“A microwave in your head.” With that crazy phrase, Patricio Ochoa, surgeon and longevity specialist, warned that Bluetooth headphones release waves similar to those of your cooking appliance. However, “the reality is much less dramatic,” he clarified, since a hearing aid uses tiny amounts, so low that they cannot heat your brain, damage neurons or alter cells.
In a video on his Instagram account, where he has more than a million followers, Ochoa explained how this phenomenon occurs. “Use headphones bluetooth It’s basically like putting a microwave on your head.. Because the electromagnetic field it creates directly affects your brain. You’ve probably heard this before and rightly so, it scared you away. But that’s why let me explain to you what is happening here, without alarmism and with a lot of scientific evidence,” he began.
The expert clarified that both microwaves and headphones work with similar technologies, but the key is in the intensity of the waves they emanate. “Bluetooth and microwaves use very similar electromagnetic waves. In fact, they both operate around 2.4 GHz. This means that the wave moves or oscillates at 2.4 billion times per second. And this is where many people get confused, because hearing the same frequency does not mean that it has the same effect on the body,” he said.
In that sense, he clarified that electromagnetic waves have fundamental differences. “Because when we talk about physics, frequency only tells you how fast the wave vibrates, but not how powerful it is”, he asserted.
“A microwave oven uses between 700 and 1,200 watts of power, and so it is specifically designed to transfer a lot of energy, excite water molecules and generate heat; that is why it cooks food. Instead, use a hearing aid. Bluetooth It uses milli watts, that is, millions of times less energy than a microwave would normally use,” said the doctor, who is very popular with his explanations on social networks.
The energy reaching the head from the headphones is so low that “It cannot heat tissue, it cannot damage neurons and it will not alter your cells”said Ochoa. “The World Health Organization reviewed hundreds of studies. And they came to the conclusion that there is no consistent evidence that radiofrequency at these levels causes brain damage, cancer or neurological alterations,” the doctor cited.
The specialist clarified that there is always a minimal chance that it will cause a problem. “Does that mean absolute zero risk? No, because When we talk about science, almost nothing is an absolute zero. And precisely for this reason, to prevent it, these types of waves are classified as possibly carcinogenic. Believe it or not, it is the same category as drinking a hot coffee or eating a whole aloe vera. And it is not that it has been proven that there is damage, but because we cannot rule it out 100% in extreme or prolonged exposures,” he stated.
Finally, Ocho wanted to bring peace of mind to his followers. “What I can tell you with certainty is that There is no solid scientific evidence that Bluetooth will cause you harm. But if all this is still making you anxious, the solution is very simple. Use wired headphones and that’s it,” he concluded.
