My neighbors play loud music late at night and it keeps me awake. While there are no known direct health risks, the lack of sleep does cause fatigue and that could effect my ability to drive or stay awake at work. What do I get???

By Tim Lee | June 30, 2008 2:25 PM

In answer to Tim Lee, you get a reduction on the value of your house as well, because people will not want to live their either. However the reduction would be a lot less because the damage to your health is not as severe so I would not worry too much. Hope this helps

By Steve | June 30, 2008 7:27 PM

Steve - What health damage? There is no proof that living next to a phone tower is a health risk. It is in the article that you did not read very closely. If no health risk gets a 15% reduction, then if music keeps me awake at night and I do not get a proper amount of rest, that is a health risk so I should get more than a 15% reduction.

By Tim Lee | July 1, 2008 10:08 AM

Tim - 80% of WHO acknowledged studies on people living near mobile phone masts show there are higher risks of health damage like neurological diseases and ultimately cancer. See a collection of the evidence here:
http://www.mast-victims.org/resources/docs/who.pdf

By Henrik Eiriksson | July 1, 2008 1:49 PM

The remark by the judge that there is no evidence of harm from masts is completely untrue.

The authorities in Saudia Arabia claim there is no evidence they are safe, and so:
'A BAN on new mobile phone masts in Muharraq will remain in force until authorities come up with further proof that they are safe.'
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=208286&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30327
Meanwhile, here is what happens to evidence of harm:
'T-MOBILE, the mobile phone giant, has been accused of “burying” a scientific report it commissioned that concluded handsets and masts contribute to cancer and genetic damage.

The report argued that officially recommended limits on radiation exposure should be cut to 1/1000th of those in force. The suggestion has not been taken up by the company or by regulators.

Campaigners claimed T-Mobile’s handling of the report was part of a wider pattern of behaviour by the industry in its efforts to keep discussion of the health risks off the agenda.

The Ecolog Institute, which has been researching mobile phone technology since 1992, was paid by T-Mobile to evaluate evidence on its potential dangers.

But Dr Peter Neitzke, one of the authors of the report, has accused T-Mobile, which has about 17m British customers, of diluting the findings by commissioning other studies from which it knew “no critical results or recommendations were to be expected”.
etc
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article1655012.ece

Here is what Dr Barry Trower has to say:
'Professor Trower quoted many Studies carried out internationally which confirm that microwave emissions from phone masts do indeed cause ill-health in humans.
He listed some of internationally recognised symptoms associated with exposure to such emissions which are:
chronic fatigue, headaches, sleep disorders, fluctuations in blood pressure, skin disorder leading to more serious illness like heart problems and cancer. Professor Trower says that all of this proof is confirmed by the World Health Organisation's database where it shows that 80% or 4 out of 5 published papers shows everything from microwave sickness to a fourfold increase in cancer for those living around transmitters.
etc
http://www.mast-victims.org/index.php?content=news&action=view&type=newsitem&id=1618
Dont be fooled.

By brian | July 1, 2008 10:40 PM

Now, www.mast-victims.org is what I call a REALLY reliable source ... They only focus on "negative" evidence and brew up end-of-the-world stories. Great.

By Meggie | July 14, 2008 8:31 AM