Texting Can Cause Problems!

Text messaging is one of the most popular communication methods in the world. Texting has become more popular than ever, and this trend will be increasing even more in the feature. Young people are more into texting and there must be some reasons for it. I ask some people around why you would prefer to text than call? And I got very similar answers. The main reason is because texting is cheaper than call, as different carriers such as Sprint and Version offer much affordable text plan rather than call plans. Another reason that people prefer to text is that not everyone can pick up their phones all the time. For instance, people who are busy with their work they may not be able to answer the phone calls during working hours, but they can check their massages whenever they get chance.

           These days cellphone’s companies come up with free way of texting, For example, IMessage for IPhone. This even encourages people to text even more than past, which leads to some problems. Small text and bright screens can strain mobile phone users’ eyes. Since cellphones are designed to reed at close range, user eyes must constantly focus to the screen but people usually read some parts of the text and go off the screen and come back to read the rest which is harmful for human vision. According to Business News Daily, Americans spend 23 hours per week using their phones for texting. As these numbers arise, we should expect more people to have eyestrain. Symptoms of eyestrain include eye redness or irritation, dry eyes, blurred vision, back pain, neck pain, and headaches.

           There are some ways to prevent eyestrain.  First you can enlarge the font of the messages. Second, you should give your eyes a short break time. When you are texting for a long time, it is good to have a break that you can close your eyes and move your eyes from side to other side. Researches show that even a really short time break during texting for a long time can help your eyes to relax and recover.” Device users are also advised to take breaks from looking at the screen, and follow the “20-20-20” rule: Take a 20-second break every 20 minutes using an electronic device and look at something 20 feet away.” (Southuniversity).