Prevalence and Pattern of Phantom Ringing and Phantom Vibration among Medical Interns and their Relationship with Smartphone Use and Perceived Stress.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently revealed that until December 2017, 1,167.44 million people in India used mobile phones.[ 2 ] A similar trend has been observed all over the world.[ 3 ] Not surprisingly, problem behaviors associated with mobile phone use have also seen an increasing trend.[ 4 ] Among the disturbances seen are behavioral addictions (mobile phones, Internet, etc.), emotional disturbances reportedly due to excessive smartphone use, and phantom vibration syndrome (PVS).[ 5 6 ] PVS, although termed a “syndrome,” is not really a disease or disorder.

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