Smartphone usage may worsen headache, finds study
Smartphone users took an average of eight pain killers per month compared to five pills per month for non-users, delineating that smartphone use may have been cause of headache.;
New Delhi: With the advancement in technology, the use of smartphones is provoking adverse health issues among the people, associated with an increase in the requirement of acute medication and less relief with acute medication.
"The root of the problem is not yet clear. Is it a user's neck position? Or the phone's lighting? Or eye strain? Or the stress of being connected at all times? Answers will likely emerge in upcoming years and eventually guide strategies for more sustainable use of the devices," said by Heidi Moawad, member of the American Academy of Neurology.
"Features such as hands-free settings, voice activation and audio functions could potentially hold the key to helping smartphone users benefit from their phones without exacerbating their headaches," Moawad added.
Dr.Deepti Vibha and her colleagues from AIIMS New Delhi conducted a cross-sectional hospital-based study to show the association of smartphone use with the occurrence of new-onset headache and/or increased severity of headaches in patients with primary headache.
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