The Known Dangers of Wireless AirPods | Cabral Concept 2363

Summary

This video discusses the potential dangers of wireless airpods and Bluetooth devices that emit electromagnetic radiation when placed inside the ear canal near the brain. Research shows these devices may increase cancer risk, especially in children. Symptoms like lack of focus, forgetfulness, and sensitivity to EMFs may indicate overexposure. While convenient, consider limiting use of wireless earbuds to mitigate harm. Instead choose wired options farther from the head or tubes conducting sound waves. Ultimately we must weigh risks versus benefits of new technologies for informed decision making.

Takeaways

• 😱 Wireless devices like AirPods held close to the head may increase cancer risk
• 😢 EMF radiation more dangerous for pregnant women and children
• 😠 Industry funding may bias EMF radiation risk research
• 😥 Symptoms of EMF sensitivity include concentration and memory issues
• 😫 EMFs may disrupt the blood brain barrier and neuronal function
• 😡 EMF radiation can pull calcium into and overstimulate the brain
• 😰 EMF exposure associated with behavioral issues in children
• 😓 High EMF exposure linked to early dementia and Alzheimer's
• 😩 Increased use of wireless AirPods connected to more tinnitus
• 😤 Eventual removal of wired headphone ports will force wireless use

Q & A

What did the World Health Organization classify electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices as in 2011?

In 2011, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer advised that electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices constitutes a possible human carcinogen.

How can electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices lead to cancer?

Studies found that radio wave radiation held close to the head can lead to brain tumors and other types of cancer. The closer the device is held to the head, the greater the risk.

Why are wireless earbuds potentially more dangerous than cell phones?

Wireless earbuds are worn inside the ear canal, very close to the brain. They also communicate via frequencies transmitted through the brain. This prolonged, internal exposure raises cancer risks.

What symptoms are associated with electromagnetic sensitivity?

Symptoms include difficulty focusing, inability to finish tasks, being easily distracted, forgetfulness, short-term memory issues, and avoiding detailed tasks.

How might electromagnetic radiation exposure contribute to ADHD?

Studies suggest EM radiation causes calcium to leak into the brain, stimulating hyperactivity and reducing one's ability to concentrate.

Why are children and pregnant women most at risk from electromagnetic radiation?

Children's developing brains are more vulnerable, and studies link prenatal exposure to increased behavioral problems. Children also seem more prone to developing cancer.

How might electromagnetic radiation exposure increase one's risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease?

The radiation can break down the blood-brain barrier, allowing harmful substances to enter the brain. It also causes calcium leakage and inflammation in the brain.

What condition involving ringing in the ears is associated with wireless earbud use?

Tinnitus cases are on the rise along with wireless earbud use. However, tinnitus can also be caused by other factors like inflammation and nutrient deficiencies.

What does the author predict will happen to wired headphone ports on cell phones?

The author believes wired ports will be phased out within a couple generations of iPhones, forcing consumers to use wireless earbuds exclusively.

What alternative does the author suggest once wired ports disappear from phones?

The author plans to use a wired headset with a receiver that dangles further from the body rather than inserting wireless earbuds in the ears.

Outlines

00:00

🎧 The dangers of wireless airpods and EMF radiation

This paragraph introduces the topic of the known dangers of wireless airpods and other Bluetooth devices that emit electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation. It mentions how the radiation has been designated a possible carcinogen and can lead to brain tumors and cancer with prolonged close-range exposure, especially in children.

05:01

😟 Compounding danger factors of wireless airpod usage

This paragraph discusses how factors like having the airpods inserted into the ear canal very close to the brain, increased daily usage duration, and the emission of frequencies directly through the brain between airpods combine to make wireless airpod usage even more concerning and dangerous than cell phone radiation exposure.

10:01

😥 Prenatal cell phone exposure linked with childhood behavioral disorders

This paragraph covers a 2008 study on 13,000 children that found prenatal and postnatal exposure to cell phones had an 80% higher correlation with emotional, behavioral, and hyperactivity issues. It also lists common EMF-associated focus and memory symptoms in both children and adults.

15:02

😤 EMF radiation mechanism and links to ADHD, dementia, and tinnitus

This paragraph explains how EMF radiation is believed to enable calcium leakage into the brain, stimulating hyperactivity and concentration issues. It also covers research linking EMF exposure to early dementia and Alzheimer's disease, as well as noting that airpod usage seems to be increasing cases of tinnitus ringing/buzzing sounds in the ears.

20:04

😌 Seeking balance between technology, convenience, and safety

This closing paragraph acknowledges the convenience benefits of wireless airpods but advises trying to limit exposure time. It predicts wired headphone ports will disappear in a few years, forcing dependence on wireless options, and suggests choosing wireless headphones with receivers located farther from the body/brain as the safer long-term alternative option.

Keywords

💡airpods

Airpods refer to wireless earbuds or headphones made by companies like Apple. They are small Bluetooth receivers that fit inside the ear canal. The video focuses on the health dangers of these devices when used frequently over long periods, especially risks like brain cancer.

💡radiation

The video discusses research showing wireless devices like airpods emit electromagnetic radiation. This is the energy transmitted through signals between the earbuds and cell phones. The concern is long-term exposure could have carcinogenic effects.

💡carcinogen

A carcinogen is something that can cause cancer. The video cites a World Health Organization study classifying electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices as a possible human carcinogen if exposed over time.

💡blood-brain barrier

This is a membrane separating blood from brain fluid. The video suggests electromagnetic radiation may damage this barrier, allowing toxins and inflammation to reach the brain, possibly increasing dementia risk.

💡calcium leakage

Some research has found wireless radiation draws calcium into brain neurons where it doesn't belong. This can overstimulate the neurons, leading to symptoms like poor concentration associated with ADHD.

💡children

Children are especially vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation from airpod use, according to studies cited. Issues include behavioral disorders, cancer risks, and conditions like ADHD.

💡pregnant women

Like children, pregnant women face heightened risks from radiation exposure based on research discussed in the video. This includes increased likelihood of children having emotional/behavioral problems.

💡symptoms

The video lists common issues seen with electromagnetic sensitivity. These include poor focus, memory loss, distraction, inability to complete detailed tasks - problems linked to wireless airpod use.

💡alternatives

For those wanting to limit airpod use, the video suggests wired headphones as safer alternatives. It also mentions air tube headsets that keep more distance from the head to reduce radiation exposure.

💡precautionary principle

The overall approach advocated is applying the precautionary principle regarding airpod safety. This means limiting use and exposure whenever possible, especially for vulnerable groups, even if not all wireless risks are proven.

Highlights

Wireless devices like AirPods constitute a possible human carcinogen and can potentially cause cancer.

The closer the device is to the head, the more dangerous it becomes. AirPods go inside the ear canal, closer to the brain.

AirPods communicate by sending frequencies through the brain, not around it.

250 reputable scientists petitioned the WHO, concerned about radio wave radiation potentially causing cancer.

Symptoms of EMF exposure include focus and memory problems, easily distracted, forgetful, avoidance of detailed tasks.

EMF exposure is linked to behavioral, emotional and hyperactive problems in children.

Children are more sensitive to EMFs and at higher cancer risk.

EMF radiation pulls calcium into the brain, stimulating hyperactivity and reducing concentration.

EMF hypersensitivity is not just in your head - it's a real condition.

EMF exposure breaks down the blood-brain barrier, allowing harmful things to enter the brain.

Early dementia and Alzheimer's may be linked to EMF-induced calcium leakage and inflammation.

AirPods use is likely increasing cases of tinnitus (ringing in ears).

Eventually wired headphones will be phased out, forcing wireless AirPod use.

Main EMF dangers: cancer risk, genetic/DNA damage, neurological issues, dementia.

Wired devices are inconvenient but better for long-term health. We must make informed decisions.

Transcripts

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welcome back everyone we're here today

with episode 23 63 of the cabral concept

head on over to stephencabral.com

forward slash

2363 for all the research today because

we're going over a very controversial

topic and that is the known dangers of

wireless air pods now it's not just

apple that makes these particular

devices any bluetooth or receiver that

is actually inside the air is what we're

going to be talking about here today so

just keep in mind as technology

progresses there will be more and more

devices that although they may look

amazing and they may actually function

to such a high level as well that we

sometimes bypass

the known dangers that are already out

there this one now has been known about

for over a decade so i want to share

that with you today a lot of people ask

you know on my podcast when i do all my

zooms why i use all these wired headsets

and it's not that i'm a conspiracy

theorist or anything like that i

actually i go by the science that's

literally what i go by and because of

that sometimes i have to give up

some of the

more comfortable things in life like

wearing a pair of wireless headphones

while i'm exercising or working out

would be way better than me having to

worry about hitting a dumbbell or a

weight along with this wired headset

so i'm going to give you a couple

alternatives today if if you do uh want

to stick with a wireless based device

but more than that what i really want to

share with you is that

we know the risk that we're putting

ourselves and our children at every

single day while we're wearing these

wireless airpods so i'll keep saying

earpods today but they're really just

wireless headphones just think of it

like that and they are more and more

dangerous the more they go inside your

air and the younger the person is that's

wearing them the more danger it is to

them so let's go over this right now

just instead of speculating let's

actually give you what is going on with

these particular studies and why this is

so important is because it's not new

research it's actually already been done

it's been out there for quite some time

so let me just share this with you in

2011 the world health organization

international agency for research on

cancer advised that electromagnetic

radiation from wireless devices

constitutes a possible human carcinogen

all right what does that mean it means

that

a wireless device

used on or near a human being

could potentially cause cancer when you

see carcinogen think cancer okay

so how does it happen well on ionizing

radiation including extremely low

frequency fields elfs called elfs used

for electricity and radio frequency

radiation which is rfr used in wireless

communications this and so this would

include the devices that we know them as

which is wi-fi cellular data or

bluetooth and all these things are

obviously connected to smartphones so

originally they tested this with animals

and what they found was that a cell

phone or something held close to the

head or specifically on the head

actually can lead to brain tumors and

other types of cancer

we know far more about it now

so um why does this matter well here's

why

what they found was that

an inch difference so obviously if

you're watching this on video or

hopefully you're watching you can watch

it right on my website or right on

youtube i'm pointed basically an inch

away from my head let me grab my cell

phone and actually um this is my my

previous cell phone so i'm holding about

an inch away from my head all right so

believe it or not an inch away from my

head was drum proven to be dramatically

safer than touching my head

if the phone was within millimeters of

touching your head it became that much

more dangerous and if the actual phone

was touching the head that was the

greatest likelihood of some type of

cancer uh based event now

let's flash forward to a device like

these headphones and i have mine right

here which are not wireless but they're

the same ear pod they look exactly the

same except they have the wire so now

i'm taking this air pod and i'm actually

inserting it what about a half an inch

into my ear canal on each side

and the the crazy thing is that this

acts as a receiver from your phone so

instead of you holding the phone to your

head

now you're always holding the phone to

your head but now hands-free right

that's the benefit but instead of the

phone actually being held to your head

it's held inside your head that is the

more dangerous part so now if you look

this is probably not a half an inch but

pretty close it's greater than a quarter

of an inch so it's certainly not

touching it's actually inside of my ear

canal that much closer to my brain and

it actually has more uh of a of a

frequency as it goes between both

airpods and i'll talk about that in just

a moment which makes it even more

dangerous so

the what compounds it as well is the

amount of time now so before you might

be on your phone

and you might talk for what 10-minute

conversation or so or you know five

minutes or 20 minutes whatever it might

be but people are now wearing these

wireless air pods during their one-hour

workout or all day long they just never

take them out

and again one more thing that compounds

this and i'll start to get more into the

data in just a minute is that

this wireless airpod sends a frequency

to this wireless airpod and they

actually communicate and talk back and

forth well how do you think that they're

going and communicating back and forth

through these frequencies it's not over

and around your skull and head it's

actually directly through your brain so

it's going directly through your skull

through the brain and communicating back

and forth with each one of these

receivers

so let me now i'll come full circle on

that in just a moment but

the ill effects were found on different

types of radiation that resulted in

cancer in animals so much so that 200 so

these these this is a lot of studies now

many of them done in europe not in the

united states

and

250

reputable scientists

from 40 countries around the world

petitioned signed a petition and sent it

in to the world health organization and

the u.n

there they were worried and they saw the

dangers and they saw the studies on

radio wave radiation

and they start on potentially causing

cancer

and i have all of this right here i'm

going to link it up for you so you can

actually read their appeal it's i mean

it's pretty interesting and again it's

all out there for people to read so i'll

link all of this up at stephencabral.com

forward slash 23

63.

and so this is called the international

appeal scientists call for protection

from non-ionizing

electromagnetic field exposure all right

so

e m fs i talked about this in my book

the rain barrel effect this is one of

the top 10 toxins that i talked about

this is one of them

and all of their potential effects so

this is what they wrote collectively we

request that children and pregnant women

be protected

it's even more dangerous for pregnant

women i'll get to that in just a moment

and children

they are asking for guidelines and

regulatory standards to be strengthened

to make these devices safer that

manufacturers be encouraged to develop

safer technology

utilities responsible for the generation

transmission distribution and monitoring

of electricity maintain adequate power

quality and ensure

proper electrical wiring to minimize

harmful ground current meaning the the

currents that are going into the brain

and these by the way are obviously not

grounded uh if you're not using anything

wireless the public should be fully

informed about potential health risks

from electromagnetic energy and taught

harm reduction strategies medical

professionals be educated about the

biological effects of electromagnetic

energy and be provided training on

treatment and

of patients with the emf sensitivity

governments fund training and research

on electromagnetic fields and health

that is independent of industry and

mandate industry cooperations with

researchers there's just two more media

disclosed experts financial

relationships with industry when citing

their opinions regarding health and

safety aspects of emf emitting

technologies and safe zones which are

radiation-free areas be established this

is really important because not

everybody

wants to be in the middle of a

electromagnetic soup right as you walk

around not everybody wants to be

bombarded with sensors when they walk in

a store or

you know the everything from the

fluorescent lights to the sensors to the

emfs to the 4g to the 5g to all of these

different things which collectively

really can do a number on the body over

time and it's important because you

can't believe every single research

study that you see and read because many

of them are funded by the industry

itself right so believe me i've done

enough research now where i realized

that

you could pretty much prove anything you

want to your side right so that is

that's the danger so you always ask why

is this research being done and who's

actually doing the research so i'm gonna

do uh just two more points one with

children one with pregnant women let's

do pregnant first so prenatal and

postnatal exposure to cell phone use and

behavioral problems in children so what

they found and this was done over

let's see pregnancy reached seven years

old let me get this for you right here

all right

so in 2008 researchers conducted a study

of 13 000 children with behavioral

problems and they ask their mothers

essentially to the extent of the cell

phone use during and after pregnancy so

the researchers were able to look at a

wide scope of people and look for a

number of factors to be able to

eliminate those outliers and they found

that there was an 80 percent higher

tendency for children to have behavioral

emotional and hyperactive behaviors

after excessive pre and postnatal cell

phone exposure so really really um

interesting there and there was a lot of

statements around that but you might say

well what am i supposed to be looking

with which is i think a very good

question so i'm going to share with you

some of the most common symptoms in both

children and adults so

symptoms seem to be

problem focusing so what you might call

atd or adhd or executive functioning

disorder we we'd like to find a lot of

labels on children and adults as well

does not be able to finish a task very

well misses deadlines very easily

distracted they're forgetful their

short-term memory seems to be a little

bit um lost uh they're easily distracted

i think i just read that maybe maybe my

cell phone exposure has been a bit high

here and um they are avoid a lot of the

tasks that would be more detailed in

nature and so this is important to look

for now does this mean that anyone with

those particular symptoms has had cell

phone or major emf exposure no not

necessarily but it's at least something

worth looking at because certainly these

are all symptoms of someone uh

potentially under a higher amount of

stress and emf is one stressor on the

body all right so really really

important that we look at that the other

to note was that

children exposed to emfs seem to be far

more sensitive not in terms of just the

symptoms that i shared with you but

actually potentially as a form of cancer

so really important that we don't uh

completely just dismiss this right that

we start to just think about it because

more and more children that i see

not necessarily as younger than 10 or so

but i see teenagers i see 12 13 and to

18 year olds

in high school so most likely they

didn't buy them their parents may have

bought them for them actually wearing

these airpods and again i don't think

the parents of course trying to do any

harm they just don't know

that this actually exists out there so

a couple more studies on adhd emf

radiation is said to generate inward

calcium

which leaks basically into the brain so

here's what can happen so

the emfs can

pull calcium from other tissues it can

leak into the brain and it can actually

affect the brain's neurons which create

memory which are used for everything

from

movement to thinking etc so the leakage

stimulates hyperactivity making one less

capable of concentrating on tasks and

that's why i just shared with you some

of those symptoms as well this one was

also by dr goldsworthy and talked about

the leakage of the cells of the

peripheral nervous system so that's

basic the peripheral nervous system is

you taking in stimulus from the

environment and it says in adults it

makes them

send false signals to the brain which

results in symptoms of electromagnetic

hypersensitivity so before we used to

dismiss anything like even um chronic

fatigue or fibromyalgia or anything like

that like oh it's all on your head no

it's not we know that and we also know

that emf sensitivity or hypersensitivity

is not all in your head either it's not

so we really if you're a practitioner

listen this show you do need to take

into account that those people your

clients or patients that are the most

sensitive are most likely sensitive to

emfs as well and go back what i'll do is

i'll just make it easy for you just head

on over to stevencabral.com forward

slash

2363. i'll link up my previous emf shows

i'll teach you how to emf proof your

bedroom which is the most important part

so at least eight hours a night no emfs

at all in the bedroom all right

i have a couple of guest podcast uh

episodes with uh great guest experts too

on this so um let me just finish the

study further exposure could then tip

those sensitive over the edge into full

symptoms of electromagnetic intolerance

and that's basically by degree right

it's going from like tendinitis to

tendinosis right so ibs irritable

syndrome to irritable bowel disease it's

like it's just taking something that's

like symptomatic at the moment to then

making it chronic and now we just put it

at intolerance or disease right it dis

ease of the body and it balances the

body all right two more so the last one

is this early or the second last one is

this early dementia and alzheimer's so

this calcium

that can leak right can be pulled in and

leak into those neurons can affect the

neurons

and it can

start to

disrupt the junction barriers of the

body and this also includes uh basically

leaky brain or it includes increasing

inflammation in the brain so

these barriers called the blood-brain

barrier that's one of them typically

keeps harmful things out it keeps heavy

metals out well as much as i can to

certainly aluminum and others can seep

into the brain um

potential pathogens uh even things like

lime can start to affect the brain so i

think this is really important that it

actually breaks down one of our main

defenses in that blood-brain barrier all

right the last one which is i think

really common i just see this in people

so much of my practice and it's not the

only reason why but airpods i do think

is increasing the sensitivity of

tinnitus tinnitus is essentially ringing

in the airs it does affect like two out

of every 10 people so about 20 of all

people now it's not the only reason why

i mean people can have dysregulated

blood sugar they can have overall

inflammation any part of their body they

could have carotid artery issues they

could be low in certain b vitamins like

b6 folate b12 methylcobalamin so there's

certainly magnesium there's certainly

other reasons why people have tinnitus

you can just go to stephencaball.com

forward podcast type in tonight is two

ends and you'll be able to find those

shows as well but

for sure we're seeing a rise in

tinnitus-based cases uh with more and

more people using bluetooth headphone

devices such as um airpods and by the

way like i'm the biggest supporter of um

like apple products out there i have

always have like the latest iphone i've

got a macbook pro um i have an apple

watch like i i'm a i'm

an enjoyer and user of apple based

products so i'm not coming down on apple

just keep in mind technology is always

going to keep pushing and pushing the

envelope all right so i'm not coming

down on them what i'm saying is there

are dangers there's danger to all of

these wireless based devices there

really are and so if we think about it

we have to understand our overall

exposure so if you're someone that loves

airpods because you can't imagine going

for a run with a wired device like i

totally understand you there it is so

much easier if you were to do that um i

get it but maybe if you do it then for

your run you won't use it all day long

like you could do a zoom call by you

know plugging this into your computer or

phone like that's not that bad right you

can do regular calls at your desk

without using those air pods

when you're walking around you might be

able to use a wired-based device they

also make headphones that are called air

tubes they just don't stick in my ears

which is why i don't use them but air

tubes actually i'll probably do a

product review on them allow the

vibration just to actually go from here

so about a foot below all the way up

instead of actually being wired in the

air which is even better but again i

haven't found a pier yet that can that

stay in my ears for whatever reason um

so

that is that i mean the goal is to use

those earpods then as infrequently as

possible or if you can do it you'll use

them as little as possible now i have

one more piece to this so in the future

and i have so

the the funny thing is this is my iphone

11 if you're watching this on video i

have an iphone 13 pro which i love um

that has broken me twice though luckily

again it's i think they're an overall

good company they replaced it very nice

of them and

the thing is eventually this port on the

bottom of the phone will not accept a

headphone so i'm telling you right now

in probably two years from now i can't

predict the future but i would say

within a couple more iphones they will

not have any more wired-based devices it

will be completely self-contained as one

device and so they will force people to

use then their airpods i'm guaranteeing

that this happens so at that point now i

have to decide because all all cell

phones will follow apple they're the

biggest out there they're literally i

think it's i think it's 40 market share

so that means they literally have four

out of every 10 people that have a cell

phone uh at least in the us have an

apple and then it's split between all

the others it might even be 60 anyway i

can't remember that specifically but no

matter what that's where it's going so

when that happens i've already told

myself that i'm not going to switch i'll

get the latest cell phone and then that

has a wired device but then when it

can't work anymore because we all know

that they you know basically uh they

eventually the cell phones just don't

work so after that point they will make

wired-based headphones because they make

them right there where

the receiver is not inside your head the

receiver actually dangles

closer down further away from the body

that you can actually flip to the back

um

bose makes one right now i believe beats

makes one right now so they're wired to

a receiver which hangs about eight

inches or so below now it's still

against your chest or it's still against

your back but better

than it being actually inside of your

brain essentially inside of your head

much better to do it that way and again

i'm still hoping i'll be using the

wired-based devices yes it's not as

convenient but as i said before

it's always better to be safe than sorry

will all of these potential

and because again here's the four main

dangers increased cancer risk genetic

dna damage has been shown with all emfs

neurological based disorders

potential dementia and alzheimer's

learning disorders as well so my goal is

just not to put myself in harm's way

i've already come from a place of being

sick in the past i don't want to go back

there so all i'm trying to do is

position myself to be as healthy and as

happy as possible and if i have to deal

with the inconvenience of a wired

headset that's just what i choose to do

now it doesn't mean that it's the right

choice for you but i did want to bring

this information to you so that you can

make the most informed decision for you

and your family thanks so much for

tuning in today as always please do feel

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