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What price will people pay for playing with their phones before bedtime for a long time? Doctor: You may have to bear these 5 types of pain.

  • Writer: CosDream News
    CosDream News
  • Apr 22, 2024
  • 7 min read

Updated: Jun 15, 2024

Nowadays, with the continuous strengthening of smartphone functions, there are more and more applications inside the phone, and people's time spent browsing their phones has increased.

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According to relevant data, the average daily use of mobile phones by people accounts for about 20% of the entire day, indicating how strong people's dependence on mobile phones is.

Simply put, people's recognition of mobile phones is increasing, and some people have reached the level of addiction. Whether it's something or nothing, people are accustomed to taking out their phones and even brushing them for a while before going to bed. But you know what? What are the costs of playing with your phone before bedtime for a long time? The doctor pointed out that in the future, we may have to bear these 5 types of pain. Today, we will learn more about them.

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1、 5 types of pain that need to be borne

1. Impact on sleep: Most people like to swipe their phones for a while before going to bed, but I don't know if anyone has noticed that time passes very quickly when swiping their phones, and an hour or two passes unnoticed. Moreover, prolonged use of mobile phones can cause certain damage to the body.


This is because the phone screen contains blue light, which inhibits the secretion of melatonin in the body, and melatonin directly affects a person's sleep.

People who frequently play with their phones before bedtime are prone to difficulty falling asleep and insomnia.

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2. Impact on vision: Playing with mobile phones for a long time before bedtime can cause dryness, dryness, and decreased vision in the eyes.


If one is nearsighted or has other eye diseases, it will only worsen eye problems.

If you like to play with your phone while lying on your side, it may also cause strabismus, vision deviation, and astigmatism.


3. Cervical issues: Most people like to lie in bed while playing with their phones before bedtime.


This can lead to the phenomenon of bowing or bending down, which can easily cause pressure on the cervical spine. If you use this posture to play with your phone for a long time, the neck will become stiff and painful, and in severe cases, it may cause diseases such as cervical spondylosis or cervical protrusion.

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Lying in bed playing with mobile phones at the same time can also cause significant damage to the waist, such as lower back pain and soreness. It can also make it difficult to lift the arms that frequently brush the phone, resulting in soft tissue contusions.


Playing with mobile phones before bedtime for a long time can also cause significant damage to the wrist, causing numbness and pain in the fingers, thereby affecting daily work and life.


4. Skin problems: The radiation from mobile phone screens can affect the health of the skin, causing dryness, pigmentation, roughness, and other problems, making the facial skin look very haggard.


Severe cases can also cause hormonal imbalances in the body, exacerbating facial skin problems.

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5. Slow reaction time: Frequent use of mobile phones before bedtime can lead to a decrease in the brain's reaction time and slow response.


This is because when the brain wants to rest, we are still forcing it to continue working, causing the brain to be in a high load working state for a long time, accelerating brain aging.


In addition to the above 5 hazards, long-term use of mobile phones before bedtime can also have an impact on a person's mood. If there is anxiety or excitement before going to bed, it can make the brain very excited and change the mood, which may increase the risk of depression.

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So why does playing with mobile phones for a long time before going to bed have such a serious impact on a person's body? The main reason is that mobile phone screens contain blue light, and the harm of blue light to the body is the most direct.


2、 The hazards of blue light on mobile phones

Blue light is a type of high-energy light with wavelengths ranging from 400nm to 500nm, belonging to relatively strong light. In the electronic products we use in our daily lives, such as tablets, computers, fluorescent lights, etc.


The degree of damage to the eyes caused by blue light is very high. Blue light can stimulate the retina, leading to atrophy or death of retinal cells.

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Especially for children, blue light causes greater damage to the retina. As children's eyes are not yet fully developed and mature, they cannot effectively resist the radiation of blue light, which can easily lead to macular degeneration.


The most obvious feature is decreased vision, and the eyes are prone to eye problems such as tears and dryness. For those who want to undergo myopia surgery, doctors will always remind patients to reduce the frequency and time of using their phones after surgery to ensure the normal recovery of eye surgery. The main reason is that blue light causes significant damage to the eye tissue.


The damage of blue light to the retina is irreversible, especially when playing with hands in dark environments.

The United States once found in research that frequent use of mobile phones at night may increase the risk of developing rectal cancer.

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Previously, 2000 people were selected from the United States for the study, with one group frequently exposed to blue light and the other group exposed for relatively little time.


After a period of time, it was found that people who are frequently exposed to blue light have a risk of over 60% of developing rectal cancer, especially at night when blue light causes the most serious harm to the body.


Although blue light can have an impact on a person's body, there is no need to worry too much. As long as we reduce the harm caused by blue light in our daily lives, what should we do?


Reduce the harm of blue light

Filter: We often see blue light filters on various shopping websites, and most businesses emphasize the impact of blue light on the body.

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Although there is exaggeration in the promotion of merchants, using filters can reduce the impact on blue light.

Filters can be installed in front of mobile phones or computer screens, which can effectively reduce the irritation of blue light to the eyes and alleviate eye fatigue.


Adjust screen data: Adjust the screen data of the phone to a more suitable brightness. For example, lower the brightness and activate the phone's automatic reminder function.


When the eyes are relatively close to the phone screen, the screen becomes blurry, forcing the user to choose the appropriate distance.

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Reducing usage time: The most effective way to reduce mobile phone usage is to quit the habit of watching videos before going to bed at night, which will have a protective effect on the body.


Eye exercises: After prolonged use of mobile phones, eye exercises can be performed to alleviate eye problems.

Or you can close your eyes and rest for a while, or you can look into the distance. These methods can effectively reduce the harm of blue light to your eyes.


Diet: Foods with high levels of vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E can provide good protection for the eyes.

Vitamins can eliminate eye fatigue, inhibit eye aging, and regulate eye nerves.


For example, spinach is a common green vegetable, and the chlorophyll in spinach can enhance the eye's ability to adapt to light.

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The carotene in carrots can alleviate eye aging and provide a variety of nutrients for the eyes.


Blueberries, on the other hand, are a great antioxidant food. The anthocyanins in blueberries can enhance visual acuity, reduce the risk of skin macular disease, and improve dryness and astringency in the eyes.


And fish food can provide rich nutritional oils for the eyes.


For example, salmon and sardine contain ω- 3 fatty acids, this substance is used as a nutritional oil for the eyes.

If possible, you can eat fish twice or three times a week to protect your eye health.


Broccoli can help detoxify the eyes, and the sulfides inside are like protective umbrellas for the eyes. Regular consumption of broccoli every week can have a protective effect on the eyes.

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Exercise: Moderate exercise can effectively protect vision. In fact, the most serious group of people affected by mobile phones nowadays is children. It is very important for them to use mobile phones and other electronic products correctly.


3、 The correct method for children to use mobile phones

Children's self-control and discernment abilities have not yet reached a certain level of understanding, and they are unable to correctly judge the good and bad of things.


It is recommended to minimize children's exposure to mobile phones or electronic products over the age of 12. As parents, it is also important to reduce the frequency and time spent playing mobile phones in front of children, and to spend more time with them in engaging in quality games.

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Because the impact of mobile phones on children is not only physical but also mental.


After all, having a mobile phone for children may mean breaking free from parental control. Negative information online can have an impact on children, making it easy for them to establish incorrect values.


In 2020, Xinhua News Agency conducted a survey on elementary school students, and the results showed that over 80% of students would choose internet celebrities or celebrities for their future careers.


Students all believe that internet celebrities make money quickly and have free and easy time. Nowadays, we often see children or elderly people posting videos on various video platforms, with a wide age range.

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Some children imitate adult makeup, dressing up, and movements in front of the video, just to attract more attention. Even some parents like to use their children to absorb traffic and gain benefits from it.


In fact, internet celebrities are not as glamorous as they seem. Most successful internet celebrities have experienced hard work and hard work.


Before their success, they also worried about food and rent every day like ordinary people, but later they seized the opportunity and became unstoppable.

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So it is very important to guide children to use mobile phones or electronic products correctly. The usage time and frequency of mobile phones can be specified, and normal guidance can be provided.


At the same time, tell children not to put their phones at the bedside or in the pockets of their clothes, to avoid the blue light inside the phone affecting their reproductive organs.


epilogue

Nowadays, mobile phones have become an important product in people's lives and are inevitably closely related to our lives.

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So we need to understand that while mobile phones bring us convenience, we also need to learn to protect our bodies correctly, try to fall asleep before 23:00, quit the bad habit of playing with mobile phones before going to bed at night, and place them away from the pillow to reduce the impact of blue light on the brain. Only in this way can our bodies become healthier.

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