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Cell Phones and Sleep

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Cell Phones Can Affect Your Sleep

There has been many a controversy over the past few years regarding cell phones and the radiation they emit.
No one has been able to produce definitive information that has affected the cell phone habits of most individuals. Now a study has come to light performed by scientists at the Karolinska Institute and Uppsala University and Wayne State University in Detroit that demonstrated that cell phone usage before going to sleep could be affecting our sleep quality.

This study showed that people who use their cell phones just before going to sleep took longer to get into deep sleep and they spent less time in this important stage of sleeping. The deep sleep stage is where growth and rejuvenation of tissues occurs. These patients also reported an increased amount of headaches in comparison with the control group.

This study reminds us that there are many factors in our lifestyle that can alter the important elements of our sleep cycles. The authors encourage that one should avoid using a cell phone directly before going to sleep and that the phone should not be kept directly at the bedside.

If you have any further questions about the quality of your sleep, please do not hesitate to give us a call at 561-705-5252. We will arrange an appointment to insure that you are getting a good night’s sleep.

Kenneth A. Mogell, D.M.D.