Cell phones could aggravate metal allergies

NEW YORK (KTRK) -- You may be allergic to your cellphone!

If you're allergic to the metals nickel or cobalt, you may want to take a second look at your mobile phone. A study by New York researchers found using those with these metal allergies ended up with skin redness, swelling, itching and even blistering where the metal touched their skin. The metals became more exposed with more wear and tear.

Some Blackberry phones had nickel in them. Many flip phones had both. None of the iPhones or Androids that were tested, had nickel or cobalt.

Cell Phones With Nickel and Cobalt

Phone models that had no nickel and no cobalt detected in all phones tested included:

iPhone 4

iPhone 4s

iPhone 3

Motorola V950 Rugged Flip

BlackBerry Torch

BlackBerry Curve

Motorola Droid

Models that had nickel but no cobalt included:

BlackBerry Bold

BlackBerry Tour

LG Flip VX 6100

Sony Ericsson Flip Z520a

Motorola Flip v265

Phone models tested that had both nickel and cobalt included:

Samsung Flip SCHA670

LG Flip CV 500

LG Flip VX 4400

Motorola Flip E815

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