Health Problems Caused by Internet Addiction and Potential Solutions

This report discusses the two major health problems caused by internet addiction, depression and physical issues, and potential solutions to reduce addiction. The solutions include self-control, focus booster, following a routine, and finding outside activities. The report emphasizes the importance of research skills and the ability to gather and analyze information. Subject: Research Skills AS 2

Research Skills AS 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Discussing the two health problems which are caused by the internet addiction as well as the
potential solution for this-............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Research skill can be defined as the ability of searching for, locating, extracting, organizing,
evaluating as well as using the present information which is much relevant to the topic. These
skills are much important as this helps the individual in gathering as well as analysing the
information by critically thinking, and helps in exercising the mind (Robelo and Bucheli, 2018).
Some research skill are such as the searching for the information, problem solving,
communicating skills, taking notes and many more. This report will discuss the two health
problems which are caused by the internet addiction as well as the recommendations of the two
potential solutions for this.
MAIN BODY
Discussing the two health problems which are caused by the internet addiction as well as the
potential solution for this-
The social media and the mobile devices when used by the people lead to the
psychological and the physical issues to them. The excessive use of the technology must have the
significant impact on the development of the children as well as the teenagers. The two major
health problems which is caused by the internet addiction is the depression and the physical
issues of the eyes-train. The internet is shrinking the human brain because the extensive use has
been linked by the eye strain. From one of the study it was found that one third of the people
considers internet as the basic necessity such as the food, water as well as the shelter (Lebni and
et.al., 2020). The internet addiction in the present era has classified as the mental health disorder.
The adolescents are using the internet excessively because this is satisfying their social needs as
well as the psychological needs, so they are giving much importance to the internet.
The digital eyestrain has leads to the dry eyes of the humans, and they put the extra
efforts or the burden on the muscles of the eyes for focusing on the things. The human beings
when uses the digital devices or the internet, they do not blink there eyes often as this causes the
faster disruptions as well as the evaporation of the films of the tears which helps in protecting the
surface of the eyes. The blue light which is emitting by the electronic devices as too much use of
the internet has caused the common pitfall in the digital era and this is leading to the cause of
eyestrain in many people (Jamrozik and et.al., 2019). The eyes feel tired as well as irritated by

regularly focusing on the electronic devices as the emergence of the internet has enforced the
people to spend much time on mobile phones and the digital devices.
The most the biggest cause considered for the eyestrain is the extended use of the digital screens
for the large time period. The common causes of the eyestrain are-
 focusing on the single task for the long hours
 being in the environment where the light is either too dim or too bright
 Experiencing poor vision or the eye problems such as the dry eyes.
These are all caused by using the internet for the long hours especially by the children
and the youth age group (Kim, Milne and Bahl, 2018). These age groups uses the internet more
in the present era for playing games, watching film, as well as for studying. Many students study
from the internet continuously as this also causes the eyestrain as they consistently focus on the
mobile phones or the digital screens' ans this leads to the dry eyes.
The another major health problem which is caused by the internet addiction is that it also
affect the mental health of the human beings such as increasing depression. By many studies it
was found that the who spends the limited time on the internet that is the social media tends to be
happier than the people spending long hours on the social media. This indicates that the social
media creates the negative emotions in the users and this leads to worsen more the depression
symptoms and the person not suffering from this health issue may also suffer (Alimoradi and
et.al., 2019). The teenagers and the children's who are addicted much to the internet has the
power or the ability of developing the depression. The young people when they were not using
the internet much are free from this mental health but when they start spending much time on the
internet this creates the development of the depression.
Internet addiction and the depression occurs simultaneously as they both are much
interlinked with each other. The psychological burden of the internet addiction leads to the
contribution in the depression. Depression is spreading among the people with the internet
addiction and this is creating the problems of the social relations tolerance so the people are
suffering from the depression as their capacity of tolerance has been finished. The excessive use
of the internet has caused increase in the level of the psychological problems and this is resulting
in the delays for the eating the meals, less sleep and very limited physical activity as this has lead
to the depression and the overall mental health disorder (Hossain and Faiyazuddin, 2022).
The solutions for reducing the internet addiction:

It is very important to take the corrective measures for reducing the addiction of the
internet among the teenagers and the children as this causing the severe health conditions to the
people. There is very high need to control this internet addiction because it is affecting the
overall life of the human beings and creating the negative development of the teenagers. To
eliminate the above problems which is caused by the excessive use of the internet the measures
which can be used are such as
Self control: Blocking out the distracting websites for the limited amount of the time will help in
reducing the time spent by the teenagers as well as the children on the electronic devices. The
individual must have the set that whether the sites are OK or not for the specific time period. It is
very important for the individual to have the self-control on themselves for reducing the internet
which is causing much harm to their health (Masi and et.al., 2021).
Focus Booster: This the app which will help the individual to take the break after the 25 minutes
of the focusing on the electronic screens. This will enable the eyes to take the rest, and this will
help in avoiding the eyes problems such as the dry eyes. The focus booster app will be
meaningful as it works as the coach of the daily tasks as when the 25 minutes are over the alarm
sounds which will help in reducing the time spending on the internet (Gao and et.al., 2019).
Following the routine: The well-organized and managed routine will help the individual to set
the particular time for using the internet or the smartphones. Tie management is the key for
resolving the internet addiction. This will helps in changing the habit of the individual of
checking the smartphones regularly (Feng, Ma and Zhong, 2019). Thus, accordingly, an
individual person has been required to keep their focus on each and every essential activity and
should not involve their entire time in using the androids and social media which causes their
health and body in the wider manner. Creating a proper schedule of the daily routine can help the
individual person who is addicted with the mobile phones should follow the time schedule which
will help them to stay busy in the working except using the phones and also help them to stay
away from the social media for the longer period of time.
Finding the outside activities: The individual when will get indulged in the outside activities
will help them in staying away from the electronic devices for using the internet. The outside
activities such as playing games, enjoying with friends and many more. This will help in resting
the eyes by rays which are released by the mobile phones and will be able to avoid the major
health problems which are caused by the use of the excessive internet. Playing the outside games

will help the people to get disconnect with the mobile phones and social media websites which
will allow them to stay healthy by playing outside instead of watching the phones for hours and
hours.
CONCLUSION
The report has concluded the importance of research skill which is an ability of an individual
which should be increase for gathering the definite amount of information and data. It has
included the problems which are caused by the maximum usage of internet where many people
are addicted with it especially student. However, the report has brief about the problem and
provided the relevant solution for overcoming the issue and suggested some activities from
which the person can get disconnected with the social media and mobile phones.

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