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I'm starting a habit of putting my phone on airplane mode when I put it in my pocket. I don't think I have a hip problem, but I feel like one side (usual phone side) is a bit more sensitive/problematic than the other side. The down side to this is you need to remember to take it off airplane mode when it is out of your pocket - so my wife is usually annoyed that I am slow to respond to her text message.

I'm starting a habit of putting my phone on airplane mode when I put it in my pocket. I don't think I have a hip problem, but I feel like one side (usual phone side) is a bit more sensitive/problematic than the other side. The down side to this is you need to remember to take it off airplane mode when it is out of your pocket - so my wife is usually annoyed that I am slow to respond to her text message.

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No. It's all bullshit.
21 % (4 votes)
No. It may not be bullshit, but I leave it on.
37 % (7 votes)
Yes. Put that shit on airplane mode.
16 % (3 votes)
Yes+ Leave it on, but keep it farther away like in a backpack or on the table.
5 % (1 votes)
Yes++ I turn it off or use a radio opaque container.
0 % (0 votes)
Fuck You! The default answer.
5 % (1 votes)
Fuck You!
16 % (3 votes)

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This is why the fear-mongering that is common around things like this is counter-productive. I take a harm-reduction approach. Don't hold next to my head for a long time (use speakerphone if talking a long time on phone). If storing in pocket keep to side of body at hips, away from vital organs. Turn airplane mode on at home. These go a long way to reduce whatever risk there is (doubling distance drops power by 75%).