Getting To Know Your Smartphone, Phenomenon Related To The Duration Of Holding Your Phone

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JAKARTA - Currently, there is a pinky smartphone phenomenon, which is related to the duration of a person holding a cellphone. A person who experiences this phenomenon usually holds a cellphone in the same position for hours.

This habit creates curves or basins on the curvature finger due to often supporting the cellphone part, so it is referred to as a pinky smartphone.

Fenomea is not an official diagnosis, but doctors say the cases are increasingly being found in device users. Especially in the younger generation, who spend hours typing, scrolling social media, or others on mobile phones.

"This phenomenon is most visible to large mobile phone users who make my brain a 'container jack'," said medical and physical medicine rehabilitation specialist Samuel T. Dona, Jr., MD, quoted from Health, on Monday, December 8, 2025.

Please note that your fingers play an important role in the power of your hands. This finger even accounts for up to a third of the total force.

The thing that causes pinky smartphones to occur is when you are forced to support your phone continuously, repeated pressure makes the network around the joints and nerves experience irritation. This condition then triggers symptoms such as:

- The stiffness at the base of the curvature - the sensation of the sound click' when the finger is bent or straightened - The thickening of the skin or the trussion - The sense of sneering - It is difficult to straighten the fingers of the decrease in the strength of the grip

Changes in hand posture can trigger tensions and potentially develop into more serious problems, if the habit of using a cell phone is not changed.

His condition does not only leave a curve. Experts say it can cause various other symptoms, such as pain, tingling, stiffness, to reduced grip strength.

"If habits don't change, the risk of complaints such as numbness, weakness, and repeated injuries to the hands and wrists can increase," said an orthopedic specialist and arm-hand soesialist, Bishoy Saad, DO.

Therefore, the habit of holding a cellphone for a long time must be changed to prevent pinky smartphones. It is recommended to limit the duration of holding the cellphone, lower it if you don't use it and stretch your fingers regularly.

In addition, it is recommended to use two hands, don't just rely on one finger to support your phone. Also take advantage of mobile phone buffers or accessories to help keep your hands more neutral.