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Q: iPhone 6 plus Hand pain after use

Has anyone else experienced hand pain after using the iPhone 6 Plus?

My husband and I both got new phones this month and I had the 4S while he had the 5 prior to now having these monster 6 Pluses.  We both have experienced hand pain recently, we both think it's from the new phones.  My wrists ache sometimes and my fingers will sometimes go numb after using the phone.  I usually hold it with both hands and use my thumbs to text, if I'm playing a game I'll hold the phone with one hand and use the other to tap the screen. If I use my phone on my desk (not holding it, just having it in front of me, taping it with my fingers) I don't experience hand pain. I'm curious to see if anyone else out there has the same issues.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Jan 29, 2015 10:33 AM

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  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Apr 22, 2016 6:05 AM in response to Mr. Beef
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    Apr 22, 2016 6:05 AM in response to Mr. Beef

    Mr. Beef wrote:

     

    Any other suggestions?

    Make an appointment with your doctor.

  • by jilla1,

    jilla1 jilla1 May 31, 2016 7:17 AM in response to Mr. Beef
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    May 31, 2016 7:17 AM in response to Mr. Beef

    To Mr. Beef and others having hand problems.  It's been over a month and the sizzling hand pain I was experiencing has decreased substantially since replacing my glass protector with the kind of vinyl one I'd always used. My husband and I are electrical engineers and therefore pretty decent observers.  We theorize that the heat generated from the battery was reflected off the glass protector somehow back into the device and into my hand. Whether this is the actual/only mechanism, whether it happens with all glass protectors or just some, whether it happens only with the iPhone 6s and not other cells, we can't say.  No question, however, that the extreme hand pain I'd experienced--to the point that my skin felt like it was in a frying pan--has ceased.  The size of the 6s still causes minor aches and stiffness if I hold the device too long, but they are nothing compared to the pain I felt with the glass protector.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 31, 2016 7:28 AM in response to jilla1
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    May 31, 2016 7:28 AM in response to jilla1

    jilla1 wrote:

     

    We theorize that the heat generated from the battery was reflected off the glass protector somehow back into the device and into my hand.

    If your watch is generating that much heat, it has a hardware problem and should be serviced. Sooner rather than later as overheating is often a sign of a serious battery issue.

  • by Courcoul,

    Courcoul May 31, 2016 7:40 AM in response to thetonnina
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    May 31, 2016 7:40 AM in response to thetonnina

    Ah, but you wanted a BIIIG screen... As the saying goes, TANSTAAFL! If it is any consolation, I am so grateful for the belt clip on my i6+'s Griffin Survivor Extreme case: I don't need to span the whole of the monster's width to hold it.

  • by qbnmusica,

    qbnmusica qbnmusica Jun 16, 2016 8:26 AM in response to thetonnina
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    Jun 16, 2016 8:26 AM in response to thetonnina

    I'm a wedding photographer and I've been noticing for this past few months that I'm getting increasingly worse my left and my right wrist especially near my thumb. I am guessing that I'm trying to text with one hand way too much with this huge phone. I was blaming it on my camera lenses being too heavy but I'm starting to reconsider. This really did begin shortly after I switched over to the 6S plus. My advice for anyone do not Text with one hand hold the phone with one hand and text with the other.   I have started acupuncture treatment and KT tape is helping quite a bit.

  • by SWiPhone6s,

    SWiPhone6s SWiPhone6s Aug 25, 2016 11:34 AM in response to thetonnina
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    Aug 25, 2016 11:34 AM in response to thetonnina

    Same problem for me.  Developed trigger thumb and pain at the base of  both thumbs. In spite of my efforts to avoid using my thumbs for the phone, both have locked in a bent position and I've scheduled surgery for both hands.

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