Excessive use of mobile phone can cause skin allergy, British scientists believe.

The signal about the occurrence of this disease is a rash that appears on the ears and cheeks of phone lovers. Scientists have conducted a study that found that from the itchy rash known as "mobile dermatitis", those people who use cell phones for a long time suffer, according to an online edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net Active mobile phone users experience an allergic reaction to the nickel-plated surface of the tube body. Patients with such symptoms often turned to doctors, but so far experts have been at a loss to determine the nature of the strange rash.

According to experts, with mobile dermatitis, reddish rashes appear on the face in those places where the skin comes into contact with the metal parts of the telephone set. Theoretically, such a rash may appear on the fingers, if the user often dials text messages on the metal keyboard of the phone.

Nickel is a metal that is used in a variety of products, from mobile phones to jewelry and belt buckles. Earlier this year, staff at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, tested 22 popular cell phone models from eight manufacturers and found nickel in ten devices, the agency said..

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