Technology and Human Health: Analyzing Positive and Negative Impacts

This essay examines the multifaceted impact of technology on human health. It explores how advancements in technology have improved various aspects of life, including healthcare, with the integration of digital devices for health tracking and online consultations. The essay also highlights the negative consequences, such as increased smartphone usage leading to addiction, sleep disorders, and adverse effects on cognitive development and physical health, including body pain and mental health issues like anxiety and depression. It emphasizes the importance of balance and responsible use of technology, acknowledging that every invention has both positive and negative aspects, and it is the user's choice to adapt and manage its impact.

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Technology and Human Health
September 7
2019

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In the present time, the advancement of technology can be seen in any sector; with the
continuous development in the technology many countries and their population become able to
improve their life and its quality. From last few years the technology has changed human life
from many aspects out of which some of them are not positive. With the introduction of every
new technology the life of human is getting reached to next level hence it can be stated that
technology is very powerful and it plays dominant role for the improvement of human life
(Bekeschus, Favia, Robert, & Von Woedtke, 2019). By the help of technology the medical sector
is also influenced; it is now more integrated. Technology has its positive as well as negative
impacts on the health of human. To remain healthy technology can help us to maintain our diet
by using digital devices; these devices can track the efforts which are made by us. The online
consultation from doctors is becoming favorable methods to get instant and immediate resolution
of health issues. The reports of the analysis of any patient are now more accurate also it has
reduced the time. By using different application to boosting the function of brain is found
effective by many people. According to them their productivity by using such applications on a
daily basis is increased (Ali, Razi, De Felice, Sabir, & Petrillo, 2019).
One of the major milestones which arise due to advancement in the technology is that the
usage of smartphone or cell phone is increased on a very large scale which is impacting not only
social but also the personal life of human. It has now become a blessing with the curse because a
huge number of populations are becoming obsessive for using them and losing the real aspects of
human life. By using the technology many health risks are identified and impact on the health of
each individual. It has been observed that the people are suffering from restlessness situation as
they are not taking proper rest and tendency to sleep is getting decreased. Children are using the
technology more as compared to another part of population due to which their cognitive
development is also affected adversely, as a result, their eyesight and their physical health are
becoming poor. By the extensive use of technology the cases of body pain are increasing as it is
creating high amounts of strain on body parts of human (Coxon, Goldstein, & Odhiambo, 2019).
According to research the individual who are using social media in excess they are suffering
from disorders like anxiety, depression, loneliness, etc. According to a survey it is found that
40% population of America agrees that they are not able to sleep properly and reason behind the

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disorder was due to excessive use of smartphones. The artificial light creates an exposure so
when an individual use the smartphone on bed then it starts suppressing the hormone melatonin
which promotes sleep and as a result the time of the sleep get shift and that individual start
suffering from having less sleep.
Technology is the most auspicious reward from science it was invented to reduce the
human efforts but with the excessive use of technology, human life is getting impact in many
ways. Every invention or every creation has both sides negative as well as positive it totally
depends on user to adapt or preferred the side (Lehner, Weder, Petri-Fink, & Rothen-
Rutishauser, 2019).

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