The Dhaka Times Desk Recent research suggests that falling asleep while watching TV or binge watching is not good for the body at all.
Addiction to television among the younger generation is also not a new phenomenon. However, a large part of the society has become involved in a strange addiction while staying at home during the epidemic. In the vernacular, however, it is called 'binge watching'. What can be called in straight Bengali, is to watch TV series continuously or to watch it.
A recent study says that this binge watching is not good for the body at all. It is often heard that if you don't watch your favorite series, you can't sleep at night. Again, the elderly tend to keep the television on all day as they don't like being alone at home.
Recently, the results of a study at the Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago came to light. More than 550 volunteers participated in the study. All of them are aged 63 to 84. They are asked to sleep by watching series on TV or laptop at night. If you sleep with the TV or laptop running, naturally scattered blue rays come into your eyes. This increases their chances of developing diabetes. Along with that, the body weight has also increased.
According to scientists, the amount of melatonin hormone production in the body can also decrease when exposed to the blue light of TV or laptop. It is this hormone that actually helps you sleep. Tells the body that it is time to rest. Because of this, when the production of this hormone decreases, sleep disturbances occur naturally. In the future, problems like eye discomfort, reluctance to work or mental fluctuations, and even increased blood pressure may occur.
Also, sitting in a dark room, watching a scary movie alone at night before going to sleep can stay in the subconscious. It is not unusual to dream about it in sleep. The sound of the television can be heard even in sleep. That is why there is absolutely no uninterrupted sleep. Long-term lack of sleep can cause various problems. Source: Anandabazar Patrika Online.
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How to prevent dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).
Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.
1. Common dengue fever
2. Dengue fever with bleeding.
In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-
1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.
2. Severe headache.
3. Pain behind the eyes.
4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.
5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.
6. Nausea or vomiting.
7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.
In case of dengue fever with bleeding:
1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.
2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.
If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.
On the other hand
Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.
Things to do to prevent Dengue:
1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.
2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.
3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.
4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.
5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.
6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.
7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.
8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org
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