Wireless Headphones

Cadet35

Cadet35

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Are wireless/ bluetooth headphones healthy for long term use? I use wired headphones at the gym because I’d assume obviously they’d be safer. A wireless pair would be much more convenient though considering how often I use them. Thoughts?
 
Cadet35 said:
Are wireless/ bluetooth headphones healthy for long term use? I use wired headphones at the gym because I’d assume obviously they’d be safer. A wireless pair would be much more convenient though considering how often I use them. Thoughts?
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Have you taken Physics? Look at the power that the bluetooth connection uses and look at studies regarding RF radiation safety to humans.
In fact, you can look at the power level of wifi that you have all around you including in your car (internal farraday cage) and compare it to bluetooth power levels.

BLUF: People frequently get spun up about Cell towers and High Tension lines near their homes but the actual power levels they experience is lower than what is received from an electric blanket.

But then again, I used to sleep about 75 feet from a nuclear reactor and approx 225 feet from another nuclear reactor.
 
Cadet35 said:
Are wireless/ bluetooth headphones healthy for long term use? I use wired headphones at the gym because I’d assume obviously they’d be safer. A wireless pair would be much more convenient though considering how often I use them. Thoughts?
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Check out Bose brand of headphones and ear buds. They’re all top of the line. If they’re for working out, check out PowerBeats Pro. They’re from Beats/Apple. They work seamlessly with the iPhone and when I got mine (2+ years ago) they were more ( not much more) moderately priced compared to the regular Apple AirPods. Any way you slice it, be prepared to lay out the bacon...
 
OldRetSWO said:
Have you taken Physics? Look at the power that the bluetooth connection uses and look at studies regarding RF radiation safety to humans.
In fact, you can look at the power level of wifi that you have all around you including in your car (internal farraday cage) and compare it to bluetooth power levels.

BLUF: People frequently get spun up about Cell towers and High Tension lines near their homes but the actual power levels they experience is lower than what is received from an electric blanket.

But then again, I used to sleep about 75 feet from a nuclear reactor and approx 225 feet from another nuclear reactor.
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At what point does it all add up and become too much?
 
OldRetSWO said:
Have you taken Physics? Look at the power that the bluetooth connection uses and look at studies regarding RF radiation safety to humans.
In fact, you can look at the power level of wifi that you have all around you including in your car (internal farraday cage) and compare it to bluetooth power levels.

BLUF: People frequently get spun up about Cell towers and High Tension lines near their homes but the actual power levels they experience is lower than what is received from an electric blanket.

But then again, I used to sleep about 75 feet from a nuclear reactor and approx 225 feet from another nuclear reactor.
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Yes I’ve done both and it’s just something about having a bluetooth connected device strapped to your head or on your wrist that doesn’t sit right with me.

Anything connected by a wire is simply just more safe. But I get what your saying.
 
Cadet35 said:
Exactly. I’d say minimize exposure as much as possible.
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To be fair ... I wasn’t making any point. I was fascinated by that post.

I really wanted @OldRetSWO’s opinion on that point of mine.

Edit: I have an Ivy League graduate friend who I really respect - that pushes this stuff on me.
 
Try working with a cavity magnetron for a few years. Tell the dentist when he puts that lead blanket over you and leaves the room that you had more exposure than he will see in a lifetime. Then again you can just turn on your microwave and heat dinner. Nukes I don't know.
 
I’d be more concerned about decibels and prolonged damage over the years at higher listening levels. At my last audiology test, the retired Army medic was now a civilian provider noted she was seeing more and more cases of the earbud generations, particularly gamers, with hearing loss at levels that shouldn’t be seen until they are 30 years older.
 
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Capt MJ said:
I’d be more concerned about decibels and prolonged damage over the years at higher listening levels. At my last audiology test, the retired Army medic was was now the civilian provider noted she was seeing more and more cases of the earbud generations, particularly gamers, with hearing loss at levels that shouldn’t be seen until they are 30 years older.
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This is a serious problem.

I am in my 50s - and I regret blasting the music when I was younger.

Today - kids are doing more damage than me earlier. And I notice the effects of my habits today.
 
A1Janitor said:
At what point does it all add up and become too much?
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The bluetooth/wifi and/or EM field issues? The point that I was making was the absolute TINY power levels of bluetooth and actually wifi as well.
FWIW, the typical power level of Cell Towers is 100Watts. I don't know about you but my microwave oven is 1500Watts and the shield (door) gets jostled, opened and closed constantly. By the way, that cell tower is usually separated from people by a pretty significant distance. The signal is radiated outward in a pattern that dissipates pretty rapidly as opposed to a narrow "pencil" beam like a fire control radar.

Perhaps I've been a little flip about this as I don't want to minimize anyone's concerns so I'll sum it up that from everything that I know these signals/emitters are not additive and it should not be a health issue.

My crack about the nuke power plant was because I consider the risk levels to be similar. At the time that I slept 75 feet from a reactor, I wore a dosimeter because I used to visit the engineering spaces as part of my duties. What the dosimeter revealed was that I was getting LESS radiation than an airline pilot or commercial flight crew member.
 
Wireless headphones are for folks who can't afford the extra wire. Stick to traditional.
 
Bluetooth airpods won't harm you with occasional use such as this (with assumed volume control). Plus they're a lot safer without the wire dangling and a lot more convenient - your phone can be in a nearby bag as opposed to having to have it in your pocket.
 
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