Division of Pediatric Neurology.
Department of Pediatrics. Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Meram, Konya, Türkiye.
Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2023;80(3):202-210. doi: 10.24875/BMHIM.23000002.
Headache represents the most common neurologic symptom in children. In this study, we investigated the relationship between watching television, listening to music with headphones, smartphone, tablet, and computer use, and primary headaches in children. We aimed to determine whether primary headache in children is associated with excessive use of digital display devices and headphones and whether reducing the use of digital display devices and headphones affects primary headache.
The study included 69 children with primary headaches and 64 with no headaches as a control group. All subjects were evaluated for demographic and headache characteristics and the use of digital display devices and headphones. Our recommendation for patients and families was to decrease the use of digital display devices and headphones, and the headache burden was re-evaluated after one month.
Headache frequency was more common in patients who watched television and used smartphones or tablets for more than 6 hours per day. Using a smartphone or tablet for more than 3 hours daily was more common in the study group than the control group. Headache frequency decreased in all patients one month after the digital imaging device and headphones were restricted.
Watching television and using a smartphone or tablet strongly associates with primary headaches during childhood.
头痛是儿童最常见的神经系统症状。在这项研究中，我们调查了儿童观看电视、使用头戴式耳机听音乐、使用智能手机、平板电脑和计算机与原发性头痛之间的关系。我们旨在确定儿童原发性头痛是否与过度使用数字显示设备和头戴式耳机有关，以及减少数字显示设备和头戴式耳机的使用是否会影响原发性头痛。
该研究纳入了 69 名患有原发性头痛的儿童和 64 名无头痛的儿童作为对照组。所有受试者均接受了人口统计学和头痛特征以及数字显示设备和头戴式耳机使用情况的评估。我们向患者和家属建议减少数字显示设备和头戴式耳机的使用，一个月后重新评估头痛负担。
每天观看电视和使用智能手机或平板电脑超过 6 小时的患者头痛发作更频繁。每天使用智能手机或平板电脑超过 3 小时的患者在研究组中比对照组更常见。限制数字成像设备和头戴式耳机使用一个月后，所有患者的头痛发作频率均降低。
儿童时期看电视和使用智能手机或平板电脑与原发性头痛密切相关。
