Scrolling on your phone for too long could leave people at higher risk of debilitating migraines, a new study has found.
Researchers from Taiyuan Central Hospital in China found that extended phone use was one of two habits associated with increased risk of the painful headache condition – along with eating large amounts of poultry.
Drinking coffee, and consuming oily fish such as mackerel and tuna, on the other hand, were associated with a lower risk.
The study is the latest addition linking phone use to migraine – a severe and painful long-term condition causing attacks of head pain, light sensitivity, fatigue and nausea.
A Turkish paper from earlier this year found that smartphone use increased both duration and frequency of headaches in migraine patients.
Overuse of phones was also linked to poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness for those with the condition.