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eWellness: Suggestions to prevent and treat mobile phone addictions

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Dr KK Aggarwal    24 September 2017

  • Facebook holidays: Take a full one week Facebook holiday if one is suspected to have social media addiction.
  • Electronic curfew: Everybody should have 30 minutes of electronic curfew before they sleep. (Electronic curfew means not using mobile phones and other mobile devices for 30 minutes before sleep).
  • Use mobile only when mobile.
  • Limit mobile talk time to less than 2 hours a day
  • Once the battery is discharged, call it a day for mobile use.
  • Follow the formula of 20-20-20 to prevent dry eyes: Every 20 mins, focus the eyes on an object 20 feet (6 meters) away for 20 seconds or close the eyes for 20 seconds, at least every half hour.
  • To prevent computer vision syndrome, spend less than 3 hours on a computer.
  • Using other fingers to press buttons on handheld device can prevent BlackBerry thumb.

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