Screen Time and Melatonin: The Hidden Connection

[Anushree_Poojari2025]

Ever wondered why you fall asleep late or your sleep feels disturbed after long hours on screens. If yes, then this is not just due to eye strain but the main cause is obstruction of the hormone melatonin

What is Melatonin?

Melatonin often called the sleep hormone is produced by the pineal gland in the brain. Its work is to tell your body when its time to rest. By regulating the sleep-wake cycle, melatonin ensures that darkness signals sleep and daylight signals wakefulness .

How Screen Time Interfere with Melatonin

Blue lights from screens like mobile, laptop, television tricks brain that it is still daytime. Due to this, release of melatonin is delayed, making it difficult to fall asleep.

Results of Delayed Release of Melatonin

· Fatigue during daytime

· Mental health issues

· Poor concentration

· Weakened immune system

How to Ensure Effective Melatonin Release

· Avoid using screens 1-2 hours before bed.

· Use night mode or blue-light filters on devices after sunset.

· Keep devices away from bed.

Screen time interfering with sleep is not just a saying but a proven scientific phenomenon.

What do you think, melatonin is solely affected by screen time or there are other reasons to it?

[Hansa_verma1-0]

Spending more time indoors leads to sensitivity to blue light that disturbs melatonin production.

[Ankita25]

Right, Sleep cycle is main thing which is affect on our work that’s why we feel tired lazy while working.

[Vaishali26]

As rightly said, using the screen before bedtime reduces sleep. adequate measure should be taken to avoid such events.

[rahimathnisha]

@Anushree_Poojari2025 yes what you said is absolutely right and it affects are daily life too .

[Pulipati_Harshitha]

Good post!

[Drjulietruby]

Yes it’s better to avoid using gadgets before bedtime.

[sawshweta23]

nowadays people circadium rhythm is just disturbed and people like to spend more time on their devices. Devices have become indispensable.

[Pm123]

Yes. Melatonin is affected by light. But others that affect Melatonin production are alcohol, nicotine, stress, intensive exercise, age, some foods like cherries, nuts etc.