How PUBG Mobile is affecting your health [MUST READ]

How PUBG mobile is affecting your health [MUST READ]. Side effects of Pubg mobile. Health problems caused by pubg mobile.

In recent months PUBG mobile has topped the play store with over 100 million downloads. People are going crazy over PUBG mobile. They are playing PUBG mobile day and night. So much so that students in schools and colleges miss their classes as they play PUBG whole night. PUBG addiction is no less than cocaine. 

If you don't know what PUBG is then you must be living under a rock for this whole time. PUBG or Player Unknown's BattleGround is a battle royal game. In the game, 100 players are dropped on an island and there they have to find weapons and other equipment to find and survive till the last man standing. When you win the game a message of "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" displays on the screen. To get this message people are dying as if they are getting a real chicken in their dinner by winning.

Researches are being done for the game for both positive and negative attribute. Gaming is always frowned by the parents as it affects theirs in their children lives. When you play violent video games, they be can easily be blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or commit extreme anti-social behavior. Yes, this is true. Let us see how PUBG mobile is affecting your health.

1. Getting Musculoskeletal issues:

While playing for long hours, people complain about physical pain in their hands and wrists as well as back and neck. Studies claim that playing 2 hours daily or more could the risk for pain at most of the anatomic sites.

Consistently long sessions of playing PUBG on mobile or PC increases the likelihood of lower back pain. This was found during a survey which was lead among school children. 

2. Suffering from Vision Problems:

This is another consequence which occurs while playing for long hours. People tend to play with a great concentration while looking at the screen which causes eye strain. This leads to stress on the cornea, pupil and the iris. Playing for long sessions also causes headaches, dizziness and there are 60%-70% chances of vomiting by focusing on the screen.

3: Chances of Epileptic Seizures:

Epileptic Seizures are triggered by playing video games which began in the early 1980s.  The Sun reported that a boy choked to death on his own vomit during a seizure triggered by playing a video game way back in 1993. These consequences are happening to play still as they play PUBG and other games for a long period. Studies have shown that staying 70-80 cm away from the screen or wearing sunglasses while playing reduces the risk of epileptic seizures.

4. Getting Obese:

This is the major health issues which people face. As they are just playing on their phones and PC they are not doing any physical activities. This results in a spike increase in obesity.

One such study has shown that boys who play more than 2 hours of video games were 75.6% more likely to get obese than those who did at least 30 minutes of physical activities and not playing video games. With PUBG mobile which is highly addictive keep people glued to their phones which is so portable that children even play PUBG in parks.

People can be addicted to video gaming. The WHO in  2018 declared gaming addiction as a mental health disorder. Addiction to video games increases their depression and anxiety levels.

Moreover, a single game of PUBG takes around 30 minutes to complete if you are a good player. This makes people more addictive to the game as if they come #2 they will play again and again until they get their chicken dinner.

I used to play PUBG mobile a lot before but it was greatly affecting my daily life. I uninstalled it in a month and never going to install it again.