Growing smartphone addiction in the younger generation, the risk of long-term health problems

Growing smartphone addiction among young people has shown that patients are more likely to get sick. Studies in various parts of the world, including London, have shown that one-third of the world's youth are addicted to smartphones. Studies have shown that these young people are more likely to have problems with sleep. Studies have shown that in addition to sleep, a variety of problems increase.

How many times a day do you pick up your phone? How many times a day do you check information on your social network? How fast do you get uncontrollable when a message arrives on the phone? If this whole thing happens to you, it can be considered as an addiction sitting on your phone. A study has shown that about one-third of the world's people are addicted to mobile phones.

A new study by King's College London has revealed this fact. The researchers' study of 1,043 young people aged 18 to 30 confirmed this fact. Of those, 39 percent said they lost control of their phone.

The phone is disturbing people's sleep

Researchers have found that more than two-thirds of those addicted to smartphones had sleep problems. They have been found to suffer from insomnia and restlessness at night. This problem is found to seriously affect their lives.

Competitors who reported increased use of cell phones also had trouble sleeping. It has been studied before that those who use smartphones a lot at night tend to feel less sleep and more tired. According to researchers, smartphones also cause more mental problems during sleep.

This is how the study was done

The study, conducted by researchers at King's College London, was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. In the study, researchers asked students about their sleep quality and smartphone use. The study was conducted online. About 39 percent of respondents to the questionnaire, which was designed to assess smartphone addiction among young people, said they were addicted to smartphones.

The effects of smartphones

According to Polotsky, a researcher involved in the study, phone addiction is also known as nomophobia. This is because any LED spectrum suppresses the level of light source melatonin.

Trying to break free from addiction

 Turn off the phone for a while

According to researchers, to get out of this addiction, first, turn off your phone for a while. For example, when you are in a meeting, having dinner, playing games with your child, or driving, stop for a while.

Make less use of social media

Keep the number of applications on your mobile to a minimum and consume fewer applications. The use of social networks Facebook and Twitter can be reduced from your phone. Use the phone's laptop to check it.

Go to the grayscale

Turn your smartphone to grayscale, according to psychiatrist Mela Roberts. This will improve your concentration. You can wear an alarm to get up in the morning like in the old days.