Is Bluetooth Harmful Or Harmless? - Easily Explained

• Bluetooth radiates like WLAN, mobile radio and DECT in the high-frequency gigahertz range.
• With Bluetooth, it is 2.4 GHz - 2.4 billion pulses per second that pass through the body when it is between the transmitter and the source.
• Bluetooth devices within this frequency field can exchange data.
• Devices that are worn directly on the body represent an increased source of radiation for the body. The prime example here are the smartphone and Bluetooth headphones.

The following devices use Bluetooth radiation if the function is activated: smartphone, headphones, speakers, laptops, PC keyboards, mice and other mobile devices.

That's what industry says

Limit values for end devices have been set for the strength of Bluetooth radiation:

	Transmit power	Range	burden
class 1	up to 100 mW	More than 100 meters (comparable to a WiFi router)	The highest
2nd grade	up to 2.5 mW	Up to 30 meters	medium
Class 3	up to 1 mW	A few meters (only for close range)	Least

Class 1 shines here the most and should never be used in the immediate vicinity of people. As a rule, most Bluetooth devices for private use radiate in class 2 or 3. However, you need to know the following:

• The end devices are divided into these categories based on their maximum transmission power. This means that if a device actually radiates permanently in class 3, but in theory can reach 100 mW in exceptional cases, it still ends up in class 1.
• Classes 2 and 3 are only considered to be harmless. That means you don't really know if they are safe.
• The limit values are based on heating of the surrounding tissue, similar to the SAR value for cell phones.
• However, pulsed fields can interfere with cell communication below these limits and thus interfere with biological processes.
• However, these changes are hardly or not at all measurable or detectable.
• In addition, you would have to do years of research with people to get relevant results.

Conclusion: The limit values do not provide any real information as to whether and to what extent Bluetooth radiation is dangerous. It is just a categorization.

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Why is there no clear evidence of Bluetooth harmfulness?

Since the Bluetooth industry earns money from Bluetooth technology, it usually has no need to prove the (harmless) harmlessness of Bluetooth itself. Since the detection is also very non-transparent and difficult to read out, as described above, possible biological interference due to Bluetooth is not taken into account in industry, but only the heating of the surrounding tissue is measured.

Then there is the question of whether people who have a real (profit-free) interest in testing the harmfulness of Bluetooth generally have the financial means to carry out such long-term studies.

Conclusion: Basically, Bluetooth radiation is radiation that man invented and is therefore not natural for the human body. If in doubt, it is always advisable to expose yourself to radiation such as Bluetooth, WLAN, GSM, etc. as little as possible.

How can I protect myself against Bluetooth radiation?

If you have concerns about Bluetooth radiation, it can usually be deactivated relatively easily in the surrounding devices.

• Bluetooth radiation from the neighbors is not as dangerous as WLAN radiation, because Bluetooth radiation is usually only designed for close-up areas.
• Other Bluetooth radiation from the neighbors is only attenuated by walls as long as it is not class 1 radiation.
• There is a special shielding color to shield yourself from surrounding radiation. It is applied like normal wall paint and, according to the manufacturer, keeps a large part of the radiation out of the neighborhood. The normal wall paint can then be applied over this.

To what extent the colors have a proven effect is best researched by yourself. It certainly depends on the respective color and the manufacturer. It should also be clarified whether the color itself is harmless to health.

If you want to check your surroundings for electrosmog exposure (even before and after applying shielding paint), you can buy radiation measuring devices on Amazon. If shielding paints are applied to every wall and ceiling, there is a probability that you will also no longer have cellular and WiFi reception in your apartment.

Conclusion: is Bluetooth radiation harmful?

For safety's sake, it certainly makes sense not to be on the go with Bluetooth headsets or other devices on the body or even on the head every day if you regularly suffer from headaches or other worrying symptoms.

Ultimately, however, Bluetooth users are in the process of finding out whether Bluetooth radiation is harmful by using it every day. But even if it turned into any worrying symptoms, it would be difficult to establish a connection to Bluetooth radiation, since other factors also play a role in a person's health, such as exercise or healthy eating.

Due to a lack of evidence, we cannot make a general assessment of Bluetooth radiation as "dangerous" or "harmless".

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