Speaking on the Morning Brief on Channels Television on Monday, Idiotype highlighted the dangers posed by mobile gadgets, ranging from disrupted sleep patterns to potential explosions caused by overheating lithium-ion batteries. Do not sleep with your gadget under your pillow. When you sleep with your devices under your pillow, it affects you. According to him, beyond the popular blue light emissions that interfere with the body’s circadian rhythm, an internal biological clock that regulates sleep-wake cycles and other physiological processes over 24 hours, influenced by light and other environmental cues, the physical presence of a mobile phone in the bedroom can reduce sleep quality, increase irritability, and in extreme cases, pose safety hazards. These gadgets disrupt our circadian rhythm. That’s how, when it’s dark, your body gets the signal to sleep. When you don’t get enough sleep, there are several things that even medical practitioners have said could result negatively for your body. Before mobile phones, we had alarm clocks. The alarm clock would only sound when the time is right,” he noted, adding that phones attract unnecessary distractions at night with pop-ups and vibrations. These electromagnetic devices being so close, actually affect the electrical signals in our brain,” he explained, urging frequent phone users to opt for wired or wireless earphones and keep phones away from their heads. For those living in tight spaces or unable to switch off their phones, Idiotype advised using airplane mode at night. If you cannot afford to switch it off, put it in airplane mode. No call will come in, no SMS, no notification, but your alarm will still go off
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025