More and more cell phone users are suffering from so-called phantom vibrations

Have you ever had the feeling that your mobile vibrates and you receive a call or message? But then, as you checked your phone, you found that there was no call or message. This wrong feeling is nothing unusual, many mobile phone owners have already experienced the so-called "phantom vibration syndrome".
Many people sometimes feel that their mobile is vibrating. But then they realize that nobody has tried to contact them. Such phantom vibrations are nothing unusual. A recent study claims that nine in ten mobile phone users suffer from "phantom vibration syndrome." The results of the study have now been published by scientists in the journal "Computers in Human Behavior".

Mobile Vibrations Syndrome: You feel it vibrate, but it does not vibrate. Picture: dubova - fotolia

Nine out of ten mobile phone owners have already experienced "Phantom Vibrations Syndrome"
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology are now investigating a widespread feeling among mobile phone users. Many people with such a portable phone, had at some point the feeling that their cell phone vibrate. Then it turned out that neither a message nor a call have been received. This process is also referred to as "phantom vibration syndrome," said the American researchers in their investigation. A recent study is now looking at this issue, and related physicians claim that nine out of ten mobile phone users suffer from the syndrome.

Syndrome is likely triggered by "learned physical habits"
According to a new theory, the syndrome is triggered by "learned physical habits." A phone could easily become a kind of part of the body. Robert Rosenberger. Similar to a pair of glasses on the nose, it is then possible not to notice this object and then finally forget it completely, added the physician. Often then other sensations, such as the movement of the clothes by wind or barely noticeable muscle spasms in the legs are misinterpreted. Affected then would most believe that their phone would have vibrated, the researchers said in the study. The "phantom vibration syndrome" seems to be widespread. Many people assume that they are alone with this problem. These people will be relieved to hear that many people experience the same syndrome over and over again. About 89 percent of all surveyed students said they experienced "phantom vibration" about every two weeks, Dr. Michelle Drouin. (As)