The danger of your phone while sleeping

The danger of your phone while sleeping

     Too many people are still sleeping with their cell phone turned on. Disruption of the sleep cycle, risk of brain tumors in case of prolonged exposure.

By keeping your phone near you during the night, you subconsciously tell you that you are ready to answer any request. Your brain will monitor the situation. Your sleep will be lighter and more prone to being disturbed, "said Dr. Neil Stanley, a sleep specialist. Sleeping with one's phone turned on would thus unconsciously induce a symptom of hypervigilance, causing the individual to be constantly on the alert, even while asleep. For example, people who use their phones after 9 pm would usually sleep less than others, according to a study published in Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes.

On the other side, the light of the phone that would disrupt you, according to Dr. Charles Czeisler, a professor of sleep medicine at Harvard University. The light emitted by a mobile phone contains blue light, which has a stimulating effect on the body. Some of its effects are even compared to those of caffeine, such as increased heart rate. The light from phones, and screens generally interfere with the sleep cycle, resulting in day / night confusion for the body.

Also there is a risk of a potentially dangerous waves. according to a norwegian scientist Lennart Hartel estimates that a radiation exposure greater than 27 minutes a day for ten years would greatly increase the risk of developing a malignant brain tumor. Although the deleterious effects of waves on health are not yet proven, they are today the subject of intense debate and raise sufficient doubts to recommend certain precautions concerning the use of mobile phones. It is therefore strongly advised to remove the phone from its pillow at night, and even better to extinguish it. Yet nearly three-quarters of young people sleep with their cell phones lit up in bed.

To avoid these dangers, at least leave your phone on "airplane mode" while you sleeping.