{"id":105794,"date":"2026-06-29T16:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marham.pk/healthhub\/?p=105794"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:27:14","slug":"screens-before-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marham.pk/healthhub\/screens-before-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Screens Before Bed: How Your Phone Is Stealing Your Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most Pakistani households wind down the same way every night: chai finished, lights dimmed, and then an hour or two of scrolling through Instagram, watching YouTube, or catching up on WhatsApp. It feels like relaxing. For your brain, it’s the opposite.<\/p>\n

Research published in JAMA Network Open in 2025 found that people who used screens before bed had a 33% higher rate of poor sleep quality compared to those who avoided them. A study on university students in Pakistan, published in the International Journal of Psychology (2024), found that smartphone use before bedtime, particularly for social media, was directly linked to delayed sleep onset, reduced total sleep time, and higher rates of insomnia. This isn’t a Western problem. It’s happening in Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad too.<\/p>\n

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The good news is that the fix is simpler than most people expect. You don’t need to give up your phone entirely. You just need to understand what’s actually happening when you stare at a screen at midnight, and then make a few targeted changes.<\/p>\n

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