Al7 - Wednesday, February 29, 1984 - North Shore News

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A NORTH Vancouver doctor fears he may be see-
ing an increase in hearing problems as the result of
the growing popularity of cordless telephones.

By MARK HAMILTON

Dr. Desmond Bell, an ear
specahist, says two recent
cases in which users of the
cordless telephones may have
suffered permanent ear
damage have prompted him
to make public his concerns.

One of those cases was
detailed in a letter to the
editor published in the News.

Bell treated the second
case, that of a Bowen Island
man who suffered a perma-
nent hearing loss when he
answered the cordless phone

he received for Christmas.
Bell’s research since then

has led to the discovery of 12

recorded cases of permanent

ear damage in the United
States.

The problem, says Bell,
comes with incorrect usage of
the telephones and because of
their differences from or-
dinary phones.

While the ring of an or-
dinary telephone is produced
by a bell inside the main body
of the phone, cordless phone
rings are transmitted through
the earpiece.

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DR. DESMOND Bell uses model of the inner ear to point out where trouble can strike the unwary user of a cordless telephone.

At the same time, the ring-
ing must be turned off by the
user by a small switch on the
handset. Ordinary telephones
stop ringing when the
receiver is picked up.

If the ringer is not shut off
by the user, the cordless
telephone continues to ring,
right into the ear of the user.
Because the earpiece is right
against the ear, the high
decibel level sound can cause
permanent damage.

Bell says the sound level of
the ring is between 123 and
141 decibels, well above
levels considered dangerous.

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