Electronic Devices Keep You Up at Night

Question

Electronic devices produce blue light. Blue light is short-wavelength enriched light that has been proven to slow the production of your natural melatonin release. Blue light can also affect the quality of sleep you are getting. Children are most affected by the lack of sleep from blue light, because their brains are still developing.

I found this when researching issues that can affect sleep. I found numerous other articles that also supported this claim. This article was written by Danielle pacheco and medically approved by Kimberly trong.

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This is a true claim as there have been many studies, and surveys that indicated, using electronics before bed impacts your total sleep duration and overall health. Many scientists and doctors have approved of these claims as well.

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This article explores the effects  of blue light on sleep. Acording to a CDC archive, "exposure to blue light (and white light, which contains blue light) during the sensitive period can make it difficult for you to fall asleep and stay asleep." since most electronic devices emit blue light the claim that Electronic Devices Keep You Up at Night can be deemed true.

https://archive.cdc.gov/#/detailsq=color%20of%20light&start=0&rows=10&url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/emres/longhourstraining/color.html

Answer 1

This is shown to be true. Multiple reputable sources, most with .org domains, have said this is true. The blue light from screens can decrease your body's natural melatonin production. This is why it is recommended to turn off devices about 45 minutes before you go to sleep. Many doctors have backed this claim. 

Are Electronic Devices Impacting Your Sleep? | UCLA Health

3 Reasons to Ditch Your Phone Before Bed (clevelandclinic.org)

Answer 2

The article claims that “Electronic devices keep you up all night” while this article talks about the waves and blue light that electronic devices produce, it doesn't give any proof of a research conducted by any source. Through my research I found a study conducted at a Vietnamese university where they found that smartphones are the most used devices among the students in the Vietnamese university and that the “Ed usage within 2 hours before bed time was associated with poor sleep quality” (“Electronic Device Use before Bedtime and Sleep Quality among University Students”). This proves the claim of the article, as I looked at this study I also found many more studies related to Ed usage having a strong connection with poor sleep.