An average of four hours (7/12)
With the average screen time in France being 4 hours per day, many people must therefore feel the need to get up at night to urinate.
Poor melatonin production (8/12)
How can screen time impact the need to urinate at night? It’s because the light from screens disrupts the production of melatonin, the night hormone that promotes sleep.
Disturbed sleep (9/12)
Furthermore, if you go to bed late after looking at screens, your sleep architecture is also disrupted.
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Unable to control the urge to urinate (10/12)
Normally, during sleep, the brain is able to manage the urge to urinate. But if sleep is disrupted, many of the brain’s functions will also be affected, including this one.
Coffee or tea should be avoided (11/12)
In addition to excessive screen use, other factors can disrupt bladder management at night, such as drinking so-called diuretic beverages, i.e., those that promote the elimination of urine, like tea or coffee.
Alcoholic beverages have the same effect (12/12)
Alcoholic or carbonated drinks have the same effect. If you experience frequent nighttime urination that becomes a problem, don’t hesitate to consult a doctor.
On RTL radio, doctor Jimmy Mohamed offered one possible reason for nighttime awakenings to urinate. Once again, screen time may be a contributing factor.
