Too many of you sleep with your phone, and it's bad for your health

[CyberTech]

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https://www.androidauthority.com/sleeping-with-phone-bad-for-health-3209960/

According to the results of our recent poll, more than half of you sleep with your phone in bed with you at least some of the time. Of those who responded “No,” some still cited that they leave their phone on a nightstand nearby or beside the bed. Well, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but neither case is good for your health. Whether you are an adult or an adolescent, there’s plenty of research to support not having your phone anywhere near your bed.

Now, I know I’m not your mom. I can’t tell you what to do with your life, nor would I want to. But I can bring some peer-reviewed research to your attention which you will then have to consider and decide what to do with. If you are experiencing difficulties falling asleep, have insomnia, or can’t stay awake during the day, solid data suggests your phone may be the reason why.

For example, a systemic review of 20 studies demonstrated strong, consistent evidence of an association between bedtime access to or use of electronic devices and reduced sleep quantity and quality, and increased daytime sleepiness. That means if your phone is within arm’s reach of your bed, you are more likely to sleep less deeply and for a shorter amount of time. Ultimately, this impacts your cognitive performance during the day. To be clear, these results occurred even if the participants didn’t use their phones in bed. The mere presence of a phone in the bedroom increased the odds of detrimental sleep outcomes.

For more information:

Too many of you sleep with your phone, and it's bad for your health

According to our recent poll results, too many of you sleep with your phone. Here's a summary of recent research for why you shouldn't.

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[Ink]

This article title could come across as misleading or be taken out of context.

It's more about an unhealthy addiction causing harm to your sleep health, than actual health risks caused directly by the phone's internals.

 

[TedCruz]

This article title could come across as misleading or be taken out of context.

It's more about an unhealthy addiction causing harm to your sleep health, than actual health risks caused directly by the phone's internals.

yeah that article is extremely click baity. It's as with everything that you do before sleep it doesn't have to be a phone. Even reading a book before falling asleep can affect your sleep quality. It's about sleep hygiene and not a device that's next to you. Extremely misleading title.

 

[Digmor Crusher]

My phone sits on a table in my living room 90% of the time, I refuse to keep it in my bedroom at night. I want to wind down before bed not get all wound up looking at a phone.

Edit: Also why no TV in my bedroom.

 

[n8chavez]

This article title could come across as misleading or be taken out of context.

It's more about an unhealthy addiction causing harm to your sleep health, than actual health risks caused directly by the phone's internals.

True. But harm to your sleep could lead to worse health.

 

[Vasudev]

Usually it is beside my pillow or sometimes I sleep on it and only after I wake up I come to know why the alarm didn't go off!

 

[Ink]

True. But harm to your sleep could lead to worse health.

So are many other types of Addictions, they have an adverse affect on one's health if not kept in checked.

What I was trying to say is a Phone's WiFi 6 does not cause cancer and 5G isn't the source for the Corona Virus.

 

[Stopspying]

Similar here, it is usually left in another room to the bedroom, often switched off, as I don't want something like a text alert at 3 am from someone who is in a very different time zone and has forgotten that fact.