See why it's dangerous to sleep with phone under your pillow.

There are several reasons why sleeping with a cell phone under your pillow or near your head is dangerous.

It has been indicated that cell phones can have a harmful effect on the brain, but it is still unknown whether cell phone use is linked with brain tumors or brain cancer.

However, experts recommend being cautious and restrict usage to only necessary exposures. It is not advisable to sleep with a cell phone under your pillow or next to your head because of the possibility of overexposure to potentially dangerous radiation.

Most experts agree with the warnings against sleeping with a cell phone under your pillow .
The “ under the pillow” angle of cell phone is just a subset of a larger discussion on the topic of cell phone radiation in general. Though there are some evidence to support harmful effects of phone use on the brain, but there is no direct link to brain cancer or brain tumors and cell phone use.
Nevertheless, most experts advise taking the safety route and limiting unnecessary extended exposure such as sleeping with a cell phone next to head .
Below are some links and comments about specific subject of sleeping with a cell phone u your pillow :

A CBS Story wrote :
Some people are so attached to their cell phones that they sleep with them on their bed or under their pillow.
Bad idea. Cell phones pump electromagnetic radiation whenever they’re on which means sleeping with one nearby boosts exposure all night long.
What to do? Put the phone on “airplane mode” (which shuts down transceiver) or turn it off. If you need to be avail for calls, place the phone several feet away f your bed .

LivingFuel.com stated:
Avoid sleeping near a cell phone that is on. It's been reported that an alarming number of kids sleep with a live cell phone under their pillow and text to friends in the middle of the night. This is extremely dangerous!

NaturalNews reported in 2010 about a study. International Electromagnetic Field Collaboration recommends that : …parents should not allow their children under the age of 10 to use mobile phones except in emergencies, or sleep with cellular phones under their pillows .

CBS in Dallas reported in 2011, “… doctors frown at sleeping with a cell phone under your pillow directly next to your bed.”
Dr. Joel Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at University of California’s Berkeley’s School of Public Health, says children should not be allowed to sleep with their phones under their pillows. Also, he disapproves of carrying cell phones in pockets because of the potential radiation exposure to reproductive systems.

In 2011, a Thailand consumer protection group issued a warning, urging people to stop sleeping with their cell phones.

From the sampling above, it would appear that experts suggest avoiding sleeping with cell phones under your pillow, especially until more is known about the connection between cell phone exposure and brain tumors.

Ways to Reduce Cell Phone Radiation
While the debate rages, many people prefer to steer the side of caution and try to minimize their phone radiation exposure. Such steps include:
1 .Keeping cell phone several feet away while sleeping.
2. Using speaker instead of talking directly in handset .
3. Text instead of talking.
4. Use headphones or Bluetooth connectors .

How to decrease exposure to cell phone radiation?

The electromagnetic radiation waves released by cell phones have been classified as a potential carcinogen. However, there haven’t been found any solid evidences that cell phones release enough radiation to cause cancer. Still, be cautious and reduce exposure to cell phone radiation.

Here are other tips to decrease exposure to cell phone radiation:

1. Cell phones have a specific absorption rate (SAR) which indicates the amount of released radiation. Buy a cell phone with a low specific absorption rate level which advocates lower radiation levels.

2. Using hands-free devices can reduce specific absorption rate levels on condition that they are removed from the head when not in use.

3. Of course, limiting the time you spend talking obviously restricts exposure to cell phone radiation. Also, it is better to text instead of talk because this reduces exposure to potential radiation.

4. Sleep away from cell phones and do not carry your mobile phone in front pockets.

We already mentioned that there are not enough scientific evidences for a link between cell phone use and cancer, but anyway you can limit your exposure to cell phone radiation.

Don’t sleep with a cell phone under your pillow or anywhere near your head. It is an unnecessary radiation exposure, and also it can disturb sleep or be a possible fire peril.