NEW BRAMFORD, Connecticut (CNM) -- A study of 1,400 working adults by the New Bramford Sleep Institute found that those who carry pagers or cellular phones get an average of 6 hours, 10 minutes of sleep a night, compared with 6 hours, 50 minutes for those who don't.
More than a quarter of pager users said they had been awakened at least once in the past month by a work-related page. One in eight said they slept with the pager "on or near" their person.
"We have created a society that is always on call," said lead researcher Dr. Felix Harrow. "The pager goes off, and the brain says, 'Is it the hospital? Is it the boss? Is it the bank?' Usually it is a wrong number."
Harrow recommended keeping devices out of the bedroom. Asked whether he followed his own advice, he checked his pager and said he had to go.
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