestibular system; Video nystagmography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NYSTAGMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAPHY; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH;

ADULT; AUDIOMETRY; CELLULAR PHONE; EAR, INNER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; THERMOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS; VESTIBULE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34247584450     PISSN: 09358943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944769     Document Type: Article

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