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Neck
An adult human head weighs 5 kg, but as the
neck bends forward and down, the weight on the cervical spine increases. At a
15-degree angle, this is about 12 kg; at 60 degrees, it's 27 kg. As we hunch
over our smartphones, texting and checking social media, we are putting an
incredible amount of stress on our spines.
Hearing
Loss
Many of us are likely to have diminished
hearing at younger ages. The widespread use of portable music devices is making
early hearing loss quite an epidemic. A 2006 US study found that among users of
such devices, 35% of adults and up to 59% of teenagers reported listening at
loud volumes. Most people don't know that hearing damage is cumulative and
irreversible.
Brain
Scramble
Always-on people spend their days at a
computer and their nights checking phones.According to a recent study, this
robs us of the ability to recharge in off hours. Productiv ity and mental
health are both diminished.
Constant multitasking reduces the ability to
concentrate for sustained periods of time.
Computer
Vision Syndrome
Sitting in front of a computer screen or
peering into a smartphone day after day can cause pain and discomfort to the
eyes, blurred vision and headaches. The good news is doctors seem to agree that
Computer Vision Syndrome doesn't cause permanent eye damage.
Computer
Face
Cosmetic surgeons are reporting that users
are developing “computer face,“ a combination of permanent frown lines,
wrinkles around the eyes from squinting, jowls and double chins from looking
down for long periods of time.
Source | Times of India | 30 August 2015
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