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iPhone makes my hand tingle

I just got my first iPhone and ever since I got it I've noticed a tingling sensation in finger, the knuckles actually, of the hand holding the phone.

It happens with both hands and as soon as pick it up I start to feel it.

My wife and I got phones at the same time, she doesn't notice it with her phone. Tomorrow I'll switch with her and see if she feels it with my phone and if I don't with hers.

It's a very disconcerting feeling, like you have a small electric current going through your hand.

I have found a few other posts online with people mentioning this, and someone thought it might be related to the current in the screen.

Does anyone else feel it or know what it is?

Message was edited by: steve@wickwoodonline

Message was edited by: Steve

3GS 32GB, iPhone OS 3.0

Posted on Jul 21, 2009 10:32 PM

26 replies

Macaby

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Jul 23, 2009 8:23 AM in response to allen099

allen099 wrote:

I just got my first iPhone and ever since I got it I've noticed a tingling sensation in finger...

This sounds like it should be a feature, to me.

I can think of a couple other uses for this feature!

GaGa4Mac

Level 1

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Jul 23, 2009 8:35 AM in response to Tamara

That's pretty much what the report I heard was saying! The results were tingling in the hands as well as numbness!

Tamara

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Jul 23, 2009 9:00 AM in response to w7ox

I've had the ulnar surgery. My ulnar nerve became trapped and I had no choice.

Jul 23, 2009 9:58 AM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

Sounds kinky!

nikons

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Jul 23, 2009 3:22 PM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

I have the same tingling feelings. I guess Apple will ask us to wear rubber gloves from now on.

Jul 29, 2009 6:31 PM in response to KartM

I went to the iPhone Store a week ago, and they immediately exchanged my phone. The tech said that every iPhone that is brought in for exchange for whatever reason is tested for whatever reason it was brought in for.

For those of you who think my tingling was related to using the phone too much, I can tell you that it had nothing to do with that at all, since I would get the sensation as soon as picked up the phone. If anything, it prevented me from using the phone as much as I would have liked to.

I will probably never know what was causing it, but I have not felt the sensation with the new iPhone.

w7ox

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Jul 29, 2009 6:51 PM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

steve@wickwoodonline wrote:
I have not felt the sensation with the new iPhone.

Alas: No more cheap thrills for you, Steve 😟

Phil 😉

Oct 1, 2009 12:15 AM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

Hello Steve,

This is not your imagination, I also have this sensation in my fingers. As an Engineer I can tell you the SAR rating on the IPhone is one of the highest. I notice the tingling sensation when I use the phone on speaker phone as well as data web. I think Apple need to address the high power output of this phone. It is not the screen, it is the transmitter in the phone which steps up it's output based on the location to the nearest cell tower. I have noticed if I can see a local cell tower the tingling sensation stops which would indicate the phone is operating at a lower power output. It concerns me that the long term usage of this phone will result in health issues.

ams123

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Oct 9, 2009 7:23 PM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

I was glad to read you posting. I have been having the same issue with my new 3GS. Took it into the store tonight and they measure the "voltage" as 3.06 when it should be 2.75 and my phone had a negative voltage when off. They replaced it and we will see but so far so good.

Oct 10, 2009 6:51 AM in response to steve@wickwoodonline

Yea that is called "iphoneitus". Very common. I got it when I first got my iPhone. I think its because your hands know that you’re holding the greatest phone ever known to mankind and it just tingles. That means your hands are happy.

Disclaimer: This post contains no actual facts.

GKphone

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Dec 11, 2009 10:50 PM in response to Jeremysender

electrosensitivity this helped me understand what had happened, 18 months ago.

iPhone makes my hand tingle