Feeling dizzy or nausea after using iPad

I think that i read in the net more and more of people with such symptoms. Just google "led displays eye strain" and see for yourself. It seems it is not a personal "medical condition" but rather some sort of sensitivity to the new led/oled displays. I have been using computers/pda for the last 15 years and never in my life i had any problem. As soon as i got a led display (like the new Apple products) i got eye strain, headache, and dizziness.

When I say it's a personal medical condition - it's like when someone sneezes around cats. It's not a problem with cats - but rather - a problem with the person who can't be around cats. Or, it's like a kid who can't handle milk or milk products - it's not a problem with milk - but rather - a problem with the person who can't handle milk.

Or, when a person goes to the doctor and they ask if they are allergic to any medications - it's not a problem with the medication - but rather - a problem with the person who can't take a particular kind of medication.

These are all examples of "personal medical problems".

It's the same thing with anyone who has a "reaction" to a particular screen - they may have a personal medical problem related to it - just like people do,with medications or animals or certain foods.

Hi Exandas, feels like we could have lived quite peacefully on this planet for the past few centuries up until the last 5 years or so until LEDs became popular, it's so frustrating 😟.

It doesn't really feel like a medical condition to me either because LEDs are so artificial that they are the problem not the people who are sensitive to them. I do know what Star Traveler means but it would feel more like a medical condition if I were sensitive to sunlight which humans have evolved to live under. ( then I could blame myself) But it's hard to view it as a medical condition when they are artificial, dangerous LEDs (from what I have read). There just doesn't seem to be any answer, it is such a debilitating and frustrating situation, constantly being sick and avoiding them.

From what I have read over the last 2 years they seem to be dangerous for all of us and not just for those who are sensitive to them, there just hasn't been enough research on them before they were released.

Have you heard anything on filters or a solution in your part of the world?

www.lightsickness.com is a webpage set up for people with sensitivity to LEDs and artificial lights

Elaineyd wrote:

It doesn't really feel like a medical condition to me either because LEDs are so artificial that they are the problem not the people who are sensitive to them.

Sailing in boats is "artificial". Seasickness is an individual medical condition. Not everyone who sails in boats gets sick. Not everyone who gets seasick gets sick for the same reason.

Don't see the comparison there at all, like I said, LEDs, from what I have read over the past few years are bad for our health and dangerous and not just for those who are sensitive. It's just a matter of time before something will hopefully be done about them. Fingers crossed anyway for anyone living with these awful sypmtoms 😟

hI everyone, it's lucky for me to find this post, cause I am going through a tough situation with ipad mini 2.

It's a amazing device! BUt what it makes me feel is definately unberable. I got a sick feeling almost instantaneously aftter using it, at first it was not too severe, but bit by bit, it grows unberable. Unlike the symtomes of other people in this thread, I don't feel too much nausea or dizzness, instead, I feel rather tired, it's like something got stuck in my chest, gradually, I feel more and more exthausted and after about 30 minutes I had to stop.

It takes about 2 days away from my ipad then I started feeling just as fine. I am pretty sure wifi or other wireless signal is not the cause, since most of the time I use it without wireless connection. And, I don't get motion sickness, I can play 3D games for long hours.

Now it's really confusing, due to the symtomes I get, I either have to sell my ipad or put it away. What a shame for such a beautiful device!

Have you found any proper explaination?

Just use the settings that Apple has placed there and remove the "motion" items. Then everything will be relatively fixed and you won't have the dizzying motion aspects. Apple put those controls in there to answer your problem!

Star Traveler wrote:

Just use the settings that Apple has placed there and remove the "motion" items. Then everything will be relatively fixed and you won't have the dizzying motion aspects. Apple put those controls in there to answer your problem!

Note that the "motion" items were not cuaing any problems in this thread as there was no motion prior to iOS 7.

That would be unfortunate if this is related to all "pad-type" devices ... because then it would mean not being able to use any of them, no matter who makes them. I would personally hate to lose out on an entire market segment of devices, if I were a user in that position.

I'm so glad I found this post! I've been suffering from dizzyness and extreme headaches for years. It started with computer screens. I found out I couldn't work with screens with a refresh rate lower than 75hz. But then I got an Android Tab and felt the same as with the computer monitors. Starting with a really tired feeling in and above the eyes, noticing a subtile flickr and then the headache and sometimes nausea comes in. The headache doesn't go away with anything, just a night sleep let it go away.

Last Summer I ordered a new computer screen because my old one (Acer, non-widescreen) got a bit too old. As I'm doing lots of photo-editing, it's useful to have a good screen. I placed and connected the new screen, put it on and felt it immediately. Unfortunately the refresh rate couldn't get higher than 60hz. After informing I knw now that most of the new screens you can buy these days, do not have higher refresh rates than 60h.

Then I started savind money for the iPad Air, which I wanted so badly. I bought it last februari and after working with it about 10 to 20 minutes, the noticing of flickering and headache came. I returned the iPad to the shop. I was so frustrated. Now I really want to buy the iPhone 5S. I've been seeing it in shops and I notice the screen 'feels' different to my iPhone 4S, which I can work normally with. There is a change I will experience the same problem with the 5S as with the iPad Air, I really hope it works out this time, because otherwise it would mean it would be very hard to buy a new phone ever again.

I am visually impaired, which means I have a sight of 5% plus nystagmus and my right eye is only 3%, which causes it to be unable to focus so my eyes aren't moving equally. I always thought the sensitivity for this kind of screens had to do with the fact I am bad sighted, or maybe even the nystagmus. Reading this post makes clear for me this isn't a problem I am suffering from by myself alone plus, it's not directly related to my visual impairment. Even though I didn't find a solution here, I'm glad to meet other people who are suffering from the same problem. In my case it's purely the screen, so the LED problem. I have never noticed problems with led light before, but it comes up on computer screens and tablets/smartphones.

It's kinda wierd, most people feel dizzy after using the ipad for a few months, but I have benn using it fore more than 5 years without any problems no matter how much I watch it. But, I kinda broke it down at the bottom and I suddenly get sick. I can even stay on the computer very long time and I never had such peoblem. Is there something wrong with me or the ipad?

I LOVE my iPad mini 2 but after about 3 months I started to get nausea whenever I used it. Unfortunately the nausea lasts for several hours. On one occasion I used it before going to bed and later woke up so disorientated that I vomited.

I tried all the following solutions but the problem hasn't stopped: 1) Turned down the brightness, 2) Applied Reduce Motion, 3) Turned off Wi-fi and Bluetooth.

The problem appears to be caused by motion on the screen (scrolling etc). Unless Apple come up with a ZERO MOTION option where there's no scrolling or zooming then I won't be able to use it anymore.

I also get nausea from reading in a car or going on some fairground rides, so I guess I'm part of that small percentage of sufferers.

I really feel for you. I'm so glad I don't get these problems. I can read in the bus as long as it doesn't bounce me up and down too much. (Sometimes I wonder if bus manufacturers know what shock absorbers are, though obviously the road manufacturers must bear some of the criticism.) But it doesn't make me sick; it just means I can't focus because the page is jerking too much.

However, if your problem is caused by motion on the screen, wouldn't you get it scrolling on an ordinary computer?

And BTW, it isn't only the iPad that causes this sort of problem in susceptible people. I think it's partly the type of screen being used in many tablets, computers (and televisions) these days. The old CRT displays didn't seem to cause problems. We'd probably find them rather blurry now, though!

Here is someone having the same problems with the Samsung Galaxy

http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/296987-galaxy-s4-making-me-si ck.html

Yes, I do hope the problem can be solved. But chances are the manufacturers will ignore it because it's not affecting a big enough majority. After all, some people have this trouble with fluorescent lighting but it's still being used in public places.

Hello,

I have the same problem. after 1 minute looking to my Ipad air 2 I get nauseated . No games playing nothing... Just looking at screen

I was wondering if apllying a privacy filter to the screen would help. Has someone tried it ?

Tks