6 ways your phone is hurting your health, happiness
Average Americans spends 3 hours a day on phone
Research suggests that your phone could be doing more harm than good, according to Time Magazine and RealSimple.com.
More than 1.8 million smartphones are sold daily and the average American spends well over three hours a day on the phone.
1. Texting destroys your posture.
"Text neck" is a real condition, and it's not pretty. Peering down at your phone while you text, read, or surf the web puts an unnecessary strain on your spine.
2. Your phone could be making you sick.
If your phone is basically your fifth limb, even those who wash their hands regularly could be carrying around a lot more germs than they think.
3. Those earbuds might be damaging your hearing.
Turn down the volume. Thirty-five percent of adults and almost 60 percent of teenagers listen to personal music devices at loud volumes.
4. Texting affects your balance.
You should never text and drive, and you shouldn't text and walk either. Cell phone and walking-related emergency room visits are on the rise.
5. Cell phones can hurt relationships.
Brigham Young University researchers found that texting to apologize or resolve conflicts resulted in a lower relationship quality for women. And receiving too many texts left men with a lower relationship quality.
6. You probably lose sleep over your phone. Almost 75 percent of 18-to-44-year-olds sleep with their phones only an arm's reach away. Unfortunately, the blue light emitted from electronics, like laptops and cell phones, can have a terrible effect on our sleep.
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iPhone users are usually using an app or are on Facebook while on the throne.
Research suggests that your phone could be doing more harm than good, according to Time Magazine and RealSimple.com.
More than 1.8 million smartphones are sold daily and the average American spends well over three hours a day on the phone.
1. Texting destroys your posture.
"Text neck" is a real condition, and it's not pretty. Peering down at your phone while you text, read, or surf the web puts an unnecessary strain on your spine.
2. Your phone could be making you sick.
If your phone is basically your fifth limb, even those who wash their hands regularly could be carrying around a lot more germs than they think.
3. Those earbuds might be damaging your hearing.
Turn down the volume. Thirty-five percent of adults and almost 60 percent of teenagers listen to personal music devices at loud volumes.
4. Texting affects your balance.
You should never text and drive, and you shouldn't text and walk either. Cell phone and walking-related emergency room visits are on the rise.
5. Cell phones can hurt relationships.
Brigham Young University researchers found that texting to apologize or resolve conflicts resulted in a lower relationship quality for women. And receiving too many texts left men with a lower relationship quality.
6. You probably lose sleep over your phone.
Almost 75 percent of 18-to-44-year-olds sleep with their phones only an arm's reach away. Unfortunately, the blue light emitted from electronics, like laptops and cell phones, can have a terrible effect on our sleep.
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