When walking around a high school or anywhere in general, phones can be seen everywhere. Whether they are in people’s pockets, in their hands, or if they are simply used for listening to music, phones have become very integrated into society. Many people go on their phones for hours without a second thought, but can this affect their sleep?
Intermountianhealthcare.org states, “The blue light emitted by your cell phone screen restrains the production of melatonin, the hormone that controls your sleep-wake cycle. This makes it even more difficult to fall asleep and wake up the next day,” they said.
Phones make sleep harder to achieve and make it harder to wake up. This is the reason why people want to go to bed at a late time and wake up late.
According to lemonade.com, “Countless studies have shown that phone activity causes the release of dopamine in our brains, making us feel aroused, motivated, and happy.”
Dopamine is released when you find something exciting and fun. This is what phones do. They can make people want to stay on their phones for longer and longer periods, not to mention that this can expose people to more blue light from their phones, making them stay up longer.
“When I am on my phone for a long time, I tend to find that I sleep worse,” said freshman Macy Green.
The blue light on phones can affect lots of people’s sleep. This can then affect grades, as being tired throughout the school day can cause attention- and health-related problems. High phone usage affects the grades of many adolescents.
People should limit their phone time to two hours daily to get the best sleep possible. It isn’t always easy to stay off a phone for that long, so it is important to try to limit oneself to at most an hour on a phone per day to get better sleep.