Smartphone users who suffer from regular headaches and migraines may be more likely to use painkillers and find less relief, say researchers at All india Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).The smartphone users were more likely to take pain-relieving drugs for their headaches than non-users, with 96 per cent of smartphone users taking the drugs as compared to 81 per cent of non-users.
For the study, published in the jorunal Neurology: Clinical Practice, researchers have identified 400 people in india with a primary headache condition, which includes migraine, tension headache and other headache types that are not due to another condition. Of the 400 people, 206 were smartphone users and 194 were non-users.The smartphone users were more likely to take pain-relieving drugs for their headaches than non-users, with 96 per cent of smartphone users taking the drugs as compared to 81 per cent of non-users.
people who did not use smartphones were older, had a lower education level and were more likely to have a low socioeconomic status than those who did use smartphones. The smartphone users were more likely to take pain-relieving drugs for their headaches than non-users, with 96 per cent of smartphone users taking the drugs as compared to 81 per cent of non-users.
