Sleep Specialists Urge Keeping Smartphones Out of Bedrooms After 1-Month Trial Improved Sleep
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 8
Sleep Specialists Urge Keeping Smartphones Out of Bedrooms After 1-Month Trial Improved Sleep
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 8
Summary
A monthlong randomized trial found limiting phone use before bed improved sleep duration, next-day mood and working memory, reinforcing specialists’ advice to keep smartphones out of bedrooms.
Sleep clinicians said even silent phones can disrupt deeper sleep through screen light and notifications, affecting both overnight rest and morning alertness.
Experts recommended charging phones outside the bedroom and using a separate or light-based alarm instead of keeping a handset by the bed.
Natural morning light was also cited as a way to support circadian rhythms, placing the phone-free bedroom advice within broader sleep-hygiene guidance.