watching phone late at night
Most work cannot be done without a phone. But people also make many mistakes in its use. Here we are talking about the bad addiction of watching reels on the phone for hours. Be it children or adults, everyone watches short videos for a long time every day. Its addiction is so severe that people watch videos on their phones even before sleeping at night and stay awake till late. Do you know that the effect of this bad habit also makes us victims of obesity? People think that watching reels or videos till late at night worsens mental health.
Are you also accustomed to looking at the phone till late at night? Its impact is more on children and youth. Let us tell you through experts how it is making us not only mentally but also physically ill.
What happens if you look at your phone late at night?
Dr. DK Gupta, Chairman and Director of Felix Group of Hospitals, had a special conversation with TV9 on this serious issue. He told that the habit of looking at the phone for a long time before sleeping has become a common problem today. It not only has a bad effect on the mind but our entire health also starts deteriorating. In this way, the habit of looking at the phone has a more negative impact on children, teenagers and youth.
Problems at a young age
Dr. Gupta says that people are facing many health problems at an early age and the most common one is insomnia or disturbed sleep cycle. According to experts, the blue light of phones reduces melatonin hormone. Because of this we sleep late. We take it as normal but if this happens continuously, it can lead to many big problems in the future. Not only this, the eyes also open again and again while sleeping at night.
bad effect on eyes
Most people believe that phone addiction only affects our mental health. He told that due to this the health of the eyes also deteriorates. In such a situation, there is burning, itching or dryness in the eyes. People who are already wearing glasses may have to face the situation of increase in the number. In such a situation, there is headache which is not right to ignore.
loss of memory and focus
Do you know that looking at the phone for a long time before sleeping also has a bad effect on our memory and focus. Children constantly look at their phones due to which they are not able to concentrate on studies or other things. If the performance is not good then there is tension which also leads to irritability. There are also many physical problems which include neck pain, back pain and cervical pain.
obesity and weakness
Doctors say that lack of sleep causes weakness, which reduces physical activity and makes us vulnerable to weight gain or obesity. Nowadays, children are gaining unhealthy weight and parents think that this is happening due to bad eating habits. Yes, unhealthy lifestyle and wrong eating habits lead to obesity at a young age, but phone is also one of the reasons for this. Actually, looking at the phone for a long time causes fatigue in the morning.
Due to this fatigue, our physical activity reduces due to which people become vulnerable to obesity or weight gain. Apart from this, the growth hormone of children is also affected. Children start falling ill frequently after being affected by weak immunity.
