Three syndromes: low-headed people and addicts.

3C products are the product of human wisdom, aiming at improving the quality of life, and it is also a fashion behavior. However, while pursuing fashion and enriching life, we should also integrate ourselves into our own time and not indulge too much, so that we can truly enjoy civilization.

Text/Lin Kun

After the advent of 3C products such as smart phones and iPad, they have become indispensable tools in modern life. When waiting for the bus, taking the MRT, or even walking, there are many people who can't live without it and always slip. Technology has brought more convenience, but if it is overused, it may do harm to body and mind. If you are a standard "low-headed family", you should be careful that the disease will come to you.

1, systemic acid? Pain? dead

Lin Zhiyuan, a doctor at the South Hospital Joint Clinic affiliated to Chimei Medical Center, said that if you use 3C products for a long time without proper rest, your health may go wrong from top to bottom. Common diseases are as follows:

◎ Cervical disc herniation: The symptom is neck pain, which sometimes extends to the hands, making you feel numb and painful. If the upper limb muscles are weak, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible, because it is possible that the cervical nerve is compressed. This disease is caused by excessive head and neck load and poor neck posture. It usually happens to people over 40. Nowadays, because of the increasing number of low-headed people, there are young patients aged 20-30 in the outpatient department recently, and the age of seeking medical treatment has a downward trend. If the low-headed family has to use 3C products for a long time because of official business, it is recommended to remind themselves to use their brains to relieve themselves at any time.

◎ Lumbar disc herniation: It is more common in people with burdens, which is easy to induce them to sit for a long time or stand for a long time. For example, most working parents spend their time sitting in chairs and using computers. Because of long-term bad posture, it will compress the lumbar nerve and cause low back pain. If it extends to the lower limbs, it may cause pain, numbness and weakness in the feet, and even problems in walking. If the symptoms are mild, you can take medication or recover. If it has affected walking, surgery may be needed.

Lin Zhiyuan reminded sedentary people to be careful as long as they often feel back pain, even extending to their lower limbs. It is suggested to take a rest every 20 ~ 30 minutes and do stretching exercises, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases.

◎ Stenotic synovitis: Known as "mother's hand", it used to mean that the mother did too many things and had to take care of the children, which led to inflammation of the thumb tendon. The symptom is that when holding a fist or turning something, the junction between thumb and wrist will be painful and uncomfortable, and in severe cases it will be tight and swollen. Now, of course, it's not just mothers, but all ethnic groups, especially the low-headed people who slide their mobile phones.

◎ Carpal tunnel syndrome: When the symptoms are severe, there will be muscle atrophy and limited hand movement. This disease usually happens to people who repeat wrist movements, such as carpenters, typists, mechanics and so on. Low-headed people may get sick by repeatedly sliding the screen with their hands for a long time.

2. Early report of eye diseases in the elderly.

Besides backache, the harm of 3C products to eyes can not be ignored. Monday, the attending ophthalmologist of MacKay Memorial Hospital, said that cataracts, presbyopia and other eye diseases were found in outpatient clinics, and there was a significant downward trend in age groups. Recently, a patient, a young computer engineer in his thirties, suffered from early-onset cataract due to long-term computer use, and his myopia increased rapidly, and one of his eyes even increased by 1000 degrees. Finally, he had to undergo surgery to improve his eyesight.

Cataract patients' eyes are blurred, just like the camera lens will fog after a long time. Some patients mistakenly believe that myopia is getting worse. In fact, the average adult's myopia is unlikely to increase. If there is a sudden and sharp increase, for example, from 300 degrees to 1000 degrees, and the glasses are still not corrected, it is suspected to be a cataract. If you can see a doctor earlier, you can use anti-free radical eye drops or take antioxidants (such as vitamin C) to delay the deterioration of cataract.

Cataracts usually occur in middle-aged and elderly people, and medical insurance stipulates that surgical patients can only pay if they are over 55 years old. Recently, it has been found in clinic that cataracts are younger, and these young patients must apply for surgical subsidies in a special way.

Presbyopia is reported in advance, often because of long-term use of 3C products. Presbyopia is due to the gradual deterioration of the regulatory function of the eyeball lens with age. In the past, the average age of 40 ~ 45 years old began to appear, but now it is getting earlier and earlier, and even the eyes of 30 ~ 40 years old began to degenerate.

Due to the widespread use of 3C products, dry eye syndrome used to mainly occur in women, but now it is becoming more and more common in men. The cause of dry eye syndrome is that the eyes are dry, blurred and tired due to watching the screen for a long time and not blinking enough times. The blink frequency of normal people is about 10 ~ 15 times per minute, while the blink frequency of computer people is less than that of normal people, so in the case of insufficient tears, the cornea suffers from dry eye.

Excessive use of eyes can easily aggravate myopia. Children's vision development period is mainly 4-9 years old. At this stage, special attention should be paid. If you have to go to school during the day, you have to stay up late to play video games and read Facebook at night, and myopia is hard to get worse. If children want to use the computer, it is recommended to rest their eyes every 30 to 45 minutes. If children have poor self-control, they should be banned.

3. I can't get online, so I'm in a hurry

If suddenly one day, all the 3C products in your life disappear, will you feel that everything is wrong and even feel anxious? Lin Zhiyuan said that when I found that the time spent online every day had exceeded my own setting, I wanted to stop but I couldn't stop, which affected my life, sleep, work performance and social interaction. Or when you are not online, you will feel uneasy and anxious, even serious to depression and insomnia. You should seek help from a psychiatrist. Cognitive behavioral therapy may be adopted at the beginning, and medication will be used when it is serious.

Because "addiction" is a psychotic rational behavior, it is related to dopamine in the brain. Some people are addicted to dopamine because of its strong reaction in the brain, which leads to strong curiosity. So these people are naturally addicted and curious about the information on the Internet. With their interest in this information, they like surfing the Internet more and more.

It is normal that ordinary low-headed people play some simple customs clearance games to pass the time just because they are bored, and they are not addicted. The most terrible thing is to fight online in groups, and many young people often indulge in internet cafes for this reason. Relatives and friends should pay more attention. If you really can't live without the internet, and it affects your daily life, you don't even eat or sleep, your work performance and interpersonal relationship are getting worse and worse, and you can't change your habits. You should seek the help of experts. In addition, if you repeatedly check your mobile phone without purpose all day and can't restrain yourself from stopping your behavior, you should also be vigilant.

If you want to get rid of the life dominated by 3C products and prevent your life from being affected, I suggest you first set a principle, stipulate how much time you can only surf the Internet in a day, work and relax regularly, chat with your family more, and arrange trips to enhance your feelings, so that you will not be addicted to the online world easily, nor will you surf the Internet outside the planned time to increase your chances of surfing the Internet.

3C products are the product of human wisdom, aiming at improving the quality of life, and it is also a fashion behavior. However, while pursuing fashion and enriching life, we should also integrate ourselves into our own time and not indulge too much, so that we can truly enjoy civilization.

How to protect the window of the soul?

People who have to use 3C products for a long time for official business should have their eyes fully rested as long as they feel tired, red eyes, afraid of light, prone to tears, dryness, headache, dizziness and blurred vision. If there is no improvement, they must consult an ophthalmologist. The following are vision care's methods, which usually help their eyes:

◎ Light, habit, time and distance: Sufficient light, good use habits, don't let your eyes close to the screen, and let your eyes have a rest every once in a while. Adults should rest for 5 ~ 10 minutes every 45 minutes; For children, it should not exceed 1 hour every day, and it is best to use it in stages, each time 10 minute.

Overlooking the green scenery: the so-called distance is more than 6 meters, and sedentary computer families should exercise moderately and see more green scenery in the distance.

◎ Don't be too bright on the screen.

Do eye movements frequently: blink or do eye movements up and down. Don't keep staring at the screen.

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