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Sleeping with phone near pillow: Deadly risk or viral myth?
short by / on Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
Mobile phones emit low-energy, non-ionising radiation that cannot damage DNA or cause fatal harm. No evidence links phone proximity during sleep to death. However, thermal risks from overheating-especially while charging-may pose rare safety concerns. The danger isn't radiation, but poor habits around phone use at night.