It is dangerous to have such symptoms when playing with mobile phone

In the past few years, Internet addiction was only a phenomenon among teenagers, but now, "mobile phone addiction" is almost universal, and everyone, young and old, is crazy about mobile phones. From Weibo addiction and WeChat addiction to the hottest mobile games nowadays, many people have developed "mobile phone hand", decreased vision, auditory hallucinations and obsessive-compulsive disorder due to playing with their mobile phones. How to get rid of various mobile phone diseases? Let’s listen to the doctor’s advice.

Mobile phone disease, "mobile phone hand", medical name: tenosynovitis

Reminder: The best way to prevent tenosynovitis is to take more rest during exercise.

A few years ago, hands suffering from tenosynovitis were figuratively called "keyboard hands", but now they are called "mobile phone hands".

Due to the frequent movement and excessive friction of the tendon in a short period of time, the tendon sheath tissue will have an inflammatory reaction, causing local pain. In the past, patients with tenosynovitis were mostly elderly people, middle-aged women and postpartum women, but now there are more and more young people. Generally speaking, for mild tenosynovitis, it is usually recommended to let the hands rest more and apply hot compresses, which will relieve the symptoms; for patients with moderate to severe tenosynovitis, the use of sealing methods in treatment will achieve better results. If the condition is more severe, surgery may be needed. In recent years, there are still many patients with severe tenosynovitis. At present, the author often encounters patients with tenosynovitis who need surgery.

Playing games on a smartphone is not only a technical job, but also a "physical job". There was a pastry chef who suffered from tenosynovitis due to kneading dough all day long. Using a mobile phone for a long time requires the fingers to constantly slide back and forth on the screen, which puts the labor intensity on the fingers no less than knitting a sweater or kneading dough. Because the wear and tear on the tendon is a cumulative process, tenosynovitis will not occur after just one day of gaming. If you take a break in the middle, it will reduce the chance of developing tendonitis - "cell phone hand".

Eye diseases caused by mobile phone use, medical names: glaucoma, dry eye syndrome

Reminder: People over 40 and those with farsightedness should avoid using their mobile phones in the dark.

Will playing with mobile phone in the dark for a long time lead to glaucoma? According to ophthalmologists, primary glaucoma is divided into two types, namely primary open-angle glaucoma and primary angle-closure glaucoma.

The glaucoma caused by playing with mobile phones currently reported online is mainly primary angle-closure glaucoma. An important anatomical basis for the occurrence of angle-closure glaucoma is a shallow anterior chamber and a narrow angle. When encountering some inducing factors, such as in dim light conditions, dilated pupils, or lowering the head and using the eyes to adjust, the peripheral anterior chamber may become further shallower, crowded, and cause angle closure, thereby leading to obstruction of the aqueous humor circulation in the eye and acute or chronic increase in intraocular pressure.

The chance of developing this type of angle-closure glaucoma is about 1x25 in people over 40 years old, and about 10x25 of these people have shallow anterior chambers and narrow angles. Ophthalmologists remind us that this type of glaucoma usually has obvious symptoms, such as red eyes, eye pain, decreased vision, and even headaches, nausea, vomiting, etc. If you seek medical attention in time, your vision can still be saved. However, some patients may first experience headaches, nausea, and vomiting, and going to the gastroenterology or neurology department may easily delay the disease.

Ophthalmologists recommend that middle-aged and elderly people over 40 should try to avoid staying in a dark room for a long time or reading at close range for a long time. Given that the probability of angle-closure glaucoma in the Chinese population over 40 is 5 to 10 times higher than that in Westerners, in places where conditions permit, they should take the initiative to undergo a more detailed ophthalmic examination regularly or at least once to understand whether there are any risk factors for angle-closure glaucoma and prevent it early.

In addition, prolonged use of mobile phones, like prolonged use of computers, may also cause symptoms such as dry and uncomfortable eyes, and even fluctuating vision loss, the so-called "video terminal syndrome."

It is important to note that many people now look at their mobile phones while walking or driving. The unsafe consequences of these behaviors are more serious than decreased vision, because these behaviors can greatly distract attention, leading to more serious falls and traffic accidents.

Psychological disorder of mobile phone disease, medical name: impulse control disorder

Reminder: Isolate from a technical and psychological perspective

From computer addicts in the past to mobile phone addicts today, the user groups have changed greatly. Originally, they were mostly teenagers, but now, people aged 30 to 50 are the "main force" of mobile phone addicts.

Now in the hospital's psychological clinic, more and more people come to seek psychological help because of mobile phone addiction. A few days ago, I met a middle-aged man who was addicted to WeChat. He was a company manager. He said that he couldn't control himself from checking and sending WeChat messages at work. Sometimes he even posted things on WeChat that shouldn't be discussed in the company. Once, when he was driving, he couldn't help but take out his mobile phone to check the WeChat screen. As a result, he ran into a traffic policeman. In a hurry, he accidentally dropped the phone, so the traffic policeman didn't notice it.

It turns out that these people are relatively rational and can control their children from playing games, so why can't they control themselves? It turns out that this "WeChat addiction" is actually an "impulse control disorder."

Another one is some of the mobile games that have been very popular recently. Since the addition of ranking items among friends has made many people work day and night to compete with friends. In fact, this game has existed for more than ten years, but the introduction of the "competition" element now caters to people's demand for competition. First of all, some people do it out of curiosity. Just like the "stealing vegetables" game in the early years, it is now gradually fading from people's sight. However, if playing games has affected your life, work, or even health, then it is a pathological behavior and adjustments need to be made in a timely manner. It can be isolated from both technical and psychological aspects.

On the technical level, take the initiative to turn off the mobile network and data, adjust the usage functions of the mobile phone, or even replace it with a regular mobile phone; on the psychological level, when you are having fun, you might as well use a rubber band to hit your hand as a small punishment for yourself.