Are Cell Phones Causing Some Types Of Skin Rashes?
While the controversy continues to rage about cell phone radiation and brain tumors, now some are blaming tech gadgets for various types of skin rashes. Some consumers have reported their Ipod, PDA or cell phone have caused them to break out in a red rash or hives. Many consumers buy a tech gadget and use it heavily in the first few days and suddenly realize that they have a contact rash leading them to return their new tech toy. Todd Resengart, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Stony Brook University believes that many of the metals used in the manufacturing of tech gadgets may be the trigger for these allergic reactions. The problem is that there are many people who are very sensitive to some metals. Nickel is often blamed for different types of skin rashes and many people have contact allergies to nickel. Often cell phones and tech gadgets are manufactured with batteries that contain nickel. If you find that you are breaking out in hives or various types of skin rashes of course yo
