Neurology: The relationship between cell phone use and headaches

Smartphone technology has been developing rapidly for nearly 20 years.
, the development of mobile phones for the common people's health education and management opened up a new way of application.
it's not hard to see that overuse of these devices also causes a lot of health problems.
, global smartphone ownership has increased from 239 million in 2015 to 445 million in 2020.
studies have shown that excessive use of mobile phones can lead to a range of health symptoms, such as headaches, impaired attention and memory, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, back pain, neck pain, and eye fatigue.
, headaches are the most common mobile phone-related complaint.
, according to the WHO report, globally, the current rate of adults with existing headache disorders (which have been seen at least once in the past year) is estimated to be about 50 percent.
half to three-quarters of the world's adults aged 18 to 65 have had headaches in the past year.
30 percent or more of these people reported migraines.
despite regional differences, headache disease is still a world problem.
is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting people of all ages, races, income levels and geographic regions.
headache is not only painful, but also incapaable.
a 2013 update of the Global Burden of Disease Study found that migraines alone were the sixth-largest cause of disability loss of life (YLD), with all headache disorders added up to the third-largest cause.
currently believes that the headache-related mechanisms associated with mobile phone use are mainly related to electromagnetic fields, eye and ear fatigue, neck posture, sleep reduction, mental stress and local heat effects.
a double-blind, blank controlled trial, the researchers found no evidence that the phone's electromagnetic field caused pain or discomfort to the head.
is there any correlation between primary headaches and smartphone use? If so, what are the specific mechanisms? To that end, a new study published in the journal Neurology provides the answer.
cross-sectional study was conducted in India between June 2017 and December 2018 to assess the relationship between smartphone use and the occurrence and/or severity of new headaches.
group divided primary headache patients into two groups: Smartphone Users (SUs) and Non-Smartphone Users (NSUs).
survey was conducted on the characteristics of headaches and the treatment they were taken.
the main purpose is to determine the association between the use of a smartphone and new headaches or increased severity.
secondary objective is to determine whether there are any differences in the need for acute drug treatment and whether there are other treatments or preventive treatments.
results included 400 patients, 194 of whom were NSUs and 206 were SUs.
, NSUs are older and have lower educational and socio-economic status than Sus.
in terms of headache, the characteristics of the two groups were similar, but the precursor rate of the SUs group was higher (NSUs: 15 (7.7 per cent) vs SUs: 36 (17.5 per cent) ;P =0.003).
, however, the SUs group had a higher proportion of analgesants (NSUs: 157 (80.9 per cent) vs SUs: 197 (95.6 per cent) ;P and 0.001), and the SUs group had poorer headache relief after medication.
think this is related to the increased use of drugs in the Sus group and the poor response to drug treatment.
, the use of smartphones is associated with increased demand for acute drug treatment and the mitigation efficiency of acute drug therapy.
further walking longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the study's findings.
: Pratik Uttarwar, et al. Smartphone use and primary headache:A cross-sectional hospital-based study. Neurol Clin Pract Dec 2020, 10 (6) 473-479; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.00000000000000816MedSci Original Source: MedSci Original Copyright Statement: All noted on this website Source: Met Medical Or "Source: MedSci Original" text, images and audio-visual materials, copyrights are owned by Metz Medicine, without authorization, no media, website or individual may reproduce, authorized to reproduce with the words "Source: Mets Medicine".
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