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News: Mobile Use Before Bed Wrecks Your Sleep

2008_01_23 bang-olufsenphone.jpgCan you relate? Do you notice a difference in falling asleep if you were to use your cell phone before going to bed? While it is not as obvious as a skin rash, the results of the study run by universities in Sweden and the US show that there is a relationship.

This study and other related studies conducted previously show that exposure to 884 MHz wireless band delays and reduces sleep, but more specifically activates the brain to be more alert and focused making it difficult to unwind and fall asleep.

-via The Inquirer

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I talk to my bf for about an hour every night before falling asleep - we live 1700 miles apart and have very different schedules, that's the best time for us to catch up. But I've never noticed sleep problems from it. Of course, I'm in the middle of finishing up my PhD and I work a very active job as well, so maybe there's nothing in the world that could _keep_ me from sleep. These days, I rarely even remember lying down.

posted by qatet on 2008-01-23 14:23:47
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