Your computer could be killing you

tycoonjack · 01-29-2003, 01:18 PM

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Sitting at a computer for long periods of time could kill you, according to a new study reported in the February 2003 edition of the European Respiratory Journal.

It says there is a risk of developing life-threatening blood clots from sitting for long periods at a computer, similar to a problem that has injured or killed some airline passengers on long flights.

The report centers on a case from New Zealand in which a young man who spent up to 18 hours a day sitting at his computer nearly died after developing a massive blood clot that formed in his leg veins, broke off and traveled to his lungs, a condition called pulmonary embolism.

This story just screams for one of those local teasers that they run, "Something in your house could be killing you, find out what today at 6 on News 9, you non-killing you news source."

cathy · 12-15-2005, 08:51 PM

im with my computer eight hours a day... is it bad?

Continent · 04-06-2007, 10:49 PM

I'm in pretty big trouble is sitting in front of the computer is really harmful. Most of the stuff I do is at a computer.

honeylene · 09-13-2007, 03:10 PM

18 hours a day?

I think anything you do, if you do it 18 hours a day would eventually kill you

deny · 10-01-2007, 09:29 AM

Just be sure to make oft and enough pauses to prevent healthy problems.

hallie · 02-07-2008, 07:01 AM

Yes I believe this is very true. Thanks for the information.

johnnymac · 02-20-2008, 06:55 PM

I had back aches with mine, every thirty minutes I stand up and stretch and walk around. The scoliosis is killing me,that includes my posture!

chrisaint · 02-22-2008, 04:20 AM

Geez, and I spend 10 hours every day in front of my computer. :/ chris

johnnymac · 02-24-2008, 07:37 PM

Have you seen that commercial? He jogs in front of his pc on a tread mill while typing, LOL

johnnymac · 03-02-2008, 06:46 PM

we love our computers..

alicia · 03-13-2008, 03:53 AM

I am not that Computer Geek but this is really serious matter.

Ezhel · 06-29-2009, 01:37 AM

well im on my pc for 12 hours a day...

susanpret88 · 07-07-2009, 03:52 AM

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Albertrock · 10-22-2009, 04:50 AM

It is very true. But my job is totally depend the net. I cant quit the job. But generally I dont sit on one place for long time.

Toronto111 · 11-02-2009, 04:35 AM

Illegal downloads are highly likely to be viruses, which can cause quite a bit of damage. I like to think of it as karma.

eLLaii · 02-02-2010, 08:25 AM

Oh? really? i've spent 12 hours i think..hehe! gosh.. i didn't know that..hehe! thanks for the info..^_^

shanu · 02-06-2010, 02:13 AM

Hello
I love what I do. Probably most of us would say that or we wouldn’t be in this business. I’m online maybe 16-18 hours a day and I love every minute of it. My family says I’m “hooked.” My computer is like a drug. When I sign onto The Web Squeeze, a sense of well being and peace races through my veins. It’s like being excited, but yet, being at peace at the same time. As I answer emails, work on podcasts, and handle the hundreds of details that pop up in the course of a day-I feel alive!
Downhill Spiral

I’m not sure when things began to change for me. Over the course of months I found myself being sick more and more. I’d have a bout of bronchitis, then just as I was beginning to feel a little better, I’d come down with a stomach flu. I went to the doctor several times. I began to feel like the fictional character “Monk.” I carried hand sanitizer and wipes with me all the time. I know that made me look even more geeky-but at that point I didn’t care. I was just tired of being sick all the time.
Matters went from bad to worse. Instead of thriving on excitement and eating stress for breakfast-I began to have trouble coping with even small issues. The thought of a looming deadline would send my heart racing. One day a friend who was working with me accidently erased one of my external hard drives. I actually had chest pains! I thought I was dying. I went back to my doctor, who began to suspect that perhaps I had some anxiety and depression issues. Ya think? Pills were offered and taken, but they seemed to make matters worse.

Alisa · 04-27-2015, 01:41 AM

now the days life can't be run without computers so we are used to of it can't do anything even if it is killing

poojamhatre · 09-29-2015, 11:58 PM

Yes. It is very trure. More than 6 to 8 hours work on computer it is harmful for health.

anushamehta · 12-17-2015, 06:39 AM

Ya its true. I spend 9 hours every day in front of my computer in my office. No other option.

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04-06-2007, 10:49 PM	#3
Continent Member ITYT Cabin Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 42	I'm in pretty big trouble is sitting in front of the computer is really harmful. Most of the stuff I do is at a computer.

09-13-2007, 03:10 PM	#4
honeylene Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3	18 hours a day? I think anything you do, if you do it 18 hours a day would eventually kill you

10-01-2007, 09:29 AM	#5
deny Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8	Just be sure to make oft and enough pauses to prevent healthy problems.

02-07-2008, 07:01 AM	#6
hallie Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 6	Yes I believe this is very true. Thanks for the information.

02-20-2008, 06:55 PM	#7
johnnymac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	I had back aches with mine, every thirty minutes I stand up and stretch and walk around. The scoliosis is killing me,that includes my posture!

02-22-2008, 04:20 AM	#8
chrisaint Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 10	Geez, and I spend 10 hours every day in front of my computer. :/ chris

02-24-2008, 07:37 PM	#9
johnnymac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	Have you seen that commercial? He jogs in front of his pc on a tread mill while typing, LOL

03-02-2008, 06:46 PM	#10
johnnymac Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	we love our computers..

03-13-2008, 03:53 AM	#11
alicia Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 10	I am not that Computer Geek but this is really serious matter.

06-29-2009, 01:37 AM	#12
Ezhel Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 23	well im on my pc for 12 hours a day...

07-07-2009, 03:52 AM	#13
susanpret88 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Thanks so much for sharing the post. pret auto

10-22-2009, 04:50 AM	#14
Albertrock Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	It is very true. But my job is totally depend the net. I cant quit the job. But generally I dont sit on one place for long time.

11-02-2009, 04:35 AM	#15
Toronto111 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3	Illegal downloads are highly likely to be viruses, which can cause quite a bit of damage. I like to think of it as karma.

02-02-2010, 08:25 AM	#16
eLLaii Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7	Oh? really? i've spent 12 hours i think..hehe! gosh.. i didn't know that..hehe! thanks for the info..^_^

02-06-2010, 02:13 AM	#17
shanu Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: u.k Posts: 17	Hello I love what I do. Probably most of us would say that or we wouldn’t be in this business. I’m online maybe 16-18 hours a day and I love every minute of it. My family says I’m “hooked.” My computer is like a drug. When I sign onto The Web Squeeze, a sense of well being and peace races through my veins. It’s like being excited, but yet, being at peace at the same time. As I answer emails, work on podcasts, and handle the hundreds of details that pop up in the course of a day-I feel alive! Downhill Spiral I’m not sure when things began to change for me. Over the course of months I found myself being sick more and more. I’d have a bout of bronchitis, then just as I was beginning to feel a little better, I’d come down with a stomach flu. I went to the doctor several times. I began to feel like the fictional character “Monk.” I carried hand sanitizer and wipes with me all the time. I know that made me look even more geeky-but at that point I didn’t care. I was just tired of being sick all the time. Matters went from bad to worse. Instead of thriving on excitement and eating stress for breakfast-I began to have trouble coping with even small issues. The thought of a looming deadline would send my heart racing. One day a friend who was working with me accidently erased one of my external hard drives. I actually had chest pains! I thought I was dying. I went back to my doctor, who began to suspect that perhaps I had some anxiety and depression issues. Ya think? Pills were offered and taken, but they seemed to make matters worse.

09-29-2015, 11:58 PM	#19
poojamhatre Member ITYT Cabin Crew Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 45	Yes. It is very trure. More than 6 to 8 hours work on computer it is harmful for health.