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Sore Thumbs A Pain in The ... Hands: Acne and Rashes

1. Excessive use of technology gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and tablets can cause various health problems such as sore thumbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, poor vision, acne, and even addiction in some cases. 2. The major causes seem to be overuse of small keyboards and prolonged screen time which can strain hands, wrists, and eyes. 3. Common health issues include sore thumbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, acne, and in rare cases addiction.

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Sore Thumbs A Pain in The ... Hands: Acne and Rashes

1. Excessive use of technology gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and tablets can cause various health problems such as sore thumbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, poor vision, acne, and even addiction in some cases. 2. The major causes seem to be overuse of small keyboards and prolonged screen time which can strain hands, wrists, and eyes. 3. Common health issues include sore thumbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, acne, and in rare cases addiction.

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Lots of casual technology users are paying a very high price for the modern

conveniences that their gadgets afford them: Their health, and, in some cases, even
their lives, are in jeopardy. Here you have the examples of some “modern-day
maladies” caused by people’s lifestyle and love for gadgets.

Sore Thumbs A Pain in the ... Hands


The diminutive keyboards Though carpal tunnel syndrome's shining moment in the
on BlackBerrys, and other QWERTY media spotlight may have come and gone, the ailment is still
phones can damage one's ability to very much real for many a hobbled keyboard jockey.
signal approval with a good old According to AOL Health, carpal tunnel occurs when the
"thumbs up." median nerve in your forearm becomes pinched due to
Pain, numbness, swelling and tendinitis are all symptoms swelling.
of what the American Physical Therapy Association The effect is numbness, tingling and
officially recognizes as "BlackBerry Thumb," caused by pain in the palm side of your thumb,
overworking the one digit that separates us from the apes. index and middle fingers.

Acne and Rashes Poor Vision


According to microbiologists from Missile-locking your eyes to a monitor
England's Manchester Metropolitan all day can lead to Computer Vision
University, your cell phone is home to Syndrome (CVS), the symptoms of
more bacteria than your toilet seat -- which include blurred vision, light
bacteria that can cause very serious sensitivity and headaches.
illnesses such as pneumonia and That's because we humans weren't built for computer work.
meningitis.
In most cases, though, a visit from the acne fairy is the
worst it gets. 1. What health problems can some gadgets cause?
2. Which seem to be the 2 major causes of these ailments?
3. Do you depend on any tech device?
Addiction
4. Have you ever felt that a certain gadget was harming
Like just about everything else
your health? In what way?
that's fun in this world, the Internet
5. How many gadgets do you have?
is a magnet for compulsive types.
6. What’s your favourite one? Why?
Whether it's in the form of a poker site, role-playing video
7. How long do you spend on it every day?
games or even eBay, online addiction is estimated to affect
8. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
between five and 10% of the population, ruining lives and
a) She has got an earache/ear pain.
relationships along the way.
b) My brother was badly injured/damaged when he was
run over.
Mobile Elbow c) They are feeling a lot of pain/painful.
Wrist injury experts say that the nerves in d) After a short disease/illness he got back to work.
your elbow get “stressed” if they are e) She has got a sore/painful throat.
stretched too much during phone f) Bacteria usually cause diseases/illnesses.
conversations. This could result in long- g) Yesterday I had a terrible toothache/toothpain.
term injuries to your hands and wrists. 9. Name these parts of the body.

a) b) c) d) e) f)
Glossary:
gadget- small mechanical tool / malady- health problem
h) h) i) j) k)
/ to swell up- when part of the body becomes bigger after
injury / bacteria- germs / ailment- mild illness /
numbness- torpor / rash- an area of red spots on the skin
10. In your opinion what can people do to reduce the health
/ pinch- squeeze / blurred- indistinct / tingling- stinging
risks caused by these gadgets?
.

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