5 Diseases That Often Appear Due To Frequent Game Play
Playing video games is indeed a fun activity both for fun and to kill time. From children to parents love to play video games, especially at this time, there are many sophisticated devices that can spoil the eyes of gamers with very slick graphics. The hours spent are not felt when you are cool to play either alone or together with other people. There are even those who are willing to sacrifice their rest time to play either to finish a game title, level up in online games, or just play together with friends.
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This is certainly not good when the time that should be used for activities that are useful for the health of the body such as exercising and resting is instead used to play video games. There are many bad consequences and illnesses that will arise from sitting too long and glued to a video game screen. Here are the diseases that often arise.
1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This disease has long been associated with excessive computer use, so it is not surprising that it is also a physical symptom of addiction to playing video games. According to research from the American Health and Human Services, a reasonable time limit for computer and television monitor use is two hours a day. When crossing this limit, the main nerve between the forearm and wrist will begin to be compressed due to the use of a computer mouse which can also cause irritation and swelling. This occurs when the carpal tunnel — the area of the wrist that houses major nerves and tendons — becomes irritated or swollen. It can also occur when using the video game controller excessively.
In addition, the position of the mouse and keyboard placement is also one of the factors that cause this disease. If the table height does not match the position of the body which causes the keyboard position to be not within a reasonable arm’s reach, the wrist may be forced to bend to adjust to the keyboard position, which in the long run can cause injury. Likewise with the placement of the mouse caused by the available space on the table.
2. Migraine
One type of headache that is often complained of by people who live in big cities is a migraine headache. This disease generally attacks teenagers, both girls and boys, who have extra activities so that they sometimes forget to eat and drink. It can also happen to people who spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer, monitor, or just spending time in one day. Migraine headaches usually start in one place, slowly spread, and get more painful over time.
In severe cases, the pain can be so extreme that the sufferer feels nauseous and vomits. Usually will be sensitive to light and excessive noise so that it can cause excruciating pain. A person who plays video games for a long time is more prone to migraines because it requires intense concentration and the strain it puts on the eyes.
3. Sleep Disorders / Insomnia
Sleep can be divided into two types/phases, namely REM and non-REM (NREM) sleep. In normal sleep, both phases always occur with a duration of about 90 minutes per phase. NREM itself has 4 phases, where the fourth phase is the deepest phase. The REM phase is the fourth phase and is often referred to as the dream phase. However, when the cycle is disrupted, or when a person does not experience normal REM and NREM cycles, the body will experience various adverse effects such as feeling tired, decreased ability to concentrate, disturbed metabolism, and so on.
Sleep disturbances are caused, in part, by overstimulation of the brain from staring at screens for too long, interfering with the time and quality of sleep that should be. However, some people can’t get a good night’s sleep just because they think too much about the title of the video game they are playing due to the effects of intensity when playing the game.
4. Back Pain
Back pain is a feeling of pain in the lumbosacral and sacroiliac regions. This disease is included in the type of musculoskeletal disorder, which is caused by using computers beyond normal limits ranging from muscle and tendon weakness or neck and back pain to cumulative trauma. The most common causes of low back pain are sitting for too long in the same position, the wrong sitting posture – which is usually caused by the wrong position of the chair, both its back and its position against the monitor, and excessive activity.
Back pain is a common physical symptom of people who are addicted to playing games because most gamers stay in the same position for hours playing a game title. Lack of body movement during gaming causes stiffness and pain, but it can progress to chronic back problems.
5. Computer Vision Syndrome
This disease is caused by staring at a computer monitor screen beyond the reasonable time limit. Gamers who are too busy playing games generally often forget about it for various reasons. Whether it’s because you’re in the middle of a battle arena that can’t be stopped even for a moment to rest, you’re busy chatting with your playmates, curious about the storyline presented by the game, and many more reasons that make gamers feel at home looking at the monitor screen.
Some of the symptoms of this disease that often arise are headache, blurred vision, neck pain, redness in the eyes, fatigue, eye strain, dry eyes, eye irritation, double vision, vertigo/dizziness, polyopia, and difficulty in focusing eyes. These symptoms can be further exacerbated by improper lighting conditions (eg monitor light that is too bright) or air moving towards the eyes caused by the positioning of the fan.
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