Sleep has become a luxury because of our stressful daily lives. 237 million people suffer from insomnia worldwide. Insomnia is a sleep-related disorder in which people have trouble falling asleep.
How does screen exposure before sleep affect sleep quality?
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Initially, it was believed that blue light was responsible for poor sleep quality, because blue light is prevalent during daytime, so it sends our brain a signal to stay alert.
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But recent research has found that it’s not the color that is the culprit, but other factors.
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Brightness of the screen, distance from the screen, and the kind of content you engage with are some of the factors worth paying attention to.
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All these factors are responsible for delaying melatonin secretion from the brain, which is a hormone responsible for regulating sleep.
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So the brain stays alert and active depending on all of these factors and has difficulty falling asleep.
What can you do instead to limit screen exposure before sleep?
- Turning the bright light into dim and night friendly exposure.
- Choosing calm content to keep your brain relaxed instead of active.
- You can change your physical environment by changing overhead bright light into dim lights.
What are the other strategies you can use to maintain the screen exposure before sleep?
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