Orange Glasses to Overcome Blue Lights

For as long as I can remember, wearing sunglasses inside has been severely frowned upon. Recently, however, orange goggles have surged in popularity for people who want to block out certain lights before going to bed.

The glasses, also known as blue blockers, are worn to block out certain wavelengths of light in order to improve sleep for the technology addicted generation.

Bloggers, gamers and others all swear by these glasses saying that they feel sleepier when wearing them and sleep better as an end result.

Cell phones, laptops and televisions emit high level of LED lights which can interfere with a person’s circadian rhythm. The closer the device, the stronger the impact- so a cell phone has the biggest potential to mess up someone’s sleep schedule over a television.

In an article for the New York Times a writer stated, “Short of cutting out all evening electronics, experts say, it’s advisable to use a small screen rather than a large one; dim the screen and keep it as far away from the eyes as possible; and reduce the amount of time spent reading the device.”

While even just limiting the amount of time spent attached to technology may not be an option for some, especially students working on assignments until early into the morning or a high level corporate employee that never shuts down their laptop, these glasses could potentially undo some of the damage we have done to our sleep schedules.

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