#84 - Sleep and Smart Phones: No One’s Answering

The research on sleep and cell phone use is negative and there is an overwhelming amount of it. The negative impacts on sleep affect all age groups and demographics. While the impact on mood, memory, and attention is clearly sizable, the impact on sleep exists independently from these effects.  In this episode we will:Examine the effects of cell phone use in three populations: adults, college-age students, and adolescents/school-aged childrenDetermine the scope of cell phone use at bedtime and beyondMeasure the impact phone use has on sleep, including sleep onset, sleep quality, and sleep amountList the features of phone use at night that may explain the detrimental effectsReview the impact curtailing cell phone use at night can have one sleepProduced by: Maeve WinterMusic by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reservedMoreTwitter: @drchriswinterIG: @drchriwinterThreads: @drchriswinterBluesky: @drchriswinterThe Sleep Solution and The Rested ChildThanks for listening and sleep well!