Do you have a habit of using electronic devices in the evening or
in the night?
A new study indicates that evening use of light-emitting electronic devices such as computers, tablets, and cell phones can cause delays at desired sleep times, restrain the production of sleep hormone and suppress the secretion of melatonin (the hormone that controls your sleep/wakefulness or circadian rhythm).
The reduction in melatonin makes it harder to fall and stay asleep and weakens the next-morning alertness.
A new study indicates that evening use of light-emitting electronic devices such as computers, tablets, and cell phones can cause delays at desired sleep times, restrain the production of sleep hormone and suppress the secretion of melatonin (the hormone that controls your sleep/wakefulness or circadian rhythm).
The reduction in melatonin makes it harder to fall and stay asleep and weakens the next-morning alertness.
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Evening Use of Light-Emitting Electronic Devices may Disrupt Healthy Sleep
How Do Electronic Devices
Affect Healthy Sleep?
In modern times, the use of
electronic devices is no longer confined to adults, but even to the world of
children, even without the knowledge of their parents and often affects the
mental and physical health of the child.
As a result of the technological development in the modern world, various devices and games have become available to many social groups, especially children and adolescents, such as iPads, BlackBerrys, iPhones, computers and laser games.
Many families have provided these games to their children without knowing that addiction to these devices may cause many diseases.
As a result of the technological development in the modern world, various devices and games have become available to many social groups, especially children and adolescents, such as iPads, BlackBerrys, iPhones, computers and laser games.
Many families have provided these games to their children without knowing that addiction to these devices may cause many diseases.
Many electronic devices have become
an integral part of children's lives. Parents expressed concerns about the
excessive use of these devices by their children. Some also question the extent
to which electronics affect the mental and physical health of the child.
Children's use of smartphones and
digital devices for a long time before their immortality has a negative impact
on sleep quality and reduces the number of hours spent sleeping.
Many parents have expressed
concerns about the negative effects of blue rays emanating from electronic
screens.
The blue light impedes the process
of secretion of melatonin, which causes the incidence of insomnia and adversely
affects the quality of sleep.
Why Electronics May Stimulate You Before Bed
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Evening Use of Light-emitting Tablets is Harmful to Health- Study Says
In a physical survey,
nine healthy adults participated in a randomized and balanced study compared to
the uncontrolled use of evening vs. light-emitting tablet computers, reading
from printed material compared to 5 consecutive times.
Studies show that the
use of light-emitting tablets in the evening may delay the desired bedtime, the
secretion of melatonin can be suppressed and the next morning the alertness
decreases because the hormones which control sleep and awareness are given.
While using the tablet,
participants rated the evening as less sleep and after less waking in the following morning gave less warning in the first hour.
In the evening while
using light-emitting pills, the participants' self-selected bedtime was average
on an average one hour later, and they showed the time of suppressing melatonin
levels, the delay at the beginning of the melatonin secretion, and later
started sleeping.
Dr. Jean Duffy, a
co-author of the Brigham and Women Hospital and Harvard Medical School said
that "Using light-emitted electronic equipment in the late evening, our
gold can be suspended for sleeping and the next morning we get more sleep.
These findings provide
more evidence that light-emitted electronic devices have a biological effect.
Many large technology
companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google have introduced control panels
that allow electronic device users to monitor and control how many hours they
spend in front of electronic screens.
Leaders of world-renowned technology
companies have discouraged their children from using electronic devices.
Steve
Jobs was banned from using iPad, and Bill Gates deprived his children of using
a mobile phone until they reached a certain age.
Apple's current manager said
he would not allow his nephew to create accounts on social networking sites.
In a physical survey,
nine healthy adults participated in a randomized and balanced study compared to
the uncontrolled use of evening vs. light-emitting tablet computers, reading
from printed material compared to 5 consecutive times.
Studies show that the
use of light-emitting tablets in the evening may delay the desired bedtime, the
secretion of melatonin can be suppressed and the next morning the alertness
decreases because the hormones which control sleep and awareness are given.
While using the tablet,
participants rated the evening as less sleep and after less waking in the following morning gave less warning in the first hour.
In the evening while using light-emitting pills, the participants' self-selected bedtime was average on an average one hour later, and they showed the time of suppressing melatonin levels, the delay at the beginning of the melatonin secretion, and later started sleeping.
In the evening while using light-emitting pills, the participants' self-selected bedtime was average on an average one hour later, and they showed the time of suppressing melatonin levels, the delay at the beginning of the melatonin secretion, and later started sleeping.
Dr. Jean Duffy, a
co-author of the Brigham and Women Hospital and Harvard Medical School said
that "Using light-emitted electronic equipment in the late evening, our
gold can be suspended for sleeping and the next morning we get more sleep.
These findings provide
more evidence that light-emitted electronic devices have a biological effect.
Many large technology
companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google have introduced control panels
that allow electronic device users to monitor and control how many hours they
spend in front of electronic screens.
Leaders of world-renowned technology companies have discouraged their children from using electronic devices.
Steve Jobs was banned from using iPad, and Bill Gates deprived his children of using a mobile phone until they reached a certain age.
Apple's current manager said he would not allow his nephew to create accounts on social networking sites.
Leaders of world-renowned technology companies have discouraged their children from using electronic devices.
Steve Jobs was banned from using iPad, and Bill Gates deprived his children of using a mobile phone until they reached a certain age.
Apple's current manager said he would not allow his nephew to create accounts on social networking sites.