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Teen high cell phone use may affect sleep

BALTIMORE (UPI) -- Teens who use their cell phone excessively are more prone to disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue, Swedish researchers said.

Dr. Gaby Badre of Sahlgren's Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden, studied 21 healthy subjects ages 14 to 20, with regular working/studying hours and without sleep problems.

The subjects were broken up into two groups: a control group of three men and seven women and the experimental group of three men and eight women. The control group made less than five cell phone calls and/or sent five text messages a day, while the experimental group made more than 15 calls and/or sent 15 text messages a day. The subjects were then asked questions regarding their lifestyle and sleep habits.

The study found that those who did more cell phone calling and text messaging have increased restlessness with more careless lifestyles, more consumption of stimulating beverages, difficulty in falling asleep and disrupted sleep and more susceptibility to stress and fatigue. They behave more like larks than owls, suggesting a delayed biological clock, Badre said.

The findings were presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Baltimore.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 06/10/2008

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