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Reading on iPad before bed disrupts sleep – Kindle is OK, with the exception of Kindle Fire

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As well know, the iPad contains a touchscreen liquid crystal display that, like computer screens and television sets, emits light. Exposure to such abnormal light sources inhibits the body's secretion of melatonin.

All light-emitting devices, including cellphones, "tell the brain to stay alert." Because users hold those devices so close to their face, staring directly into the light, the effect is amplified compared with, for example, a TV across the room or a bedside lamp.

References:

Reading on iPad before bed can affect sleep habits. LA Times.

Comments from Twitter:

@UChicagoMed: Is that mostly from the light? The Kindle app and Instapaper both have dark modes that aren't as bright.

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