[LifeStyle] The abusive use of cell phones and the internet already have their associated diseases

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In the 21st century, diseases associated with the abusive use of cell phones and the Internet began to emerge, experts warn. Some of them are whatsappitis, when people have thumb injuries due to excessive use of the application; selfitis, desire to constantly take photos to post them; vamping, use of electronic equipment at night; and nomophobia, irrational fear of not having a cell phone.

"We baptize them with colloquial names so that adolescents can identify them well and the awareness message can better reach them by parents or guardians, educators, and physicians," said Francesc Xavier Díaz, specialist in family medicine and coordinator of the Working Group. Child and Adolescent of the Spanish Society of Primary Care Physicians, to ABC media.

The number of cases will increase
Díaz, together with the nurse María Dolores Soriano, an expert in Information Technology and care coordinator at the Moisés Broggi Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Day Hospital in Barcelona, created a list of diseases in a chapter of a book promoted from medical society. In this text, we talk, among other things, about the skills that health professionals must have to deal with these ailments, which are expected to increase every day.

The specialist said that the intention is to improve the knowledge of family doctors about these ailments and give them tools to care for them.

Also the psychological and neurological
He explained that the pictures present in children and adolescents who spend a lot of time "hooked" on screens are diverse. But he mentioned that some are physical problems such as obesity, hypertension, derived vision problems and excessive exposure to light from the devices. Problems that go towards the psychological or neurological are also related, such as attention deficit, poor school performance or behavioral problems or relationship problems with others.

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