Health Risk

Having visual electronics will decrease in social/emotional skills, decrease in peer interaction and increase disrespect of authority from children and teens who have electronics in their bedrooms.

The second reason, knows a thing or two about brain development, I knew that computer use does not tap into the normal brain development and brain stimulation needed to make our young people healthy and happy. Now we have plenty of research to back that up.

The effect of computer video games on the brain is a research area gaining popularity as the percentage of children and adults who play video games is on the rise. Some people believe violence in video games and in other media promotes violent behavior among viewers.

Once a researcher had the chance to observe the effects of video games first hand on two boys, ages eight and ten, when I babysat them earlier in the semester. They were playing the video game "Mario Cart," which is really not a very violent game; the object is to win a car race by coming in first while maneuvering through different courses. When the younger brother won, the older brother got up and started kicking him and yelling insults! Later on that day, the younger brother was playing another video game by himself and when he could not beat the level, he threw down the controller and screamed at the TV. Screen.

Eye strain and repetitive strain injury are two of the more well-known health risks associated with sitting in front of a computer for hours on end. However it now appears that people are also at risk from blood clots, similar to those experienced by long-haul air travellers.

A 32-year-old New Zealand man, who spent up to 12 hours every day on his computer, almost died after developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is a serious condition in which a blood clot forms within the deep vein system, often in the legs. It can become life-threatening if the clot travels to the lungs.


Because the risk of developing DVT is greatest in people subjected to prolonged sitting or immobilization, in recent years, the condition has been increasingly linked to long-haul air travel, even earning the nickname 'economy class syndrome'. 

However in the case of the New Zealand man, no other risk factors for DVT were found. The doctors concluded that he had developed the condition due to prolonged periods sitting in front of a computer, often going for hours without taking a break or even just standing up.

The doctors have warned of the 'potential burden' of this condition in view of the widespread use of computers in all facets of life.

They have dubbed it 'e-thrombosis'.


Health problems will arise when we are exposed to if we use computers too much:

• Sleep disorders – insomnia or often awakening during the nights. Cause is frequent use on PC or laptop right after you wake up. Resolution is pretty simple, don’t lay in bad working, just do something that doesn’t stimulate your brain too much.
• Headaches – often caused by improper environment surrounding computer use. Check your screen position, room lighting, chair, glasses.
• Back pain – caused by improper chair sitting position and prolonged absence of back muscles exercises
• Poor attention span – that very interesting. We are used to do multitasking, working with different programs at the same time and being concentrated on several points on the screen, when feedback is expected. When we are facing only one task, we get bored faster, we can’t concentrate enough on the singular task. Meetings, when you have to be focus on the discussion is a killer. There isn’t too much you can do to correct this, as your brain takes longer to learn another work pattern.