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Selfie wrist: A new health problem of digital age

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): Your next selfie could be your most painful one, research suggests.

ANI Dec 28, 2018 21:43 IST googleads

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Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): Your next selfie could be your most painful one, research suggests.
People are being warned about selfie wrist caused by people using their phone's camera to take a photo of themselves.
'selfie-wrist">Selfie wrist' is a form of carpal tunnel syndrome. People who experience selfie wrist may feel a tingling or sharp pain, which comes from flexing your wrist inward or holding your phone too long without moving.
According to Fox News, there have been several incidents in recent years in which doctors have diagnosed selfie wrist. The findings appeared in the Irish Medical Journal. The incidents included the selfie-taker jumping on a trampoline, walking on rocks or just not paying attention and ending up breaking their wrist from falling or colliding with other objects.
A 2018 study discovered that between October 2011 and November 2017 there had been 259 deaths associated with taking a selfie, with the most concentrated deaths coming from the U.S., India, Russia and Pakistan. (ANI)

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