How can I stop trackpad from hurting/burning my fingertips?

you're totally lost!!! now its a "conspiracy" that people have different experiences than you???

you're in the wrong conversation! if you've not experienced it, leave it for people who have done so!

just because you've not had it, you think the whole world lives or feels like you!!

now, you're talking about "conspiracies." so, just because its supposedly a "few" people, its a "conspiracy?"

and because people have different experiences than you've had, so they "want conspiracies?"

you're absolutely lost!!! find help, dude!!!

if you have nothing to add to the conversation, stop taking it in tangents.

please stop contributing about an experience you've not had if you have nothing constructive to add!!

let people who know it share it and try to resolve it!!!!

find some other platform to present your theories and rage against "conspiracies!"

i found this link online about this issue. the writer talks about the battery being in the area near or below the trackpad, radiation, and perhaps some substances covering the trackpad, but it seems to happen after a lot of usage.

it accurately describes my feeling even as i type this. my finger tips are like burning, its like i've even started using the other hand to give my right fingers a bit of rest, but even the left fingers have that feeling.

http://macosxbits.com/2015/04/burning-fingertips-caused-by-trackpad-in-macbook/

Some 'touch panel' sections of the upscale mouse start to affect fingers that way;

and I kinda liked the old vintage idea of a rollerball that sat in a holder to move via

the palm. The product was some third-party maker and seldom failed to function.

On the other hand, iOS devices tend to have underpowered touch electronics to me

because they often fail, so are either not working per touch, or misdirect my action...

My efforts with those products are only rewarded by use of stylus, or by no use at all.

Not sure about the latest products, as they're not in my budget to afford; so I hope

newer class of touch from Apple are superior to older tech problems noted here.

In any event...

Good luck & happy trails! 🙂

There are a few new posts on this thread as well Soreness and numbness in fingertips from trackpad

Thanks. I will have to try this. I might look a bit silly in cafes, but oh well! Thanks again.

Hey! Sorry for the late reply. I meant to get on here much ealier. I have a macbook air 11 inch. Is that what you mean?

Glad the vaseline is working. It might be hard to always have it around you though, unless you keep a small amount with you wherever you go.

And the endear side of my apple mouse burns but it is better because the top is plastic!

How do you feel about using iPhone and iPads? This is where I experience issues with my fingers. Not so much the trackpad any more. Sometimes it gets so bad that I have to put down the iPhone...

Hello All!

This is far.out.at.sea, one of the first commenters. I just lost my email and my prior information, so I created a new ID. It's amazing how many more people have found this forum!

My allergy has continued. I bought a new mac, a mac book air (11-inch, 12-inch). Using a mouse pretty much has solved my problems, except when I for some reason I can't use my mouse and I'm stuck using the track pad. I recently lost my mouse and wasn't in a situation to buy one (I currently live in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia). I had a project due and just had to work through the pain and I would like to describe the effect.

I mostly use my middle finger, fourth finger and pinky when using the track pad. I have attached two photos of my fingers. These photos were taken two days after I stopped touching the track pad. Beyond the internal pain in my fingers, joints, and hands, my fingers get dry, rough, wrinkly, and the top layer of my skin comes off. Compare my first finger to my last two. Notice the difference in color and texture?

I don't know what to do about it. I can't rule out PCs as not having the same effect. I haven't used them as much recently. I hope the rest of you people allergic to the track pad are all doing well.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

out.to.sea

Sorry, I meant 11-inch 2012. Even after not touching a trackpad for two weeks, my finger tips are still red and peeling. I might have come to the point of giving up my mac. It's too annoying carrying a mouse everywhere with me.

out.to.sea

OMG I HAVE THE SAME THING!

I think it's thermal radiation burning through the skin...

I truly hope using electronic devices doesn't turn out to be carcinogenic like smoking cigarettes...

Does anyone know a version of these gloves that are available in the UK? Thanks. The seller on this link won't ship to the UK.

Hi there - did you ever get a reply or reaction from Apple? Thanks