Technology And Sleep Deprivation

Kids in schools play on computers too much. They are all focused on playing that they don’t focus enough on their work. Now children have shorter attention spans than they used to. Technology distracts us from meaningful moments with other people. And people are addicted to technology and it is getting worse. Technology has had a permanent effect on everyone's lives.

According to Kennedy, we blame technology for ruining our sleep. She says that we believe that phones and laptops will scramble our sleep, even though the internet is becoming the place for insomniacs to gather together and figure out what works, and to share insights and help on another. She says now many health professions recommend that we banish all digital devices from our bedrooms. Telling us that people like her who suffer from this disease are to stay from technology or eat healthy when none of that really is any type of solution. She is trying to say that she found something that can help many others in her same situation. She says that when we’re wandering in the wilderness of thought, sometimes we just need to feel that someone,

Many do not believe that we have a technology problem in today’s society. But, ninety-five percent of people use technology an hour before they go to sleep (How Technology Affects Sleep). This is an alarming amount of people who use technology before they go to sleep. You do not have to be looking directly at the technology to trigger the pineal gland to stop releasing melatonin (Kim). Many also believe that lack of sleep due to technology does not affect how they do their daily jobs. Seventy-five percent of those over 30 that reported not getting enough sleep said that when they were tired that their sleepiness effected their daily work (Tarkan). For a school age kid ten hours of sleep is needed. Teenagers also need about nine to ten

One big problem with modern day technology, is that it is affecting our sleep. Most of us technophile teens are used to falling to sleep with TV’s light flickering a show to soothe us into sleep. Others might end the day by scrolling their social media’s news feed until their eyes begin to feel heavy. For example, a recent poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that 95% of people use some type of computer, video game, or cell phone at least a few nights a week within the hour before bed (www.sleepfoundation.org). Unfortunately, those night time rituals are most likely messing with their sleep patterns. Neuroscientists presume the glowing lights emitted by TV, smartphone and laptop screens mess with your body's sleep-inducing hormones

Over the course of 3 weeks, I discovered that technology leads to the consequences of multitasking and the bad sleep habits contributing to sleep deprivation. The amount of sleep hours I get every night is important in order for my body to function at its best. To find out if I was getting adequate sleep , I created a sleep log and a golden chart which allowed me to observe my sleep patterns. It turns out I got an average sleep time of 9-10 hours, which is good, considering the recommended amount of sleep time is 9.25 hours. From what I learned from the unit and personal perspective, technology creates consequences due to multi-tasking and lowers the amount of sleep I get everyday.

We all know technology is a good thing, right? Or is it? We can all come up with reasons why technology is helpful or appropriate like we can for a particular medicine. And while some drugs are really great to cure or prevent a disease, sometimes the side effects outweigh any possible benefit. The same is true with technology. Some common negative side effects of technology are kids playing on their phones instead of going outside to play or young people not interacting face-to-face as much as they used to. Parenting is an area that has suffered since the rise in technology, specifically with phone use.

Our lives have been slowly taken over by technology and the media. Technology and media have become more common and accessible which cause humans to spend more time on their phones and laptops rather than sleeping . Media consumption is starting to affect people’s abilities to pay attention. The constant stream of stimuli computers and cellphones offer poses new challenges for young people to focus and learn. The increasing role of media has also caused a rapid shift from deep attention to hyper attention which has become a norm in the this generation of young people. This negatively influenced students’ abilities to focus and pay attention. However, media can also shift someone’s attention away from one’s troubled life and offers escape

Today, most research done on technology’s effect on sleep has been focused on how technology makes sleeping more difficult. Technology can become a distraction and keep your brain active as a result of using it before going to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation even discovered through a poll that “nine of 10 Americans reported

The objective of this study is to conclude if there is a correlation between ADHD symptoms, depression, sleep deprivation and the use of technology. The participants in this study will be 200 male and female third, fourth and fifth grade students from all socioeconomic levels. These students will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) the majority of classroom assignments completed using technology 2) technology is not used to complete schoolwork. Data will be collected from parents and teachers using three different surveys. They are: the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale and the Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as used in the study by Yen et al. (2007) along with a sleep monitoring

The scientific paper suggests that technology use is responsible for poor sleep. This seems to make sense because the advancement of screen technologies is recent, and the widespread inability to sleep is also recent. People today appear to spend more time on a screen device than ever before, and the effects on their sleep are becoming apparent. The consequences of sleep deprivation that I once thought were minor and temporary can actually cause anything from being irritable to failing a course or getting fired from a job. The scientific paper claims the consequences of getting little sleep as “scary and severe”, a description that made me rethink the importance of sleep. In addition, the scientific paper suggests that computers, which includes laptops, desktops, and tablets, are the technology that can cause the most severe sleep problems. I personally use my computer a lot,

With the growing popularity of electronics people are receiving less and less sleep. 95% of Americans use electronics before bed (“Dotinga”).A vast majority of those Americans are children between the ages of 13 and 18. This is detrimental to their health and education. 52% of all American teenagers suffer from a case of Insomnia, commonly known as sleep deprivation. Insomnia occurs when someone receives less than the required amount of sleep needed for the day. More than half of teenagers who use electronics find it hard to focus in class and often find themselves dosing off (“Bradford”).Insomnia can result in health problems as well, such as depression, strokes, A.D.D, and heart

There exists a reasonably sized collection of studies that examine the relationship between technology consumption and sleep deprivation. In this technology driven Information Age many researchers believe it is important to determine the affect of such electronic devices on the population’s health and day-to-day life. While measuring scales and values differ among articles, there is an agreement among researchers that in bed technology use is positively associated with Insomnia. The relationship has been assessed through examination of morningness/eveningness, chronotype, daytime sleepiness and other determinates of sleep deprivation.

Imagine walking at a park on a nice sunny day with some kids and asking them to go play, five minutes later.. looking up, all their is a empty park because all of them have a technology in their hands and seeing how they are just tapping into those screens nonstop? That is what is happening today in society. Online and real life situations, adolescents behaviors are changing everyday because of these technology uses. The behaviors that the adolescent shows has changed rapidly as technology starts to become very high tech. Their behaviors are showing increasing numbers of cyber bullying, not being very active with other children's, or not going outdoors and more causes. Because of this, if children's behavior with technology is not monitored, it could lead to serious and dangerous consequences.

Technology has become an intricate part of society, the implementation of human knowledge into man made machines has lead to gargantuan leaps and bounds in human development in all areas of life. Furthermore, the advancement of technology has had a climactic effect on humans as a species, more so those of adolescence or teenage age group. Teens are notoriously known for their love of technology ranging from cellphones to laptops. Teens use technology for various beneficial purposes such as homework and research papers. While the benefits of technology are evident and present in teenage life, it has proven to have negative side effects. This is stated by (Scikits ) “ Technology can help students with their studies. However, on the other overusing technology can be quite harmful in several ways”. This shows that technology is a double edged sword within the hands of teenagers.

The ever growing technology that humans use as a part of their modern day life is a disputable issue. Some individuals believe that the contribution of technology has made a positive impact on present-day life and improves the quality of life for people. Others see that the contribution of technology has negatively impacted modern life and that technology is a power that has gotten out of human control. In today’s world it seems that kids are born with technology in their blood. From the time kids are born they begin to use and depend on technology. Technology is beginning to dominate school classrooms. It is taking over people’s social relationships with their family, friends, and partners. All of the different elements of technology are really taking a toll on children 's, as well as adult’s, mental health and the function of their brains. A small amount of technology use for legitimate reasons is healthy, but it is easy to overdo it. “The average American spends about 10 hours and 45 minutes plugged in per day” (Dodgen-Magee) An individual 's overuse and/or overdependence on technology is damaging to individuals, families, and societies.