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Q: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

Hi everyone,

 

i'm on day 6 of using my i watch, which i love, however for the past 4/5 days is have been experiencing numbing and a tingling sensation on my arm.

It's actually very painful on my wrist at this point.

I decided, on day 4, to try it on my right arm. About 2 hours later I started experiencing the same thing.

I own the Stainless Steel I watch with the Milanese Loop.

 

Was wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing?

Although I absolutely love it because it has been very helpful for me in the gym I think i will be returning it.

 

Would like to hear anyone else's input.

 

Thanks

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Posted on May 6, 2015 7:10 AM

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  • by as41,

    as41 as41 Oct 5, 2015 6:30 AM in response to geekonthepc
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    Oct 5, 2015 6:30 AM in response to geekonthepc

    I know how you feel. Please see my post above.

     

    It was literally a painful experience and I really do miss having the watch as I think its a great device!

  • by EllieRedWelly,

    EllieRedWelly EllieRedWelly Oct 6, 2015 7:40 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    Oct 6, 2015 7:40 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    Having worn my watch daily since I received it at the end of May, I've been happy with the fit. However, I do find comfort is influenced by the location on my wrist (if higher it's obviously tighter, therefore it sits low, just above the hand) and I occasionally slacken the band (down a notch - Sport band) near the end of the day when it can feel a little more restrictive. Having suffered with carpel tunnel syndrome in the past I do feel that, as with any watch or prolonged compression in that area, it could cause tingling. I've also found that I wear it for longer during the day than past watches... something that may effect comfort too.

  • by Lincolnhuj,

    Lincolnhuj Lincolnhuj Oct 7, 2015 10:46 AM in response to geekonthepc
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    Oct 7, 2015 10:46 AM in response to geekonthepc

    I am actually a hand surgeon, and while I can't diagnose you for sure via text, numbness and tingling is the main symptom of carpal tunnel, which is caused by compression of a nerve in your wrist.  The symptoms can often be reproduced by pressing on the inside of your wrist for a while- you start the get the feeling of your "circulation being cut off".  If that is what you're feeling, it could be that your watch is too tight (though honestly I have never heard of a watch being so tight it causes carpal tunnel).  Like someone else said, it could also just be that you are using your arm differently now (to hold it up and look at the watch). I can't really explain why a watch would cause that, but, if it persists, I would agree with getting it checked out."

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Oct 7, 2015 1:07 PM in response to EllieRedWelly
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    Oct 7, 2015 1:07 PM in response to EllieRedWelly

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  • by JamieGraceD,

    JamieGraceD JamieGraceD Oct 27, 2015 12:27 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    Oct 27, 2015 12:27 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    I know you asked this question a while ago, but I stumbled upon this discussion while searching for an answer myself and thought I would share what I found with you. Where do you wear your Apple Watch on your wrist? In other words, do you wear it closer to your hand or do you wear it higher up above your wrist bone? I had been wearing mine lower on my arm and normally wore it pretty tight since I was afraid of it falling off. It turns out that, by wearing this way, I was actually cutting off blood supply from one of the vessels. The numbing/tingling pain that felt like poor circulation actually was poor circulation. I wear my watch a tiny bit higher now and haven't had any problems so far. This may have nothing to do with your problem, but it's certainly worth a shot!

     

    Credit to this blog post, which helped me figure out what my issue was: http://www.zdnet.com/article/one-month-with-the-apple-watch-pain-joy-and-daily-e xperiences/

  • by mrschanley,

    mrschanley mrschanley Nov 6, 2015 11:50 AM in response to geekonthepc
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    Nov 6, 2015 11:50 AM in response to geekonthepc

    I got my watch for my birthday on 11/4/15. I have worn it for the past 3 days, and I noticed on the day I got it that I was getting your exact "pains" it almost like a nuisance pain. I have always had trouble with that particular wrist, I have had my carpel tunnel cut and so I know that is not the issue. I took it off and didn't wear it and it goes away. I put it on my other wrist and I have had it on that side for 20minutes now and I already am starting to feel it. Im guessing it is the contact hb monitor keeps connecting to check it and omitting something. It may not affect everyone but for something so expensive I doubt I will keep with it to find out if I get used to it.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Nov 6, 2015 2:10 PM in response to mrschanley
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    Nov 6, 2015 2:10 PM in response to mrschanley

    No, it is not the monitor, which is just a light and sensor. It is the watch pressing on nerves in your wrist. try wearing it higher on your wrist. It could also be simply that you are raising your wrist more to look at it.

  • by shineysky,

    shineysky shineysky Nov 8, 2015 10:47 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    Nov 8, 2015 10:47 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    Got my Sport watch and band several months ago. After a week or two I developed fleeting tingling and mild twitching in volar-ulnar forearm. Moved watch to other arm and the sensation disappeared. Repeated that cycle twice with same result. Loosened band one notch and have not had any symptoms since. The band humps up a bit where the loose strap end goes through the hole in the other half of the strap, over the ulnar nerve/artery. Conclusion: benign pressure on ulnar nerve, nearby forearm vasculature or a muscle in that area, resolved. Since then I have worn that watch morning to night on that arm every day with no symptoms. I did some googling and found numerous examples of other watch bands having similar pressure effects in pre-digital watch brands.

  • by Lincolnhuj,

    Lincolnhuj Lincolnhuj Nov 9, 2015 3:33 PM in response to mrschanley
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    Nov 9, 2015 3:33 PM in response to mrschanley

    It might because the position you wear your watch is not proper. You'd better wear it above your wrist knuckle.

    I find this video helpful.

    How To Wear Your Apple Watch For Maximum Comfort

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj3zHLnJBPI

  • by BSLTRL,

    BSLTRL BSLTRL Dec 27, 2015 9:13 AM in response to shineysky
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:13 AM in response to shineysky

    It is not the watch band or the Apple brand alone, its the technology. I purchased a Sony SmartWatch and wore it for 5 minutes and my fingers tingled and forearm muscle tightened like I was wearing a tens unit. There is radiation and waves of electromagnetic signals transmitted by these technologies which affect all of us differently dependent on the Hz's your body is emitting. I am sending my sony watch back...I don't think the technology is worth putting my health at risk.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Dec 27, 2015 9:47 AM in response to BSLTRL
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:47 AM in response to BSLTRL

    BSLTRL wrote:

     

    There is radiation and waves of electromagnetic signals transmitted by these technologies which affect all of us differently dependent on the Hz's your body is emitting.

    Science says otherwise. Go see your doctor.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch Dec 27, 2015 11:56 AM in response to BSLTRL
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    Dec 27, 2015 11:56 AM in response to BSLTRL

    Does your hand tingle when you hold a cell phone in it? A cell phone emits from 100 to 300 times the amount of radiation that the watch does, so if it's radiation that causes your problem it will be 100 or more times worse using a phone.

  • by Joshua Morganstein,

    Joshua Morganstein Joshua Morganstein Dec 27, 2015 9:22 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:22 PM in response to KiltedTim

    As a physician, this kind of claim is baseless. Your assumption that someone has a medical condition is unfounded. Equally probable is that the device is producing the problem rather than unmasking something already present. It may be tempting to counter with "well I wear an Apple Watch every day and I don't have that problem, so there must be something wrong with that person!" This would be false logic designed solely to support a theory you may have constructed in your mind. The variability in the human body is immense. There are numerous biochemical pathways that can result in pain symptoms and there is absolutely no way to know which of many might be at play in this situation. Only more extensive examination of the issue has any potential to reveal commonalities or causality.

  • by Joshua Morganstein,

    Joshua Morganstein Joshua Morganstein Dec 27, 2015 9:24 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:24 PM in response to KiltedTim

    I'm a physician. There is such a thing. Stop dispensing medical advice.

  • by Joshua Morganstein,

    Joshua Morganstein Joshua Morganstein Dec 27, 2015 9:31 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Dec 27, 2015 9:31 PM in response to KiltedTim

    You have a very concrete and slightly warped understanding of how the human body works. Your persistent efforts to tell people they have an underlying medical condition and blind insistence that a new, untested en masse electronic device, worn in intimate proximity to the body could not be causing the problem de novo are total rubbish. I'm beginning to suspect you may work for Apple or someone that profits from the sale of these watches. Certainly no one with any actual medical training would dismiss a group of individuals with similar symptoms exposed to the same thing. While I certainly would not state that the Apple Watch is the cause of the symptoms, your insistence that it cannot be the cause is disturbingly inaccurate. Medical history is replete with examples of someone shouting "psychosomatic!" before the real cause is understood. Your feedback on this matter should be wholly dismissed.

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