Mobile Itchy Chin Syndrome!
By Davey Winder in Editorial
Posted in Blog, Mobile Phones on
The British Association of Dermatologists reckons that people who spend a long time chatting on their mobile phones are getting rashes on the faces, and on their ears. Oh, and even also even on their fingers for the heavy texting brigade.
Apparently, some 30 percent of the UK population have some degree of allergic reaction to nickel. This is most obvious amongst women who often develop jewellery based rashes as a result. However, now it seems that mobile phone handsets which contain nickel are also giving certain users the itchy chin syndrome.
The nickel content of a mobile handset can be found in the casing, and on the buttons, and the more fashionable the model the higher the chance of getting a swift dose of mobile phone dermatitis. The ‘free nickel’ content is most commonly found in such areas as decorative logos, LCD frames and menu buttons.
The skin doctors reckon anyone suffering from earhole scratch should get advice from their doctor.
I reckon they should start using a handsfree kit.
Still, it could make for some interesting pranking next time you are near a Carphone Warehouse. I can just see the look on the sales droids face when the customer asks if they can hold the phone against their face all day to check for an allergic reaction.
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