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Nausea dizziness

I am seriously concerned that my phone is making me sick. There is more to this but I’m so afraid to not be taken seriously I deleted it all.

I also wrote because i clicked to respond to another persons issue but hers was expired or something.

I am very serious.

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Nov 1, 2020 5:54 PM

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Posted on Sep 22, 2021 4:45 PM

My Apple iphone & computer are making me sick too.

It's a new thing called Cybersickness & Apple needs to address it.

  • My symptoms include: Nausea
  • Eye strain
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Dizziness
  • Headaches
  • General discomfort
  • Fatigue
  • Drowsiness
  • Disorientation
  • Apathy


87 replies

Jul 6, 2021 8:49 AM in response to deggie

Nope, if you're someone whose had motion sickness your whole life, you know the symptoms, know how to manage it, and have tried every medical remedy, from prescription to voodoo. While it was initially surprising to find it triggered by a phone, after learning more about how the display operates, it's right in there with other motion sickness triggers. And not rare.


Aug 19, 2021 9:35 AM in response to BengalsAreMyFave

Your not crazy. I phone 12 pro literally made me physically ill. When looking stto he screen my jaw would start to hurt and my shoulders felt like I pulled a muscles or something. It also felt like (this is going to sound really weird) fluid was tuning down my spine from the neck. It was the most uncomfortable feeling I’ve ever felt in my life. As if my body sounded an alarm and was put in def con 4. I returned it. The upgrades Apple put into the OLED screens suck. Samsung oled screens do not make me feel this way.

Sep 8, 2021 4:42 PM in response to BengalsAreMyFave

Hi, I’m having the same issue. My 11 pro broke on Saturday (today is Wednesday) and I tried to replace it with another 11 pro, but spectrum only had 12s. I got a 12 pro and have been nauseated and had headaches ever since. It goes away when I put my phone down. Luckily I made the correlation quickly and found a refurbished 11 pro that’s coming tomorrow. I’m within the 14 day return period so I’ll be returning the 12 pro and using the 11 pro. While looking for an 11 pro I found it very difficult to purchase one. Turns out companies are really pushing the 12, so they’re making it difficult to get an 11. I would sell your 12 pro and try to get an 11 pro if I were you, the camera is still pretty great and I don’t notice a huge difference between the two.

Oct 6, 2021 12:28 PM in response to BengalsAreMyFave

OMG! Finally someone else. I just received my iPhone 13 Pro Max 256G from Apple today. Pre-ordered the day they came out. I am a business owner and very tech-savvy and have been a web designer since the nineties. I turned it on and switched from Chinese to English and connected it to my WiFi, and setting up my password.


All of a sudden this powerful wave came over me. I am falling out of my chair with dizziness, nausea, ears ringing, and the feeling of waves running through my head and brain, like I was being electrocuted. My head felt like it would explode. I thought I was experiencing a brain aneurysm or stroke! My heart went into super tachycardia. I had a stroke in my late 20s and something similar here but this was worse.


Needless to say, I did not proceed with transferring my info from iPhone 7 plus to iPhone 13 Max Pro.


I turned it off and put it in another room, to try it tomorrow again. Included in the instructions, the lithium batteries are included in the phone, and there are tons of warnings not on my other phone but this one regarding the hi-frequencies, powerful new camera warnings, medical warnings, and disclosures you must sign.


I have two iPhones, a wireless printer, two laptops, an iPad pro, an iPad air, Kindle 10, a router, and have on a FitBit watch all in the same room in my office. This is the worst experience ever.


I just called Apple and there have been other complaints filed. I decided to return it which cost me close to $1600.00 counting the Apple tech support care. I am waiting for a confirmation and return label from Apple. Please if anyone is experiencing the same, please call to report it as a known issue.


This is a serious issue and starting 8/26/21 I started having issues with iPhone 7 plus because it is 4 G and experiencing problems since I am in a 5G area. I was so excited to get this, but now, I have no other choice than to have a landline installed and go get a burner phone to use when out of my home office.


I feel like I am going back 20 years in time!


I am curious to see what others will say about this iPhone 13 Pro Max. I am not going to risk going through this daily.

Take care of yourself and keep me updated. Your health is more important than a phone.


JDC

Oct 6, 2021 1:57 PM in response to charlysavely

OMG! Finally someone else. I just received my iPhone 13 Pro Max 256G from Apple today. Pre-ordered the day they came out. I am a business owner and very tech-savvy and have been a web designer since the nineties. I turned it on and switched from Chinese to English and connected it to my WiFi, and setting up my password.


All of a sudden this powerful wave came over me. I am falling out of my chair with dizziness, nausea, ears ringing, and the feeling of waves running through my head and brain, like I was being electrocuted. My head felt like it would explode. I thought I was experiencing a brain aneurysm or stroke! My heart went into super tachycardia. I had a stroke in my late 20s and something similar here but this was worse.


Needless to say, I did not proceed with transferring my info from iPhone 7 plus to iPhone 13 Max Pro.


I turned it off and put it in another room, to try it tomorrow again. Included in the instructions, the lithium batteries are included in the phone, and there are tons of warnings not on my other phone but this one regarding the hi-frequencies, powerful new camera warnings, medical warnings, and disclosures you must sign.


I have two iPhones, a wireless printer, two laptops, an iPad pro, an iPad air, Kindle 10, a router, and have on a FitBit watch all in the same room in my office. This is the worst experience ever.


I just called Apple and there have been other complaints filed. I decided to return it which cost me close to $1600.00 counting the Apple tech support care. I am waiting for a confirmation and return label from Apple. Please if anyone is experiencing the same, please call to report it as a known issue.


This is a serious issue and starting 8/26/21 I started having issues with iPhone 7 plus because it is 4 G and experiencing problems since I am in a 5G area. I was so excited to get this, but now, I have no other choice than to have a landline installed and go get a burner phone to use when out of my home office.


I feel like I am going back 20 years in time!


I am curious to see what others will say about this iPhone 13 Pro Max. I am not going to risk going through this daily.

Take care of yourself and keep me updated. Your health is more important than a phone.


JDC


Update: I just received my return label for Fed-Ex for a full refund of $1,565.86. I am not keeping this phone!

Oct 6, 2021 2:17 PM in response to Lyssamar

Thank you. Evidently, the iPhone 13 Pro Max 256 is really bad. They have a case opened at Apple about this now, so please encourage anyone to call in about this problem. I have had 3 supervisors calling me about this today and one scheduled for tomorrow. I will check out the 11 pro. Does it work ok on the 5G network? So sad after waiting for this thing.

Oct 6, 2021 3:47 PM in response to Lyssamar

I am with you. This is my problem. My iPhone 7 Plus 256G has worked perfectly since I got it and not a scratch on it.


Apple says nothing wrong with my phone after running diagnostics. A carrier problem. Started 8/26/21 all my phone calls drop and the internet went from 568mbp down to .025 Mbps. I was with Sprint for 18yrs, no problem. However, kept having issues, so switched to Xfinity Mobile, same problem; then AT&T, a little better but dislike their customer service and still poor service. So I went back to Sprint/TMobile last week but still 5G network but working with a 4G phone.


But the problem is the SIM card is for 5G and all the towers near me are 5G now and my phone does not work on the 5G, so my last option was ordering the iPhone 13 Pro Max 256G.


But I cannot be this deadly sick every time I pick up the phone, so returned it. So not sure what I am going to do since I am a business owner and web designer.


I am seriously looking at getting a landline and leaving my iPhone 7 Plus on wifi calling. So crazy they cannot make a phone to use. I have to manage multiple accounts for authors on social media.

Oct 12, 2021 8:19 PM in response to Lyssamar

I am still waiting for my refund to be processed from Apple for the iPhone 13 pro max and since that day still having headaches every day. Apple says it is the 5G making us sick as why it is happening on the 12 and 13 iPhone models especially if you have 5G towers in your area and 5G carrier plan as I do.


I am going to try and order the iPhone 11 since it is still 4G LTE and see how it works. However my iPhone 7 Plus keeps dropping calls and horrible reception now with T Mobile new SIM card. Sounds like the iPhone 11 worked for you. Thanks. I would stay away from 12 and 13 with 5G.




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