Kapanlagi.com - The habit of using smartphones in dark rooms is certainly a bad habit that is often done. Yes, almost everyone cannot be separated from their smartphones. It feels impossible not to involve smartphones in helping their daily activities.
In fact, it is normal if most people have started to become addicted to using smartphones from morning until bedtime. However, staring at the smartphone screen for too long can have negative effects on your health. This is because the screen emits dangerous blue light radiation.
Behind the sophisticated functions of smartphones, this small object also has a series of negative effects. Especially the habit of someone who often uses smartphones in dark rooms before going to bed.
Without realizing it, if this has become a habit, then there are also many negative impacts that you can feel. So, what are the dangers of smartphone light that is often used in dark rooms? Let's directly see the complete review below.
1. Brain Fatigue
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If you have a habit of using your cellphone in a dark room, starting now, eliminate that bad habit. Because, when you play with your smartphone in a dark room and lose track of time, your body does not get enough sleep, causing the part of the brain that controls various bodily functions to weaken, thus reducing memory. This is what makes the brain weak and tired to get through the next day and will have difficulty learning or working due to lack of sleep.
2. Causes Cancer
Furthermore, staring at a smartphone in a dark room can cause a disease that has long been a scary specter, which is cancer. Yes, continuously staring at a smartphone can be exposed to blue light that suppresses the production of melatonin hormone that functions to put cancer cells to sleep, and increases the production of estrogen hormone that triggers breast cancer. Therefore, from now on, get used to not using a smartphone in a dark room.
3. Retina Damage
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If you often use your smartphone in a dark room, it can cause damage to the retina. This can result in the loss of central vision or the ability to see what is in front of you. Therefore, it is advisable not to emit the smartphone screen too close to the retina. Use smartphones within reasonable limits.
4. Lack of Sleep
Have you ever felt extremely sleepy and when you turn off the bedroom lights and play with your smartphone, the drowsiness disappears? This can happen because the blue light emitted by the phone screen suppresses the hormone that regulates a person's sleep-wake cycle.
Exposure to this blue light will increase melatonin production and make it difficult for you to sleep. Blue light can also make the brain command the body to stay active and eventually make it difficult to sleep and disrupt your sleep schedule.
5. Causes of Premature Aging
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Blue light from smartphone screens can potentially generate free radicals. These free radicals can damage the skin. In addition, blue light can penetrate deeper layers of the skin than UV-A and UV-B rays produced by sunlight. Blue light can also stimulate more active pigmentation compared to UV rays. This can result in premature aging of the skin.
6. Eye Irritation
Frequently using smartphones in dark rooms can cause itching and rubbing of the eyes. This can happen because exposure to smartphone screen light reduces the blinking rate of the eyes, leading to eye strain, eye irritation, dryness, and blurred vision.
Those are the dangers of smartphone light when frequently used in dark rooms. So, from now on, you should limit the use of smartphones, especially in dark conditions. Use your phone appropriately and avoid compromising your health.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.