*.Smartphone users check their phones 150 times a day on average*.Phone addicts are often easily distracted, suffer disrupted sleep, are tempted to lie about their phone use and can become depressed*.Overuse of a smartphone can lead to a phobia of being without it, texting while asleep, phantom vibration syndrome and cybersickness*.It can also lead to hand, eye and posture problems, say expertsThey are the key to our social lives, our route planners and music players.But smartphones and tablets can also cause ahost of health problems, from poor posture to mental distress, experts are warning.And they add that phubbing – the act of or snubbing a person in favour of a phone - could be detrimental to more than just friendships.Smartphone users check their phones an average of 150 times every day, a study by Nokia revealedA recent study conducted by Nokia found that some of us check our smartphones up to 150 times during a waking day of 16 hours.But this can lead to an array of health problems from text claw to iPosture.Phil Reed, professor of psychology at Swansea University and an expert on internet addiction, explained that phone addicts are responsible for the problem.He said: ‘Phubbers often have impulse-control problems.‘They may be distracted easily, or seek what they think is the more immediate reward of a quick phone call or an e-mail or a Facebookpoke.’More...Cut your sugar intake by HALF: New healthwarning says limit should be cut to five teaspoons a day over fears it contributes to heart diseaseThe smells that can give you a migraine: Onions, fatty foods and cleaning products can trigger horrendous headachesProfessor Reed says there are a number of recognisable traits of phone addicts.He said: ‘They might have disrupted sleep, they are tempted to lie about using their phone in the presence of their friends and family - sneaking off to check it in social situations, they would be anxious when not connected - which would have a negative impact on their mood.‘Smartphone addiction might also lead to increased social isolation and depression.’He added that the health problems associated with the overuse of smartphones and tablets are numerous.

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so what do we do now

Alright. OP. Paragraph the piece please.