Sinuses being affected by telephones?
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Hi all, as above, every time I am on the telephone for over 5 minutes, my nose gets so blocked up that it affects my speech. I either make or receive calls that last an hour or so very regularly as my friends are spread about the country, & it happens every single time. It doesn't make any difference if the call is on a mobile or a land line, the effect is the same. I have tried searching the interweb but can't find anything, so wondered if anyone here has either suffered the same, or has heard about it?
Haven't heard of this but if I use my phone for more than a few minutes I get a headache which lasts for an hour or two.
Don't expect any understanding from the thick-skinned, 3 heartbeats per minute general population though. They will all say that you are a mad tin-hatter and it's all in your imagination.
Don't expect any understanding from the thick-skinned, 3 heartbeats per minute general population though. They will all say that you are a mad tin-hatter and it's all in your imagination.
Actually I don't hold the phones at all, I put them on loud speaker & rest them on my chest or shoulder as I suffer from carpal tunnel in both wrists.
Driller when I say land line it is a wireless one, maybe it makes a difference.
I appreciate the replies guys, oh & BVD, bearing in mind what I have just said, it seems you should now be astonished
Driller when I say land line it is a wireless one, maybe it makes a difference.
I appreciate the replies guys, oh & BVD, bearing in mind what I have just said, it seems you should now be astonished
You mean a DECT cordless phone?
Hah, horrible things, they are f
king banned in my house and work and in my old practice where I was an associate, if someone tried to pass me one of the infernal things I refused and asked the assistant to get them to phone me back on the land line.
Tingling face/head, headaches, the lot.
Do a test, buy a cheapo corded phone and see what happens, then let us know.
Everyone's different, some can detect the differences between colours, sounds etc some can't and some are bothered by these phones.
Hah, horrible things, they are f
king banned in my house and work and in my old practice where I was an associate, if someone tried to pass me one of the infernal things I refused and asked the assistant to get them to phone me back on the land line.Tingling face/head, headaches, the lot.
Do a test, buy a cheapo corded phone and see what happens, then let us know.
Everyone's different, some can detect the differences between colours, sounds etc some can't and some are bothered by these phones.
Speedracer329 said:
Actually I don't hold the phones at all, I put them on loud speaker & rest them on my chest or shoulder as I suffer from carpal tunnel in both wrists.
Driller when I say land line it is a wireless one, maybe it makes a difference.
I appreciate the replies guys, oh & BVD, bearing in mind what I have just said, it seems you should now be astonished
Driller when I say land line it is a wireless one, maybe it makes a difference.
I appreciate the replies guys, oh & BVD, bearing in mind what I have just said, it seems you should now be astonished
am duly astonished. So much for that theory! I wonder if it's the position you hold your head at to support the phone and stop it from falling off?Prof Prolapse said:
Thanks for the heads up Driller, I had no idea & will do as you suggest.
BVD, I like your thinking, but I don't need to support the phone with jiggy head contortions, as soon as I hit the loudspeaker button it goes down on anything, even the arm of the sofa etc.
Actually, I have been thinking. I mentioned having cancer above, & the treatment for that destroyed the salivary glands on one side, & I have always had a very dry mouth ever since, made worse by having to breathe out of my mouth as my nose gets blocked. So could it just be a side effect of that do you think?
Prof Prolapse said:
Driller said:
How very predictable (and unoriginal).
I started with the best intentions and I think the OP took it as intended 
Does it affect you when you're talking to someone in person for more than 5 minutes?
Does it affect you when you have the phone sat on your desk with you sat upright and talking on the speaker phone?
Does it affect you when you have the phone sat on your lower back as you lie face down on the ground and talking on the speaker phone? it is important to stay with your face down so you might need to talk loudly for this one
Give a couple of them a try and report back please.
Does it affect you when you have the phone sat on your desk with you sat upright and talking on the speaker phone?
Does it affect you when you have the phone sat on your lower back as you lie face down on the ground and talking on the speaker phone? it is important to stay with your face down so you might need to talk loudly for this one
Give a couple of them a try and report back please.
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