Being glued to your cell is a problem, experts say

Source: LA Times

Would you rather give up your toothbrush or your cellphone for an entire week?

A whopping 22 percent of people said they’d forgo brushing, according to a national survey in August by TeleNav Inc., a mobile app company. And iPhone users are the worst offenders: 40 percent of those said they’d give up their toothbrush.

At a time when 66 percent of people sleep next to their smartphones, and 20 percent would go shoeless for a week (43 percent of iPhone users) rather than temporarily release their phones — experts are worried about how addicted Americans are to their phones.

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