Ipods cause allergies

IF POLLEN GETS YOUR eyes streaming and nose dripping, or if your skin is so sensitive that the merest contact with a forbidden food group or insect turns you into a festering red, raw, itchy, flaky mess, then you had better reconsider your love for gadgets; because according to a new report, they could be major allergy triggers too.

A doctor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stony Brook University, New York, Todd Resengart, has spoken out about “tech allergies”, a relatively new phenomenon brought on by the widespread use of modern technology.

We all know about the studies that incessantly warn us about the dangers of mobile phones and various wireless technologies, that purportedly fry our brains and frazzle our insides, exposing us to radiation and microwaves. But now, scientists are also beginning to see that not only do they turn our insides into mush, they’re not great for our skin either. People with electromagnetic sensitivities apparently develop nasty skin rashes, tiredness and headaches if exposed to cellular phones for too long.

As for those who are already enthusiastic collectors of allergies, mobile phones just make matters worse, acting as triggers, increasing sensitivity to allergens and making the whole sorry snot fest even more disgusting to witness.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, nickel, used to make cell phone casings and batteries, is one of the main causes of skin allergies, and makes users much more susceptible to things like allergic contact dermatitis. The same, sadly, goes for Ipods, which, like cheaper mobiles, contain the same itch inducing, anodizing chemicals and metals. µ

L’Inq
Consumer Electronics Net