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My wrist is burning after wearing my apple watch 8 ultra

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The skin on my left wrist where I wear my apple watch 8 ultra has developed a burning sensation. Even after the watch is off for several minutes the pain is still there. I switch it to my right arm to see if I have the same problem. I wear my watch almost 24/7 besides the few times a day i remove it for 15-30 minutes to charge. Please help, I love this watch but cannot continue to wear it if this burning sensation doesn't go away. If I cannot wear it anymore, I am stuck with a 1k paper weight and 3-year contract for an extra line of service.... please advise. I have always worn smart watches and never had an issue like this.

Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 9

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 7:36 AM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2023 11:08 AM

My wife and I both had what appears to be and feels like a burn from the heart rate sensor on the back of our watches. After much search around I found a solution that suggested that the cause is the watch's default setting to frequently record the wearer's heart rate.

This automatic heart rate record can be turned off in the watch Settings app on your iPhone. We did this and the burning stopped!

On your phone, go to the Watch app, then scroll to "Privacy" and find the "Heart Rate" toggle and set it to "Off".

Note: it does not cause the "Heart Rate" app to stop working when you request it, but it does cause the app to stop automatically recording your heart rate every few minutes.


Good luck! We're back to loving our watches.

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