According to scientists, wireless headphones like Apple Airpods "could pose a cancer risk"

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But could wireless Bluetooth headsets such as Airpod pose a cancer risk?

A group of 250 experts have signed with the United Nations and the World Health Organization a "serious concern" about the risks presented by Airpods and other similar wireless headsets, as well as other wireless devices .

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Jerry Phillips, professor of biochemistry at the University of Colorado, said that wireless headphones posed a particular problem because of their wearing in the ear canal.

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Philips said, "What worries me about the AirPods is that their placement in the ear canal exposes the head tissues to relatively high levels of radio radiation."

Scientists have written, "Many recent scientific publications have shown that EMFs affect living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines.

"The effects include an increased risk of cancer, cellular stress, an increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damage, structural and functional changes in the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders and neurological disorders. negative impacts on the general well-being of man. "

The petition requests that existing guidelines be strengthened and that the public be better informed about the risks associated with radio waves.

The subject is very controversial and previous studies establishing a "link" between devices such as mobile phones and cancer have been ruled out.

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Yahoo has contacted Apple for a comment.

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