Source: Fox News
Summary
Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist, says that phone use at night is the biggest culprit for poor sleep quality. According to her, about 90% of Americans use their phones in bed, which disrupts sleep due to blue light exposure and stimulating content. To counteract this, Troxel recommends setting a boundary by keeping the phone at arm’s distance and not using it in bed.
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The advice sounds familiar.
Phone use at night has been a repeated concern in sleep studies. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has also warned about the negative effects of blue light on sleep. Dr. Troxel’s recommendation to create “behavioral friction” by keeping the phone at a distance is a reiteration of previous guidelines. The guideline to avoid screens before bed has been around for years. It’s a reminder that our phones are still a major sleep disruptor.
Author: Evan Null
