Do Laptops Give Off Radiation?
The amount of fame laptop computers have received over the past few years is enormous. It has lessened the manual labor of a human and in turn, has proved to be the most efficient, quickest and handy computer device created ever in the world of technology. But somehow apart from all the positives of an electronic gadget, there are always some negatives that are bound to come about. Like for instance, the first thought that comes to our mind when we use an electronic gadget like TV, computer, etc; is do they emit any sort of harmful radiation? And this question validates when our body begins to show some unusual symptoms of illness or sickness and that's how we learn about the side-effects of using laptop computers, TV, microwave and so on. On daily basis, we humans expose ourselves to high levels of electromagnetic radiations when we utilize certain electronic appliances. The use of a microwave or an oven in the kitchen, is often employed for cooking or baking specific dishes. The radiation given off is harmful to an extent. Next, we utilize cell phones, wireless Internet, computers, laptops, digital TV, etc., etc. All of these electronic appliances mainly give off different levels of electromagnetic radiations. But today, these appliances have become such an integral part of our everyday life, that thinking of surviving without them is almost impossible.
The most used device today is a laptop computer. Be it in terms of convenience or portability, these devices are expended by every business men, college students or an entertainment junkie. In general, today's modern age has a heavy usage of laptops, but has anyone ever thought of laptops giving off radiation? Is it harmful in any way; yes/no/maybe? We all really need to know this vital piece of information.
Do Laptops Give Out Harmful Radiations?
First of all before we frighten you with all the radiation fuss and lead you to a lay off in the usage of electronic devices, (which of course, in turn would affect the technological market with a big blow), let us tell you that, all the radiation which is emitted from the various electronic devices is on a moderate level (below the harmful level of all the types of radiation). But the radiation being on a moderate level doesn't mean that it's not dangerous. As compared to a desktop computer or a microwave, the emission of waves passing off a laptop computer is ten times less harmful and dangerous.
On the contrary, if the laptop is used for several hours at a stretch, there are chances that a user can suffer from various health problems like prostate cancer, infertility or testicular cancer. Although the chances of these conditions to occur is totally unrealistic, unless a user is utilizing the laptop for several hours in a day wherein, his/her body is undergoing a constant risk by acquiring a high dose of electromagnetic radiation from the laptop. A prolonged exposure to radiation can cause the living cells in the body to become inactive day by day. Moreover, with such a high level of radiating waves passing off the laptop, the cells in the body of a user cannot sustain the harm caused from it for a lengthy period. Furthermore, a body absorbing so much of radiation from the laptop device actually enhances the mutation rate amongst the living organisms, which are sometimes not beneficial too!
A constant exposure to radiation can even lead to minor headaches and shooting pains in joints and muscles in the body. Some people are comfortable placing the laptop on their lap, legs or knees and then work. Most of the time, they suffer from skin burns and heat problems, because the fan and the hardware which is present on the back side of the laptop gets heated up. And another common issue of placing the laptop on the lap is the condition of infertility. Since the placement of the laptop computer just happens to be really close to the genitals, research speaks; sometimes the capacity of developing sperms in a man's body reduces. And for women, there can be an irregularity in their periods, causing fertility problems.
So to highly avoid all these problems, work the simple and the efficient way out. Place your laptop a few inches away from your body and sight, you can probably get a laptop stand or a table to place it. Most of the time, the radiation which we think is given off the laptop mainly passes off from the inner workings (where the hardware is present) and very less from the laptop screen.
There are other considerations as well which do harm to our body, like the position we sit with the laptop in our hand or lap, its hazardous in many ways. Instead, you can place it on a hard surface a few inches away from you so as to avoid burning eyes and headaches. Secondly, avoid using the laptop for prolonged hours, unless it's totally required to. Look away from the screen time and again. Take short breaks and then settle down with your work once again. If you are using laptop for sheer entertainment, get rid of your addiction soon; a few hours is good enough but not for long.
