{"id":14313,"date":"2025-09-20T23:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T23:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/is-wifi-ruining-your-sleep-heres-what-science-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T23:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T23:18:56","slug":"is-wifi-ruining-your-sleep-heres-what-science-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/20\/is-wifi-ruining-your-sleep-heres-what-science-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WiFi Ruining Your Sleep? Here\u2019s What Science Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-1\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758356079_mobile-sleeping-2-2025-08-e0308c2c69705b3ea893bb76118b7a29.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> Do you struggle to sleep at night or wake up tired in the morning? Your WiFi router, running 24\/7, could be affecting your sleep.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-2\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2025-09-2b44fa5b4c55a898fb6149b58f05ef34.jpg\" alt=\"Generated image\" title=\"Generated image\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> Studies suggest that electromagnetic waves from WiFi can disrupt sleep patterns. A 2024 RMIT University report found that 27% of people sleeping near a WiFi router experienced poor sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-3\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2025-09-d434898d4ce69c7c321dfccbcad2ef2a.jpg\" alt=\"Generated image\" title=\"Generated image\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> Earlier studies on rats showed that 2.4GHz WiFi signals reduced deep sleep. However, WHO and ICNIRP say WiFi radiation is low and unlikely to cause major sleep problems.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-4\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758356081_vastu-Tips-For-Sleeping-Direction-2-2025-08-0796d7124be220c9dba0abd58685962c.jpg\" alt=\"Turning off your WiFi at night can help:Relax your brain and improve sleep quality.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Save electricity and internet data.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Extend the life of your router.&#13;&#10;Even if WiFi radiation isn\u2019t harmful, giving your brain a break can be beneficial.&#13;&#10;\" title=\"Turning off your WiFi at night can help:Relax your brain and improve sleep quality.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Save electricity and internet data.&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10;Extend the life of your router.&#13;&#10;Even if WiFi radiation isn\u2019t harmful, giving your brain a break can be beneficial.&#13;&#10;\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> Turning off your WiFi at night can help: Relax your brain and improve sleep quality. Save electricity and internet data. Extend the life of your router. Even if WiFi radiation isn\u2019t harmful, giving your brain a break can be beneficial.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-5\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758356082_wifi-2025-08-6f7a39a59f0e7e0a2961405f8d492d00.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> If your home has smart devices like CCTV cameras, smart lights, or voice assistants, turning off WiFi will stop them from working at night.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<div id=\"gallery-photo-6\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 phtwrp\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758356084_New-Project-65-2025-03-6f55703e31d90195902d6b1584e5e725.jpg\" alt=\"wifi\" title=\"wifi\" class=\"jsx-6a1e32423ad68b39 lazyload\"\/><\/figure>\n<p> Place the router outside the bedroom to reduce signal exposure while sleeping. Consider switching it off partially or using timers for a balance between connectivity and rest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. News18 Lifestyle section brings you the latest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/lifestyle\/health-and-fitness\/\">health<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/topics\/fashion\/\">fashion<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/lifestyle\/travel\/\">travel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/lifestyle\/food\/\">food<\/a>, wellness tips, celebrity style, travel inspiration and recipes. 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A 2024 RMIT University report found that 27% of people sleeping near a WiFi router experienced poor sleep.\u00a0 Earlier studies&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}