Deadly dangers of having smartphone at your head while sleeping revealed

Neurologist Igor Orlov told Pravda.Ru why it is dangerous to put the phone next to the head while sleeping.

The doctor emphasized three things a smartphone owner should pay attention to.

First: the phone interferes with sleep due to different sounds and vibrations from incoming messages, thereby disrupting sleep. A person will constantly wake up because of these sounds and wake up unrested.

The second point, according to Orlov, is psychological: when a person knows that the phone is near him, his sleep automatically becomes shallow, because he is waiting for someone to call him, it prevents him from relaxing and resting properly.

And the third point, finally, relates directly to health, the doctor noted.

"There have been many studies about electromagnetic waves, and the phone is a source of electromagnetic waves, including the receiver, that is, at the time of the signal transmission their level increases significantly, and this affects the state, the functioning of our central nervous system, in particular the brain. There is, again, evidence that this increases the risk of brain tumor development. So, of course, at night the phone is not recommended to put especially close to the head, it is better to turn it off or put it in the so-called sleep mode, and stay away from it, " said the neurologist.

In conclusion, the doctor advised to put away the phone at least half an hour before sleep. 

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