A common habit that many do an hour before bedtime. is the cause of insomnia and interrupted sleep

There is no doubt that social networks and multiple electronic communication platforms have become an integral part of our daily activity, but the way they are used can have a huge and significant impact on our sleep.

According to a new study, posting on social media before bed can keep you awake for hours.
The study found that posting content one hour before bedtime reduced sleep by up to three hours.

The researchers tracked more than 51000,2005 social media user posts from 2021 to <> to see how the time they posted the content affected how long they stayed on the site.

They analyzed more than 236 million posts over 16 years, measuring the number of posts made after a user's bedtime.

According to Russia Today and the findings, published in the journal Sleep Medicine, users were more likely to stay awake one to three hours after their usual bedtime when the last post was an hour before their bedtime.
Dr William Merson, from Duke University, said: "This could be the result of several factors – from screen lights disrupting the circadian rhythm, to predicting a response. "Users were more likely to stay awake beyond their usual bedtime and post during the night when they posted content on social media an hour before bedtime, especially if they were active in highly engaged forums."

With the use of social media even just before bedtime becoming an increasingly common routine, with many browsing their phones while in bed, researchers have raised concerns that staring at the blue light of a screen prevents the body's natural sleep cycle from kicking off, hindering hormones that make us sleepy.