How Dangerous Are Your AirPods? | Bluetooth & EMF

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[@TheCronedoggy]

We spend many hours a day bombarded by non ionizing radiation from light bulbs. That's higher energy than radio waves.

[@Olivia_Dreamrider]

how dare you use logical thinking skills

[@ayeshasumayya1866]

This is exactly what i was thinking.....

[@michasokoowski6651]

There is an even worse thing... UV radiation from THE SUN. Sun is a deadly laser

[@atomgutan8064]

Exactly

[@cliffffffffffffff]

sir, don't make it obvious people will start to panick. lol

[@DontBeUpsettiHaveSumSpaghetti]

“Is Bluetooth actually toxic?” *me getting the notification while literally using Bluetooth headphones 💀*

[@dredayetheridge]

Same!

[@Rub1xStudios]

Me too!

[@eziitis8]

That delay between pressing the play button and it actually playing? Definitely toxic.

[@JacobsimmonsYT]

Lol I didn't get the Nofication for some reason when I have it turn on. But I just see this video being uploading today just now while I have my phone bluetooth connect to a soundbar and subwoofer and the subwoofer is connect to the soundbar wireless. So I am using two things that dangerous. Lol.

[@That_cutegirl-g5n]

Same

[@toast2139]

I work in the tech department at Target. It’s mostly old people who hear these rumors and are deeply concerned about brain, cancer or brain tumors from AirPods. One of them lectured me for a good minute or two. I’m trying to be nice and not condescending and I understand their fears but sometimes misinformation gets out of control a little bit.

[@ronnie-lynn]

So true! When I got diagnosed with a brain tumor all I heard was my constant use of AirPods gave me the tumor 😂

[@killertruth186]

It's mainly people are being gullible with the things. Although now you do have a video to prove your point.

[@KBRoller]

When I worked as a bagger at a supermarket, an older lady came through my line buying a ton of organic produce, and complaining that it was so expensive. "It is," I agreed, "the conventional produce is much cheaper, if you'd like me to go exchange those for you?" "No no," she said. She insisted she *couldn't* buy conventional, because "they have GMOs and I'm allergic to GMOs." Now, I had just graduated from uni at that point (hadn't gotten my first full-time job yet), and though my degree is in computer science, I'd switched to that from studying biomedical engineering with a focus on researching gene therapies for cancers. So I know a little bit more than non-sciency people about GMOs, and knew being "allergic to GMOs" isn't really a thing, because GMOs aren't really one thing. So I asked politely, "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Which GMOs are you allergic to?" Her response, as you can imagine, was, "All of them! I get very sick if I eat any GMOs!" I didn't continue the conversation, because I decided there was no way she'd listen anyway, but... it made me sad. Someone, somewhere had manipulated this poor old lady into spending money she didn't have -- money that likely went straight into the pockets of the organic producers who perpetuate such myths -- by making her afraid that any and all fruits and vegetables that aren't made by them will make her ill. They scared an old woman out of her money with modern-day Frankenstein stories. That should be illegal. So I know the feeling of having customers think they know what they're talking about, but really don't, trying to justify their purchasing habits to themselves and to you.

[@laurahubbard6906]

Stop making ageist assumptions. I'm what you'd probably call old-as are many of my friends-and we don't harbor these fears at all.

[@tmore7364]

@@laurahubbard6906Nobody said it applied all old people, stop looking for reasons to be offended

[@sky.abstract]

Please, please do a video about laundry and dishwasher detergents! I've heard so many claims that make it sound like their impact on hormones could be serious due to the fact these are used so often in our daily lives! Would love to know the truth! Thank you for doing this series, it's been awesome 😊

[@mattyv6605]

100% it will you’re wearing it on your skin and washing your body. Endocrine disruption is legit concern

[@Char-Wilkie]

I agree I would love to see a video about this as well

[@Mellon_Musk]

Esp indirect effect of dishwasher detergent on our gut health.. Also PFAS in swim suits and period panty products

[@videovideoyeah]

This would be very interesting to look into

[@prosandcons-fl2cc]

an episode on endocrine disrupters as a whole would be very useful to me

[@kaspedkk]

All visible light contains more energy than 3g, 4g and 5g waves. So if your phones wifi is killing you, make sure to also throw away all your light bulbs and block your windows xD.

[@chillphill13]

Mole life is for them😆😆😆

[@jjohansen86]

You forgot about blackbody radiation, things that are just at room temperature are emitting infrared radiation with 100,000x greater energy per photon than typical cell phone and Bluetooth emission. That includes yourself, including the individual molecules, cells, and organs inside your body. The inside of your skull is emitting electromagnetic radiation that runs into your brain, one part of your brain is emitting electromagnetic radiation that runs into another part of your brain, even the nuclear membrane inside every cell is emitting electromagnetic radiation that runs into your DNA.

[@kaspedkk]

@@jjohansen86 tru

[@xsleeptodreamx]

​@LordEide electromagnetic radiation in the visible light spectrum can't penetrate your skin though, so isn't reaching your brain, whereas longer wavelengths penetrate more deeply into tissues or pass completely through the body. bluetooth is most definitely safe as it's so low powered, it's the cell phone use over years that i'm more worried about. i try to use speakerphone or bt earbuds when i can so the phone isn't right next to my head much

[@allenseeallendo5844]

I used to like this guy until this exact video. He’s a moron. He has no idea what he’s sputtering out of his mouth. Zero education in this area and he’s just done so much harm it’s laughable. One of possibly the safest technologies in cell phones he’s a proponent to block. Zero evidence backing up it’s dangerous. He claims he’s anti this exact thing in the medical field. Lmfao

[@labrosts2435]

As an Electronics Engineer with background on RF and a human with common sense I can say that high volume on headphones and lifestyle changes that come usually with cellphone addiction will have a much bigger impact on your health.

[@antecboy]

Another embedded systems engineer here. If you can believe that bluetooth power level devices can give you cancer, then you probably believe that microwaving your food makes it radioactive ☢️

[@FlammableElectronics]

Fr💯

[@imperfectimp]

Not only that, but I'm sure more lives get saved by having a cell phone than people die from having a cell phone. It's just risk vs reward.

[@TorquemadaTwist]

Yeah, I'm an electrician and I'm in high RF areas regularly so you'd think if this were close to true sparkys would have higher cancer rates. And people working in television and radio. Thinking this through as I write, people living next to a cell tower or radio station should have clusters of cancer diagnosis.

[@Masterr59]

This was my first thought - association. Maybe people who use phones more are also more likely to have a sedentary life, or eat an entire bag of Cheetos each night.

[@Tman001100]

The overuse of devices like cell phones and PCs...particularly for social media, one can argue, is FAR more unhealthy and damaging to our mental/emotional health compared to risks to our physical health.

[@kathleenking47]

Also tattoos and energy drinks? I rarely use Bluetooth I'm 65 and my BP is 120/80

[@kingpuppet5881]

Well said.

[@kathleenmoore9534]

​@@kathleenking47Jesus is coming back. God is going to judge. Please accept Jesus as your savior.

[@kathleenmoore9534]

​@@kingpuppet5881Jesus is coming back. God is going to judge. Please accept Jesus as your savior.

[@tychovw]

@@kathleenmoore9534 Jesus already came back.

[@user-gg2cp7nz9x]

me watchin with bluethooth head phones : 👁👄👁

[@Boki_7]

BRO SAME 😭✋🏻

[@MarissaFaith_137]

SAME😭✌️

[@jingwei1]

did not expect to see "👁️👄👁️" in 2024

[@ragingdid]

NAUR CUZ SAMMMMMME😂

[@PIZZAdayisback]

Ironically, you're actually safer wearing headphones than directly facing your screen

[@ITSecurityFTW]

GASP!!! A doctor who stuck to the research without going all the way over to one side or the other and denigrating the other side just clearing stating the pros and cons of each side? Well color me impressed. Well done.

[@keiweiful]

Speak for yourself. If that were true and he were really open to having a more nuanced conversation, he would have given it a "5" rather than 3.5

[@nbassasin8092]

6:48 my early 2000s kids brain immediately went "so the FCC wont let me be, or let me be me, so let me see"

[@Poyni]

They're tryna shut me down on MTV, but it feels so empty without me

[@novatwist5816]

Did he just do a thesis presentation in a KZbin video. This is extremely high quality

[@BotDetector-44]

I think you have no idea how a thesis looks like lol

[@Noah-e9k]

I think so

[@alveolate]

this really only takes at most an hour of research for most doctors who know where to look for the evidence they want. i doubt dr mike read thru entire papers and probably just scanned the abstracts of some of the more highly regarded papers, then maybe looked at the "findings" section if it wasn't clear enough.

[@tonymouannes]

You seem to watch the crappy channels. Thia format is actually very common on KZbin in all fields. You just need to know who to watch.

[@gnarlywagner8171]

People put dissertation and thesis presentations on youtube all the time goofball

[@KaijuKim]

If I heeded every article that presented a new study that something is bad for you I would die from either starvation, dehydration, or boredom. 😂

[@pavlovs-wug]

I'm sure there's a paper floating around somewhere that sets out how anything can be considered harmful by one metric or another! Too much of anything is a bad thing, it's all about moderation. But unfortunately moderation does not engaging headlines make 😂

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

Or sobriety. But that's just me. Same with the other three.

[@Esperologist]

Remember to sign the petition to ban dihydrogen-monoxide. High levels of it can be toxic, or result in oxygen deprivation. It's known to be among the most lethal substances on the planet. ^_^

[@Dominik-vn6lo]

Too much water can kill you. And we're not talking about drinking a bathtub, but just an amount you could easily have too much of on a hot day with too much physical activity.

[@bsmlbn]

A new study shows: that continued belief in new studies can cause aids... It's true , a doctor on KZbin said so (this is not a dig at Mike)

[@valstracuga]

I just had a conversation last week with my mom who kept saying airpods put you at risk of radiation not to dunk on my mom but she believes a lot of things with very little research, so thank you for being able to clear things up for me at least

[@HypocritesExposd]

Show her this video. Please let us know if she says something like “I don’t know if I can trust a doctor” 🤦‍♂️

[@kallmekaveen6060]

​@@HypocritesExposdI second this suggestion 😂

[@dollzo]

​@HypocritesExposd those kinds of people will say he's wrong anyway. Once someone is convinced of something it's hard to convince them otherwise

[@mast3rbang]

​@@HypocritesExposd so naive to think a proof from her intellectual rival(her offspring) will convince her.

[@maryjane4432]

Young people listen to dumb tiktoks and believe it and older people listen to Facebook and believe it.

[@nathanhodge123]

As a graduate researcher in Life Sciences, I love how you go in depth with the studies performed and discuss much of the nuance. When I hear these kinds of claims it's easy for me to want to just say "you're wrong". But these videos help me to understand more fully the claims, why they exist, and the evidence for and against and it also helps me to be better equipped to have an informed discussion with others. I look forward to watching more of these!

[@TheSpot200]

0:58 my sound design brain thought he was talking about FM Modulation for a minute 🤣

[@complexivetunes]

You’re not alone 😂

[@LordEide]

Just wait till they figure out that visible light is EMF with higher energy.

[@jm-xh4yz]

Lol facts .. people hear 'radiation' and freak out. Better get rid of my light bulbs and microwave while we're at it 😂

[@undefinederror40404]

Wait, it is? 😅 I feel very failed by my biology and chemistry classes in highschool.

[@LordEide]

@@undefinederror40404 yes, higher frequency/wavelength means higher energy. Visible light is around 400nm(nanometers) to 700nm. Infrared/heat is about 780nm and 1mm microwaves are from around 1mm to 1m. And radio waves are 1m to hundreds of km. X-ray is 10nm to 0.01nm And gamma rays is everything smaller. Take this with a grain of salt. I am only a science enthusiast and don’t really know that much. This might also be very simplified.

[@instant_mint]

Oh... you're right...! 😅 hmmm

[@Jack-la]

​@@undefinederror40404 Yeah! Think about the phrase "electromagnetic spectrum". Electricity, magnetism, and light are all pretty much the same thing. Radio waves are light that falls outside of our vision. So are x-rays and UV rays. When they say "waves" they mean it literally. Big waves, like radio waves and visible light, are mostly harmless. Small waves, like ultraviolet (UV) and gamma, are tighter and have more energy, which are small enough to vibrate and damage things like cells and DNA. That's why we need to wear sunblock outdoors, but not indoors. Lightbulbs don't emit highly energetic UV light, but the sun does!

[@coltonroark]

I said it in the first video. This is a very important series for him to make "Doc Mike is the perfect person to make a series like this. He's educated, reputable, and he has good common sense and don't scare monger. He uses facts paird with nuance."

[@ross-carlson]

Sadly read the comments - MANY are totally clueless and would rather believe in bullshit conspiracy theories.

[@pavlovs-wug]

​@@ross-carlson I reckon this is a paradox of science-and-related communicators - the more popular they grow, a higher portion of the audience is going to be anti-science and critical thinking and sail through the content on confirmation bias. Leading to high quality, high reach content, with a comment section split between thoughtful discussion and Internet tripe! My hope is that little bits of sensible & critical thinking are getting through to a few people - heck at least they're exposing themselves to content they might not agree with, I guess!

[@alveolate]

those who are too far gone will probably believe whatever the conspiracy theorists tell them; this series is for those who are _adjacent_ to the nutjobs, who sometimes get sent these facebook misinfo stuff and are too busy to look up the facts themselves. for them, being subbed to dr mike and getting the debunks in bite-sized chunks sent straight into their notifs might be the way to go.

[@silverlve70]

​@@ross-carlsonSome people choose being uneducated. It's sad but true.

[@Hy-BridAbroad]

Did you just quote yourself in a KZbin comment?

[@vanessab5063]

If bluetooth in general is potentially dangerous, I'll take it. My medical devices use it and to have better control of my diabetes and not have burn out, it's worth it as the amount of time I have to focus on my bloodsugar and giving insulin is waaaaaaaay less time consuming after nearly 30 years of dealing with it.

[@bryant475]

You can reverse your T2D with Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition. Please look into it!

[@eelnedroj]

Whenever I use bluetooth headsets or AirPods nonstop for a while I always get massive headaches and have to take a few weeks break. I'm back to using wired again and it feels better imo, unless for certain exercise or pooping then I crack and throw in the bluetooth again.

[@oshunbleu6511]

I get pain in my ear and head shortly after wearing ear buds. I think it's related so not using bt anymore.

[@jairomejia616]

The real danger of Bluetooth headphones or any headphones whatsoever is the risk of losing your hearing. We are the generation with highest risk of having lost hearing at a young age. The only reason are the heavily use of headphones with high volume. If you want to know more about it, Vox has a very well explained video.

[@voltage7498]

Wait till they find out UV rays

[@immortalnub]

For real. If the Karens are so afraid of these devices, they should be wearing sunscreen whenever they go outside for anything.

[@danamcgraw8777]

They’re the same people who think uv light is actually good and sunblock bad

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@immortalnub Many Karens would improve life for others by staying in their homes.

[@joes.4149]

@@danamcgraw8777the only two people I know who say this are shredded and very healthy

[@duckypolice]

wait until they realize that the dirt they walk on is full of naturally radioactive materials

[@NhatNguyen-577]

Was ready to put my phone away and enjoy a peaceful lunch break. Dr Mike uploaded. -> Phone back on + airpods in. 🤣

[@RagnarokLoW]

Btw even wires emit emf. It's just narrower because of the shielding around it

[@thesinghzingkid]

the shielding around the wires is to stop that emf from interfering with other cables. Especially if the cables are transmitting data

[@kathleenking47]

We've had wires since 📻 radio I think, energy drinks and tattoos may be more dangerous

[@aspecreviews]

I bought a 2002 Prius in 2020, and one day I started it up while my grandpa was on a phone call nearby. The moment I turned the key, the engine spooled up and the call dropped simultaneously.

[@FloatMan84]

Imagine if these low frequency EMFs actually harmed us, and the moment we step out into the sun we’re like SpongeBob and Patrick looking up at the light in the nicknack shop.

[@SuigaRou]

These rumors are so annoying. I used to work for a telecommunications company doing home installs and the number of times I had to run wires and put modem somewhere that would negatively affect the wifi because "we don't want the signals near the bedrooms/kitchens/etc" was surprising. And you can't tell people they're misinformed because then they'd just assume you were trying to get out of doing the work.

[@BeautifulModelBarbaraHutch-v4e]

I remember when I was 13 and cellphones were starting to become more common. My dad forbid me from keeping my cellphone in my front pockets because he “heard somewhere” that it can cause infertility. I haven’t tried conceiving but in the 15 years since then, I haven’t heard any research that proves that. As a nurse, I always look to solid research before touting any medical beliefs

[@MonkeyJedi99]

That's one of the reasons WHY I put my phone in my front pocket! Well, that and because I don't want to sit on my phone and have to buy a new one. - Actually I haven't put things in my back pockets since my military training. Additionally, unless you are wearing pants with buttoning back pockets, your back pockets are low-hanging fruit for pickpockets.

[@pavlovs-wug]

I remember that when smartphones started coming out! I remember my best friend saying she was resting with her phone on her chest and started worrying what it was doing to her 😂 she knew it was a bit silly at the time & we laughed about it but can't deny the fears about the flashy new tech got to us 😅 (Kicker is - I've seen those phones now described as "dumb" phones! So maybe they wouldn't worry people now compared to the new ones 😂 What a time we've lived in)

[@MrNicoJac]

I used to have that worry. But more in the sense of "if a phone gets worn/damaged internally, what would it take for the radiation it creates to shift to a dangerous part of the spectrum?" Especially when phones were still new, and the manufacturing processes weren't so well established yet. (and although I'm not a product engineer, it seems very challenging to make something designed to make radio waves transition to shorter wavelengths than ultraviolet - breaking off some antenna part inside won't suddenly change the frequency)

[@ZapayaGuy]

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[@CharChar-17483]

@@ZapayaGuy Your A Bot

[@ErusPhoebus]

From a physics standpoint you can not exclude background radiation from man made and natural sources from any studies like it because it far out scale the energy and amount than the low range radiation from Bluetooth. Basically if RF is a cancer threat than i would be more worried about the living to close to a radio tower than my Bluetooth headset.

[@thesinghzingkid]

and also from a physics standpoint, if the em radiation emitted from phones and bluetooth devices, caused cancer, then we should be living like vampires because visible light is higher frequency therefore higher energy therefore MORE ionizing.

[@TheJohn8765]

I'd be more worried if I didn't live in a cave away from the Sun (jk, I don't). Radio waves go right thru windows and the Sun is a giant thermonuclear bomb constantly bombarding us with RF in levels *far* higher than some piddly BT radio. It's concerning that many people have so little scientific literacy they can't adequately weigh risks.

[@vidal9747]

Your lamp is more dangerous if EMF is a problem. You should avoid electrical lamps. This is totally anti-scientific ridiculous fear mongering one step above flat earthers.

[@jayerscios]

What about living / working really close to or under a Cellphone Tower?

[@riripebby]

@@jayersciossame thing, safe(r than even more plentiful things like artificial light)

[@Anthony-ib6cq]

Short answer: No. Long answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[@sarveshwarik7062]

Yes mobile is harmful than airpods😂😂

[@19LG99]

​@@valitsaki1924watch the video

[@leroyj62]

​@@valitsaki1924 proves this is true by how stupid his comment is! Brain cancer in full form!

[@jordangramer2145]

@@valitsaki1924the chemical makeup of our food, lotions and ointments, soaps, scents, and just about everything is also brand new.

[@AlexGraves-em5mt]

@@valitsaki1924ur just wrong and u don’t know how cancer works

[@DengMam]

There was a youtuber that did pull up the worldwide reported cancer rates since 1990 or so and it clearly showed that all cancer types are on a rise. However, the increase rates have been almost perfectly proportional to the population growth rates. More people = more cancers. Then, he pulled data of worldwide cellphone use which is a graph that skyrocketed, comparing it to the cancer growth rate brought no matching rates. Also, cellphone usage wouldn’t promote certain types, but, if having an effect if at all, promote growth of other cancer types. No link visible here either because no type of cancer had a higher growth rate than others respectively.

[@zachmandernach6650]

Many people experience sickness being around large levels of EMF. I feel sick if I put my phone to my ear for more than a couple seconds, I’m gonna listen to my body over studies.

[@sem_skywalker]

Same here... Brain also functions better out in the forest than in the city "for some strange reason"...

[@hitmusicworldwide]

So you should join the Amish.

[@paulandreasallik]

Placebo

[@rickyyt7305]

This is a topic regularly on my mind. I can’t express how appreciative I am to have dr Mike (and team) to have the expertise, reputation, and awareness to address this topic that is so relevant to millions of us. Dude, thank you!

[@aguythatsagoosebutreallyis8970]

Nothing like a Fresh Doctor Mike Video to start off my day!

[@kaylaloris3228]

The amount of time and effort that must have been put in to make this video is INSANE. I work in research and I cannot believe how fluidly he analyzes research and is able to explain it in such simple terms. It would take WEEKS for me to compile and analyze sources for a video like this. You’re awesome and thanks for inspiring me Dr. Mike!!

[@MrSilence99]

He probably didn't research it. He probably had someone compile some lobbyists paid articles that got spoonfed to him.

[@ReasonToHeal-g3j]

I just love the way Dr. Mike explains the whole truth and tries to be unbiased so you can make your own decision on the matter.

[@danielclv97]

I mean, the longer you spend time with your phone, the less likely you are to have an active life, and usually people who use their phones too much ends up having their motivation and decision-making affected, leading to eating less healthy and more isolation, so I'd say EMF is one of the last thing we need to worry regarding long smart-phone use.

[@steelclackers2611]

To be honest the way you described it phones aren't the reason for this. They are a symptom of something else. If this something else be it dissatisfaction with life or perhaps loneliness, insecurity or mental health issues, won't be dealt with people will try to fill the hole with something else.

[@JJellMeister]

It's still a crazy thing to research. We are bombarded with non ionizing radio waves literally every day. The intriguing thing about radio waves is that they can not touch our cells at all. They are either too big or do not have the crazy energy ultraviolet, xrays, and gamma rays contain to damage our cells. Some radiowaves are the size of a skyscraper.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Sometimes, the most harmful thing that gets into our skull is misinformation. Sure, a high-velocity piece of rebar is bad for the skull it hits, but misinformation can be contagious.

[@TheJohn8765]

Yah, there's at most mild heating at the site of impact but they don't go farther in than maybe an inch. If surface heating was enough to secondarily cause brain cancers, we'd all have already died from baseboard heaters or furnaces. You *can* get burns from malfunctioning radio towers (if you're a worker standing right next to it) or from idiots that pull out the magnetron from a microwave and use it unshielded. But that's levels several orders of magnitude higher than anything normal.

[@RaveyDavey]

Microwaves are radio waves and they heat things up. The frequencies of phones and Bluetooth will heat cells up. It’s also about proximity. The local intensity of Bluetooth in your ear canal is very different to ambient radio .waves.

[@suoretaw]

Dr. Mike, I’ve been watching your channel for years, and just want to say that I wholeheartedly support your efforts to fight misinformation. And I love how you approach these subjects: clearly, in an easy-to-understand manner, and with respect of your viewers and those you care for. Keep up the great work.

[@AddisonShirely]

Video summarized Not really. It may do a little bit but it is so small that it doesn’t matter. We need more research on the topic

[@PIZZAdayisback]

This comment is actually on point! 10/10

[@immortalnub]

It's most likely that it doesn't do anything at all. If we weren't exposed to it as much as we are today, then I doubt further studies would be conducted.

[@Smoothbrain-nvrm]

Thanks

[@4paapii]

Thanks

[@englishtranslator1604]

Hey Doctor Mike, your take on AirPods is so informative and engaging! Thanks for keeping us in the loop with your awesome content❤

[@nicolasbertin8552]

As a physicist, I have to make an important clarification. Yes, the energy of an electromagnetic wave is proportional to its frequency. But that doesn't mean low frequency waves can't be energetic : you just got to raise the amplitude of the wave. For example, infrared waves are low frequency compared to UVs. Yet an oven is infrared, so is a CO2 laser capable of cutting through wood or metal. Even lower frequency you're gonna have microwaves, which cook your meals... This is why there was regulation put into place for 4G/5G towers, because their energy is quite high despite the low frequency. The low frequency is used because the lower the frequency, the easier it can penetrate things like walls, cars, etc... This is why radiowaves are so good at being transmitted very far and through various objects, and why longer radiowaves such as AM stations will go through a tunnel and you can keep listening to them in your car, but shorter radiowaves such as FM stations won't. And at the core of the reason why it's so hard to predict cancers from EM waves : we simply cannot predict how they interact with individual cells. There is simply too much stuff we don't know yet about our own biology. We don't even know why cells produce extracellular vesicles for example. Yet if you tickle cells with EM waves or acoustic waves with sufficient energy, they're gonna produce vesicles... All we can do is have good practice with cell phones which have been recommanded for years: do not put them to your ears for a long time, especially for young children. Use speaker phone instead. For headphones and headsets, maybe don't buy bluetooth for children but wired devices, with an audio cable. Adults have a thicker cranium that usually protects them more efficiently from waves. But still, if you're gonna use them for like 10+ hours a day, maybe buy wired not wireless...

[@pjaypender1009]

You will take my Bluetooth earbuds from my cold dead ears. I wear them 24/7 and will not stop. Y'all are ridiculous.

[@a-terrible-fate532]

@@pjaypender1009exactly, who uses wired anymore?!

[@doctor_puff]

Shut up nerd

[@steelclackers2611]

​@@a-terrible-fate532meee, I'm too lazy to charge 😂 I have both types depending on what i need to do tho.

[@a_tad_rad]

Well put

[@ptrinch]

A single phone is probably fine, but a neighbor of mine used to carry three cell phones when at work and ended up getting cancer. I always thought it was weird, but apparently, the safety measured at the uranium plant where he worked required him to carry multiple phones.

[@FirstSynapse]

😂

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

Well ill be

[@Ericericericericericeric]

I don’t think it was the cell phone that gave him cancer. I think it was the uranium😂

[@spicybaguette7706]

​@@Ericericericericericericthat's the joke ;P

[@mythgamerr]

Everything's toxic nowadays, we're not living but surviving I guess..

[@breakingbadest9772]

Everything being toxic is quite true in America.

[@Wintergatanaddict]

thats just your little funny country

[@lilcoffee6528]

that’s just silly little America putting too much money on the military :3 🌸🌿🍄

[@Alton7771]

This is like the same thing that happened when microwave were invented.

[@ross-carlson]

No, "everything" is NOT toxic, this is the kind of bullshit that scares people for NO REASON. Very little of what is around us is actually toxic and the things that are we KNOW ABOUT - and bluetooth is NOT one of those things. Please stop making such bullshit sweeping statements like that - YOU are the problem here. YOU.

[@kmpkmt]

My Mom tells me this constantly so I'm so excited to hear this one!

[@maximilliano3273]

Jokes on you dr Mike, I lost my AirPod case and now my AirPods are forever dead

[@jennikane6815]

I was just diagnosed with breast cancer, could you do a video on invasive ductal carcinoma? This type of breast cancer is on the rise and it's also the type that affects men as well as women.

[@anniewall7217]

Dr. I know something is wrong with me I'm very sick. But recent doctor, an Oncologist, examination and CRT showed no sign of cancer. Name of doctor that have EMF patients in DC, Maryland, VA, or any state locations I may contact please advise ASAP. Thanks!!

[@jhaimes]

Thanks doc for this. A lot of people are confused by this and now we got an explanation, we won’t be confused anymore.

[@ross-carlson]

Oh how untrue that is - just read through the comments, you'll lose brain cells doing so...

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

Lol you have way too much hope if you think this will stop people from being confused

[@chillphill13]

The age of information is truly the time to be least informed. If some people still believe the earth is flat, you bet your bum more people will believe the hoaxes

[@SuiLagadema]

Read the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. That grandpa that we know, who smoke all his life and lived besides the radio died at 102; really doubt the radiation of the radio was the cause. The main danger is for people who hear at a way too high of a volume, damaging the tympanic membrane. Maybe something relating with cerumen but that's more for an ENT doc to explain more.

[@bourjeee]

Most phones dont even have mini jack ports anymore and you will have a job finding a nice set of headphones or plugs with a wire

[@pavlovs-wug]

Tho you can get a Bluetooth adaptor with a headphone jack 🤣 improvise adapt overcome haha!

[@Farathus]

Just use wired headphones? Instead of the 3.5mm plug they now come with USB-C

[@dakotawilliams4337]

Or just use a adapter if you still have a working 3.5 wired headphone that you use

[@theperfectbotsteve4916]

people really forget that visible light is radiation

[@venera13]

I randomly found your channel some time ago and found your videos entertaining. And I appreciate you touching on topics like this and potentially harmful health trends. Medical misinformation and sensationalism is really bad on social media right now.

[@eiennonakama]

7:52 Now I wonder what SAR my hearing aids have.

[@jayerscios]

I recently got a BT connected HA. I'm super sensitive and have some neck/head pain - cervicogenic headaches. The HA connected to BT was making my headaches worse. When I researched it and contacted the manufacturer, I found out the the BT connection uses even less energy than a BT headset. Unfortunately, I still had no choice but to not use the HA with BT. I can use a cellphone BT headset. go figure!

[@petitepenguin]

Me who has my headphones on 24x7 💀

[@sanninlegends1843]

Exactly

[@Usually_Day-Zee]

yep

[@yoti7yearsago167]

Well shi- 💀🎧

[@AlexGraves-em5mt]

He just said it’s safe

[@tiag0u803]

@@AlexGraves-em5mtdid he tho

[@TheMacyEnt]

2:23 10 to 400 that’s a huge range that could basically mean anything

[@bodyweightbob8669]

I find it odd when stat ranges are so wide, like I had blood work done recently and the range of normal for one of the items was an 8x from low to high. It would seem like there should be a tighter range. Maybe exponentially diminishing returns or effects? But still seems weird. If I had 10x more $$$ or 400x more $$$, I want the 400x or much closer to that lol.

[@jessepinkman5198]

The point is just that it is, even if it’s on the higher end, not in any way dangerous

[@notapplicable9970]

I'm pushing 70, so I've been around for a good while. Because of health issues I've had more xrays, ct scans and mri than I can count + mammography and dexa scans. At this stage I should glow in the dark. That said I still use plug in headphones for no other reason than that I haven't found a pair of Bluetooth ones that I find comfortable. 🤷‍♀️

[@muthonihellen8530]

I admit I have learnt a lot from the cute Doc. 90% learning 10% gawking at how adorable he is. Totally makes my day especially when playing with Bear & Ribby.

[@shriramsreejith7299]

Doctors like u should be more in this world

[@featheredskeptic1301]

The bottom line is that both cell phones and bluetooth headphones are in mass use in years and decades. If there was a cancer risk it would be noticeable by now. The rates of brain cancer would be surging as compare to the rates say 30 years ago. Any electromagnetic wave can be described as radiation. Phones usually emit milliwatts (can go to several watts) of RF power at around 850MHz to 5GHz (for 5G). Those frequencies are orders of magnitude lower than those of sunlight. Yet, conspiracy theorists aren't afraid exposing themselves to a high energy radiation with typical intensity of 1KW/m2 when they go to the beach, but at the same time are terrified of a cell phone or bluetooth headphones that have much lower energy, and they transmit it with much lower intensity.

[@jonooo1]

Bro you look exactly like Ben Stone from the Manifest series... 😂😂😂

[@seanevans7636]

I’ve said the same thing…

[@DontFuckWitDreDay]

Bro!!! I WAS GOING TO ASK Ben Stone on his Reddit "ask me anything" if he randomly made a KZbin video on this topic.

[@thehumbleguy9697]

Bluetooth headphones caused headaches ,those over the neck ones caused for me . Then I switched to Sony xm4 1000 in ear one , regular gym usage that’s it . Titnus symtoms started and mild headaches after 2-3 months . No headphones after ever and I am just fine . It was just my experience people may or may not have reactions .

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

Like I'm gonna believe an anecdote from a guy that spells it, "titnus." I've had "titnus" from TMJ dysfunction for over 20 years.

[@bryant475]

Just stick to wired earphones

[@hollylockhart9423]

As part of a course I was leading a seminar on, last year I read a recent paper on effect of prolonged EMF from cell phones and headsets being used to make phone calls on stress and cardiac health using a very large British sample: Cell phone use was quantified based on ~2010 levels of use, not present day, to look at the downstream effects of high exposure. And it found headset use to make phone calls 15 years ago (not likely to be Bluetooth) was associated with present day worse health. Specifically usage to make phone calls over 30 hours a week, in people with lower SES. The main flaw (imo) in this study was that it didn't take into account why the cellphone use was so high, and it is more likely that what the study found was that having a JOB where you have to be on the phone all day (e.g. call center, operator, dispatch) is stressful. It is really hard to do this kind of population level study and I'm glad they could put the data out for others to see.

[@Mystery041]

I've known this forever and have been trying to tell people about this. It's annoying that they don't listen when I only try to help them. Thank you for finally bringing light to this!

[@DuskyDaily]

Ask them to live in the dark then, Visible light is exactly the same radiation just with millions times more energy. Living beings emit higher energy and amounts of radiation all the time, that's how a lot of thermometers work

[@harshthechampful]

4:45 Micah from RDR2 reference

[@Sports4me7]

Have you ever thought about trying to do an interview with RFK? Seems like you'd be the perfect kind of platform for it

[@Magic-3154]

The order and the way that the information was presented was done so well, not giving the viewer enough time to jump to conclusions before the actually information was given was done very well.

[@Jessica-o6g7x]

“Phones Emit radiation” Casually walks away from my phone…😅

[@Atsumari]

Back in my community health classes when I was finishing my bachelors degree someone had mentioned this in the preventative medicine class. The Doctor Who teaches the class who was an MD who specifically researches health trends said that there are so many other carcinogens that are much more dangerous that we’re exposed to on a daily basis, and that for the average person, the connection between severity and potential for actual cause of cancer is so low that there are other things that should be focused on like stopping smoking, decreasing pollution levels in the air, dealing with micro plastics and chemicals that are in hygiene and personal care products as well as chemicals in cosmetics. In addition, there is the problem related to antibiotics in the food we eat. There’s a lot to unpack here, but basically there’s other things we should be worrying about.

[@spazzyshortgirl23]

Which is hilarious bc farmers don’t sell antibiotic filled meat and animal products: they literally get in trouble for detectable levels. A test that reveals antibiotics in a truck of milk the ENTIRE TRUCK goes down the drain

[@Atsumari]

@@spazzyshortgirl23 Yeah, but it still doesn't change the fact that people believe it exists. Even if something is wrong, if the public believes it is true, it is public health's job to combat that misinformation and ensure people know the facts.

[@bryant475]

Yeah, but we could decrease risk of ALL of them. I'll stick to wired earphones, turning off WiFi at night, using 4G, minimizing use of plastics, natural shampoo and body wash, Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition, and so on.

[@sprinklednights]

Trusting a Medium article is like trusting Goop.

[@Rilesthegamergeek]

We have been surrounded by radio waves since the 20s. Visible light has many times more energy than radio waves. A TV remote emits higher frequency radiation than a cell phone. Radio wavelength is measured in kilometers. Way too long to do anything to a tiny human.

[@tempejkl]

Pretty sure the Soviet over the horizon radar (i forget the name) was so strong that it interfered with radios all over the world (wookpecker frequency??). Yet we’re all still alive.

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

The wavelengths discussed here are Bluetooth, which straddle the line between microwaves and radio. Obviously something intended to send a wireless signal inside a room's distance is not going to have a wavelength of a kilometer. But nonetheless the odds of it having any kind of significant influence when it's way less powerful than a light bulb are practically nil.

[@RaveyDavey]

@@ULTRAOutdoorsmana lightbulb ina tiny volume inside your ear would be dangerous. Don’t forget local intensity and location. I doubt it’s a worth a worry but the video made it clear…there is a slight concern that it’s possible

[@aydenpb]

Finally! a Video that i can send to that crazy family member that they wont just scoff at and will probably actually watch Great video.

[@corvus1853]

It'd be nice if you could put the sources of the studies you mention into the description

[@hendo896]

Bro as soon as i put my headphones in this pops up

[@Usually_Day-Zee]

same!

[@AlexGraves-em5mt]

He just said it’s safe

[@Swiftbinbag]

Not everyone wearing bluetooth headpones and airpods watching this

[@FLM_OFF]

Nah I got wired apple buds on. Because I'm using my laptop.

[@danibell106]

​@@FLM_OFFu can use Bluetooth on ur laptop too?

[@FLM_OFF]

@@danibell106 Ye but I had wired ones on and some people are saying that this won't give U a brain tumour.

[@danibell106]

@@FLM_OFF bro wireless ones also won't give u a brain tumor, that's explained in the video

[@FLM_OFF]

@@danibell106 Oh ok and I didn't watch it

[@darkwinter6028]

Cell phones are not a cancer risk, and we know this because before about 1980 there were no cell phones, and by 2000 everyone had one. Cancer rates did not rise.

[@SugerSprinkledFun]

Cancer rates have most definitely risen. A simple google search will show this. But not from cell phones. Mostly likely from food and environmental factors. Bowels cancers especially are rising every year, particularly among younger people.

[@MrSilence99]

​@@SugerSprinkledFun Probably from chemicals used in food approved by the same government that says this radiation is safe lol

[@mcrchickenluvr]

Yes they have risen just not from cell phone use. It’s all of the stuff we do to and put in our bodies. Even the foods and drinks that should be safe like veggies and such. You step outside and you expose yourself to carcinogens.

[@anthonyanderson9326]

They have risen astronomically

[@user-jz8rs5eb4y]

I been watching you for five years and learned so much thank you dr mike 😊

[@mallorypettersen7686]

I love the idea of this series!!! So much misinformation out there from many sides!

[@TheCommentator25]

Watching this wearing AirPods…..😂

[@kiwivol3]

not me watching this with bluetooth headphones on 😭😂

[@ItisJasmine27]

Same 😂

[@Hypnos828]

9:15 You’re welcome🖤

[@shmuelaryehkoltov241]

Great and important video. With all the disinformation going on, we need more people like you really going into detail about the research and presenting it in an easy understandable manner. Keep up the good work.

[@petmashup2672]

Yes please keep doing these they are so good at dispelling information

[@terriwetz6077]

At this point in my life I'm simply tired of hearing about this, that, or the other is going to do all these bad things. It all comes down to using tech, eating certain foods, doing or not doing some type of activity, in moderation. If I had listened to even a quarter of all the stuff that was supposed to be bad for me, I'd probably be the most miserable person on earth. Common sense people, common sense.

[@Treksh]

The real shame is so many companies are removing headphone jacks left and right so most people have a extra step of buying a dongle if they want to use wired headphones. Even a small barrier like this turns countless people to the ewaste battery powered wireless earphones.

[@thorbear]

E-waste wireless earphones? As opposed to e-waste wired earphones? I know it's popular to complain about planned obsolescence, but the two most recent wireless head/earphones I purchased have lasted longer than any wired set I ever owned. I remember going through many pairs of wired sets, where especially the wire itself was prone to breaking.

[@DeX9O2]

Want to know what’s toxic? Stressing about everything being toxic.

[@joeNotexotic579]

why even strees about it anymore who cares anymore

[@Art.and.Hamsters]

Yeah, the secret to a long life is to reduce stress.

[@4RILDIGITAL]

This dispels many misconceptions about Bluetooth headphones. As with many things, moderation is key. Awareness about the potential risks and taking preemptive actions should be done.

[@JunkionMarnot2005]

Another great video from Dr. Mike. Very timely, on a practical subject. Great job Mike!

[@rylanww]

we cant use anything anymore

[@soupofdoom4542]

dont worry, its just a clickbait title. its safe

[@ULTRAOutdoorsman]

cept ur mum

[@mr.rainbowlovescoffee]

Dr Mike why are you bored😂😂 0:01

[@mikey4tkins]

enough internet for you

[@mr.rainbowlovescoffee]

@@mikey4tkins 🤣🤣 love it

[@Peachmain1]

I think if it was completely true everyone would be suffering from a sickness

[@marshaltito7369]

Well we might not necessarily know or connect the dots properly. A lot of people didn't realize Lead was in gasoline and that has caused a lot of problems.

[@meisterbrother]

@@marshaltito7369 They put lead in the gasoline on purpose to act as a stabilizer and the guy who proposed it almost died from lead poisoning. They knew it was not good for you but they did it anyway for the money of the patent. Just be thankful for all of the the safety research that people do now before a product is released to the public.

[@bensemusx]

@@marshaltito7369the health issues of lead had been known long before leaded gasoline.

[@anthonyanderson9326]

Look around

[@sirparadigm2241]

A Raycons ad would have been hilarious.

[@ericrosu1748]

thank you now can you make a video like this about spraying cologne on skin?

[@Alliesavenue]

throws headphones in the bin aesthetically

[@AzCrX2]

Scary thumbnail

[@Zac_Cole]

It's not

[@spelunkymonke]

Seems like it😂

[@pr23487]

Medical equipment too! GCM and insulin pumps, etc

[@Garr3tth]

Excellent video, Dr Mike! One thing to add would be that if you look at the light (RF) spectrum, from low energy to high energy, it goes: - non-ionizing: radio waves, mirowaves, infrared, visible, UV - ionizing: UV, X-Rays, Gamma-Rays Hence, radiowaves and microwaves have lower energy than visible light! Yet, somehow, no one is afraid to turn on a lightbulb at night and i have seen no studies checking the effect of visible light on cancers. While they cannot bump electrons from atoms at these wavelengths (wavelength (m) or frequency (Hz) ~ energy; different from emission power (W) ), the thing that they can do is heat tissue (think microwaves at 1000W or ~10000x the power of a cell phone; or think a magnifying glass concentrating visible light to heat something and burn it). This is why we have VERY conservative power limits with built in safety margins (cellphones max is about 0.3W; cell towers max ~20W; microwave heats at about 1000W for 1-2mins in a cavity designed to keep everything bouncing around so as to use the waves multiple times until they dissipate; think cats' eyes). The last thing is that we typically have the emission power (power emitted at the source) and also have a formula to calculate the power at a certain point and distance away (reception power), with the emission power being the maximum, and decreasing with distance and directivity. This makes it so it wouldn't matter if the source is right next to your ear (airpods) or in your pocket (cellphones). 1W of received power next to your ear is 1W of received power no matter if the power was greater when it left the cell phone in your pocket, the cell tower down the street or your neighbour's the wifi router.

[@ShadowofManda]

This is the reply I wanted to write, but couldn't figure out the wording. Thank you! So many people forget how the EMF spectrum actually works and just shout bullshit into the ether.

[@PUFFER-nl2wg]

life is getting more screwed up the longer we live

[@ross-carlson]

No, it's getting BETTER - if you want to live like healthcare is in the 70's go right ahead but the rest of us will enjoy the benefits of modern society and science.

[@Pain-Glory]

Societally we are definitely messed up but technologically & medicinally we’re at the best point we’ve ever been

[@reformedchinesecommunist]

@@Pain-Glorymodern tech requires a lot of money so healthcare will continue to explode in cost as the care gets better and better. We are close to only the rich being able to afford healthcare meaningfully now.

[@FunkyBananaBear]

So.... just say you didn't watch the video lmao.

[@soupofdoom4542]

@@reformedchinesecommunist even for the average person, right now, healthcare is better than it's ever been and it is not going down.

[@mr.stumblecat]

Dr. Mike: Is bluetooh killing us? My Brain: Don't worry you have white tooth pal... 😂

[@T.-_-.T.-_-.T]

Brian

[@mr.stumblecat]

​@@T.-_-.T.-_-.T thanks 😊

[@Green_Globe_z]

No, it starts at 0:02

[@alecrechtiene558]

Love this video! Very informative and transparent.

[@jaberjb8191]

Those animations though 😂