India, Sept. 22 -- If you are also scrolling through your phone while in bed, stop right now! Several reports have shown how using a phone or other electronic devices right before you sleep can interfere with sleep by suppressing the production of melatonin. Moreover, an October 2024 study found that using electronic devices before bed negatively affected sleep duration the following night.

Highlighting these harmful effects and what you can do to reduce them, in an Instagram post shared on August 19, Dr Manan Vora, orthopaedic surgeon and sports doctor, warned against using a phone at night as it might harm your sleeping pattern and deplete the next day's energy, too.

In a video titled, 'Stop scrolling at night', the orthopaedic surgeo...