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Apparently, and this could spell bad news for a lot of us out there, using a mobile before you go to sleep could stop you having a decent night’s sleep!
The study that generated these results also suggests that the radiation from them can cause headaches, insomnia, and confusion (yes, I know what you are thinking, what if I have those anyway…..!), and that REM (deep-phase sleep) can be affected.
The study was carried out by Sweden’s Karolinska Institute and Wayne State University in the US, and looked at about 70 people, including a control group – as any of you will know from school science classes, you have got to have a ‘control’ in order to be able to reference your results – although I always thought when we managed to set stuff on fire the results were pretty conclusive on their own!
Interestingly, about half the people in the study considered themselves ‘electrosensitive’ – I figured this meant they weren’t keen on music made with an Roland 808, but apparently not – it’s to do with getting headaches and ‘impaired cognitive function’ due to electrical radiation. Hmm.
Joking aside, the real question here is, does mobile usage have a discernable affect on your sleep, and general functioning? My take is that the study was only 70 people, not a number I would have considered to give a reliable result. I would have thought numbers in the 000′s or above would be needed, and also correlated against usage patterns. But given my track record in school chemistry classes, perhaps I better not comment!
[Via: bbc.co.uk]
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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