The ill-effects of consistently using smartphones are not unknown and evidently, people aren't even paying any heed to the potential health hazards smartphones can have because statistics suggest that the number of people using smartphone growing from 2.1 billion in 2016 to around 2.5 billion in 2019. Apart from smartphone affecting the posture and mental health of people a new study suggests that "bone spurs that resemble 'horns' are growing on human skulls because of using smartphones excessively. A recent report from BBC shows possible future impacts of technology on the human skeleton says that humans are growing a horn-like structure on their skulls because of excessive usage of mobile phones. The Spurs are a result of pressure exerted on the neck and spine when looking down at a smartphone, as per researchers. "The bump is a sign of sustained terrible posture, which can be corrected quite simply,” Dr Mark Sayers said in a statement to 9 News. The Side Effects of Smartphone Addiction: How Too Much Texting Can Cause Text Neck Syndrome.

The Spurs are actually a subject of worry because it will be a big evolutional change in human skeletal structure. We all know that the human body evolves and this kind of evolution is a sign of unhealthy habits. Mobile phone use has been linked to various health issues one of the biggest of them all is a brain tumour. A large number of studies have conducted, assessing the potential health risks of mobile phones say that there is more to fear from smartphones than you think. Some of them point to a higher risk of developing brain cancer, especially on the side of the head where the phone has been pressed against. However, these studies have failed to report an overall increase of cancer or lower risk of tumours on the other side of the head. So far, all we have are speculations that cell phone use could be possibly linked to the tumours.

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Studies say that short-term hazards of cell phones do have an effect on the electrical activity and functioning of the brain, sleep quality, heart rate and blood pressure. Headaches, dizziness, numbness in the thigh and heaviness in the chest have been reported by people who use mobile phones frequently.

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