During recent years the usage of cell phones has increased drastically, and the amount of people using their cell phones before sleep has increased proportionately. However studies have revealed to the population that cell phones actually emit radiation and may affect your sleep cycle. This article will tell you about the danger of having your phone near before and during sleep and will give you tips on abandoning these bad habits.
Cell phones have proven to emit minor amounts of radio waves that can reach the user if close enough to frequencies of 900 mhz. If a person is exposed to this radiation for an extended period of time, the consequences may come together with that screen time. Nowadays, it is more common than ever to sleep with your phone beneath your pillow, maybe so you can notice when you receive your message or call you, or because it is the only way to wake up in the morning when the alarm rings. The thing is that the time the phone stays under you is just enough for the radiation to start creating consequences in your body, causing headaches and muscular pain that may affect daily life drastically.
However, the effects of using your cellphone before going to sleep are also much deeper than one may think, messing with hormones. When you are trying to sleep, your body produces a hormone called melatonin, which is a substance that contributes to how fast you will sleep. However when you use a cellphone, it emits blue light, which has strong effects on your mind, making it stop the production of melatonin. That means that using your phone before bed causes alterations in your sleep schedule by making you go to sleep later. Thus when it is time to sleep, it is of extreme importance to keep your cell phone away, especially putting it away from your body.
Okay, now that you are aware of the problems your cell phone may cause, you might be questioning how to free yourself from this horrible and addicting habits, and that is why we brought you 5 tips to stop using your cell phone before bed. The first tip is very simple. When it’s beginning to get late, a good choice is to turn off the internet on your phone. In this way, cutting off any relation with social media that may cause you to stay on the phone. Another interesting tactic is to have an app to turn off your phone at a specific time everyday. While most of these suggestions are free and only demand your dedication, there are other options for those of you who want to use cellphones before bed, and it is to buy blue lense glasses, thus keeping your sleep cycle the same. An alternative for the glasses is to turn on night mode. By doing this, the impact on your sleep cycle is less worse. If all of that fails and you can’t abandon your phone, the most viable option is to listen to podcasts instead of actually using your phone, you will still have entertainment but no contact with the blue light. The last tip is to try and always look at your screen time so that psychologically you feel some sort of guilt for using your phone too much and stop using it before bed.
Sources-
https://www.jagrutirehab.org/how-is-sleeping-next-to-your%20cell-phone-dangerous.html
https://www.jagrutirehab.org/psychiatric-hospital-in-mumbai.html
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/put-the-phone-away-3-reasons-why-looking-at-it-before-bed-is-a-bad-habit/
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