A British study of 6,000 adults showed that 72 percent of them update or check their friends’ status on Facebook while in bed. And, 20 percent of those
surveyed admitting to stopping in the midst of lovemaking to check incoming text messages, says an UPI.com article.
The study also looked at how social networking is cutting into sleep time. People responding to the survey say they get on average six hours and 21
minutes of sleep each night, instead of the recommended eight hours.
"Adults don't realize what impact using computers, cellphones and other gadgets before falling asleep is having on their night's sleep,” says Michael
Hastings, an expert in sleep patterns and body clocks and a research scientist for the Medical Research Council at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of the
Cambridge University Hospitals. “Being exposed to bright light from computer and cellphone screens while in bed completely delays the brain and body's
ability to get to sleep."
Then there’s sleep-texting
Not only are people texting during sex, but some are texting in their sleep. Dr. Michael Summers, director of an Omaha, Neb. sleep disorder clinic told RadioIowa.com he thinks “sleep-texting is a lot more
common than you might think.”
Summers says, “The frequency of it really increases if you’re sleep-deprived.”
He says the first thing people need to do is to get more sleep. They also need to turn off electronics at a certain time.
The article says Summers cautions, “never get into bed with your cell phone. If you need it in your bedroom, put it out of reach.”
In the Iowa/Illinois Quad Cities, WQAD.com interviewed a paramedic,
Kandi Gay, who texts and talks on the phone during her sleep.
Gay says it might not be so simple for her to do without her phone when she goes to bed.
“I guess I've never tried it, but I've needed my phone for work if I get called in in the middle of the night for extra help or whatever,” she says.