Checking smartphone in the middle of the night may seem a harmless act to you, but in reality it is very damaging. According to a Deloitte report, one in three are so addicted to our phones we check them during the night. And if you're in the 18 - 24 category, this number goes up to one in two. Sleep experts have warned that looking at our phones at night can compromise our health.
How does mobile phone affect health?
It's all about the blue light in our mobiles. This light tells our body it's daytime, which means when we do eventually fall back to sleep, that quality of sleep is not as good as it should be. Researchers found that the blue light "shifts" people's sleep schedules by up to three hours. Other studies also showed how it prevents people from getting the most restorative sleep they need.
Paul Lee, head of technology research at Deloitte said, "What smartphones enable people to do is to keep tags of what’s happening, what people are saying, what people are posting. You can do that throughout the day and what smartphones are encouraging people to do is to do that at night." So unless it's a matter of life or death, make sure you get some quality sleep. Facebook's not worth it.
