“A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE AND ITS FACTORS ON PHANTOM VIBRATION SYNDROME AMONG UG AND PG STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGES AT KOLAR,WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET ON PHANTOM VIBRATION SYNDROME.”

Abstract

Mobile phones become the base of communication technology today. It becoming a basic need of all the people on earth with the advancement of cellular technology the problem associated with it also increases including the medical health problems, hypertension and certain psychological problems. Phantom vibration syndrome is the sensation of false belief that mobile phone is vibrating when actually it is not doing so. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence and its factors on PVS amongUG and PG students in selected colleges at Kolar, with a view to develop on information booklet on PVS. Mobile phones become the base of communication technology today. It becoming a basic need of all the people on earth with the advancement of cellular technology the problem associated with it also increases including the medical health problems, hypertension and certain psychological problems. Phantom vibration syndrome is the sensation of false belief that mobile phone is vibrating when actually it is not doing so. The purpose of the study was to assess the prevalence and its factors on PVS amongUG and PG students in selected colleges at Kolar, with a view to develop on information booklet on PVS.