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Why is my iPhone 14 Pro causing headache, nausea and eye strain? PWM Complaint...

Hello,


I purchased an iPhone 14 Pro recently. Ever since using it, I have fallen ill with nausea, headaches and eye strain. Even after using for sure durations (5-10 minutes).


Based on my research, this is due to the PWM (Pulse Wave Modulation) flickering which happens in iPhones (and other phones) with AMOLED screens which use PWM to dim the screen.


I currently use an iPhone 11 (standard) - which has an LCD screen with none of these issues.


Is Apple looking into any ways to fix this problem? Or at very least, continue to release phones with LCD screens for those of use with this issue? The only other phone option with LCD and 5G is the iPhone SE 2022...which is a smaller screen phone.


Thank you.




Posted on Oct 1, 2022 1:32 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2022 4:44 PM

So glad I’m not the only one having this issue. My family thinks I’m crazy. I was so excited to get the iPhone pro max and loved the phone except that I can’t stand to be near it. Horrible headache and sensation on my skin crawling. I don’t think it’s the screen. It can be sitting on a table in the same room and it causes my symptoms.

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Why is my iPhone 14 Pro causing headache, nausea and eye strain? PWM Complaint...

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