iPhone 6 Plus headache and migraine

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Mazen Halabi wrote:

I have been experiencing the same issue. I've had iPhones since day one and as soon as I started using my iphone 6 I started getting migraines.

Then you need to see a doctor, not a user-to-user technical support forum where Apple doesn't participate. MIgraines are a very specific type of headache. People often misuse the term to mean any very bad headache. Migraines do not even necessarily invove a headche. If you are suddenly getting severe headaches, you may have a serious problem, including brain tumors or stroke. We cannot help you.

deggie wrote:

Sounds like an anxiety syndrome to me, if there was a defect that caused everyone to have migraines with the phone it would be in the news. None of the people I know with them are having the problem. What did Apple engineers tell you?

I have had migraines (auras, aphasia, blindness, hallucinations, cognitive impairments, nausea, headaches) since I was 8 (long before iPhones or BT). Never had a problem with an iPhone (or any phone). Nor have any of the other migraneurs that I know.

Mazen,

You described the screen as too glossy and too bright. I'm interested to hear -- are you getting headaches from looking at the iPhone or from it's use -- meaning, if you were not looking at the screen, would you still get the headache?

Same here, and ditto on the phone. My reference to an anxiety (I refrained from using the word hysteria) is a situation where one person says they are sick and it plants the idea to surrounding people that they are also sick. Only plausible explanation I see for all 35 having headaches. And I agree, the term is far overused. I doubt the OP is ending up in the ER from his iPhone headache.

deggie wrote:

My reference to an anxiety (I refrained from using the word hysteria) is a situation where one person says they are sick and it plants the idea to surrounding people that they are also sick.

That is an illness that I do believe technology (in the form of the internet) causes or at least exacerbates.

Only plausible explanation I see for all 35 having headaches.

Or they all have very stressful jobs.😉

I have the same issue. Headaches none stop since I started using my iPhone 6 plus, and it goes up to migraines when the Bluetooth and wifi are turned on.

1- I have never experienced this in my life before it's not anxiety, nor stress.

2- I gave it to another person to try, without hinting about my problem, same issue! so i am planning to sell my phone asap, and will continue escalating this Apple, until they take this seriously.

AAuser17 wrote:

I have the same issue. Headaches none stop since I started using my iPhone 6 plus, and it goes up to migraines when the Bluetooth and wifi are turned on.

1- I have never experienced this in my life before it's not anxiety, nor stress.

2- I gave it to another person to try, without hinting about my problem, same issue! so i am planning to sell my phone asap, and will continue escalating this Apple, until they take this seriously.

You have severe, constant headaches and the first thing you do is plan on selling your phone? Go to the doctor!

The headache and nausea is not because of bluetooth or radiation..it is because of the disappearing animation effect and the extra large screen size..trust me..i bought the iphone 6 plus and it gave me a terrible nauseatic effect...i swapped it for an htc one m8..

For me it is definitely the radiation -- I would put it this way -- it is caused by the phone, but the reaction is mine. So others may not experience it when they use a cell phone, but some people, who are very sensitive to radiation, DO experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc. People who have never experienced the pain EVERY SINGLE TIME they use the phone don't understand and they make comments like, "Don't press it to your face so hard." or "There is no such thing as radiation sensitivity". As I've said before, Electromagnetic sensitivity is recognized as a full disablitlity in some European countries, but is not well known in the U.S. By the way, it is always possible that some people DO react to screen issues -- I am not saying that doesn't exist as a separate issue -- but if you get headaches from Bluetooth, cell phones, etc. and you are not even staring at the screen (playing a game, etc.)-- then that is Electromagnetic Sensitivity.

Parber wrote:

As I've said before, Electromagnetic sensitivity is recognized as a full disablitlity in some European countries, but is not well known in the U.S.

"Disablities" recognized by governments is not the same thing as disabilities recognized by reputable scientists and doctors in a relevant field. Politicians are not generaly to be trusted as fonts of scientific wisdom. This is especially true if the countries are the exceedingly risk averse memeber countries of the EU.

Parber wrote:

For me it is definitely the radiation -- I would put it this way -- it is caused by the phone, but the reaction is mine. So others may not experience it when they use a cell phone, but some people, who are very sensitive to radiation, DO experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc. People who have never experienced the pain EVERY SINGLE TIME they use the phone don't understand and they make comments like, "Don't press it to your face so hard." or "There is no such thing as radiation sensitivity". As I've said before, Electromagnetic sensitivity is recognized as a full disablitlity in some European countries, but is not well known in the U.S. By the way, it is always possible that some people DO react to screen issues -- I am not saying that doesn't exist as a separate issue -- but if you get headaches from Bluetooth, cell phones, etc. and you are not even staring at the screen (playing a game, etc.)-- then that is Electromagnetic Sensitivity.

Go see a doctor.

Parber wrote:

For me it is definitely the radiation -- I would put it this way -- it is caused by the phone, but the reaction is mine. So others may not experience it when they use a cell phone, but some people, who are very sensitive to radiation, DO experience headaches, nausea, dizziness, etc. People who have never experienced the pain EVERY SINGLE TIME they use the phone don't understand and they make comments like, "Don't press it to your face so hard." or "There is no such thing as radiation sensitivity". As I've said before, Electromagnetic sensitivity is recognized as a full disablitlity in some European countries, but is not well known in the U.S. By the way, it is always possible that some people DO react to screen issues -- I am not saying that doesn't exist as a separate issue -- but if you get headaches from Bluetooth, cell phones, etc. and you are not even staring at the screen (playing a game, etc.)-- then that is Electromagnetic Sensitivity.

Electromagnetic sensitivity is pure bull. It's 'woo-woo science'.

There isn't a single reputable scientist on the planet that believes it exists.

I agree that the answer is to go see a doctor. The problem is that since it is not well understood in the US, they don't give much good advice on this issue. The quick answer is -- reduced exposure will help you feel better. Of course radiation from wifi and cell phones and cordless phones -- is everywhere today -- but the important factors are: proximity and strength of a transmitter and duration of your exposure. The final factor is your own general health -- if you are eating well, sleeping, exercising etc. you will likely have a better resilience than if you are exhausted, under-nourished etc.

The anecdoctal evidence is building all the time (for example, in this forum) and literally hundreds of doctors are researching the issues of non-ionising radiation today. If you don't want to beleive it's not dangerous, don't believe it -- but I don't get the need to scorn those who are suffering. No one would make fun of someone with airborne peanut allergies -- "The particles are too tiny to affect us!", "When I was growing up, not one person ever had airborne allergies!" "It's just a peanut!" But somehow, radiation -- which EVERYONE agrees is harmful at high levels -- simply cannot affect people at low levels?!?! I should add that if you want to follow the money -- there is a lot of money behind the argument that there is no harm in this kind of radiation.

There are numerous examples in history of how people used new products or "tech" that they didn't understand was harming them -- until they did understand. Romans had lead pipes for plumbing. Cigarettes were beleived to be GOOD for your health. People used to x-ray their feet at shoe stores as a cool way to measure their feet. Use of Asbestos in building. What can I say, doctors and scientists thought these things were okay -- then anecdotal evidence increased, more studies were done....and we learned!

I'm saying, first hand, that the radiation affects me -- I get almost immediate pain in my head, faster heart beat, irritability, foggy minded and occasional skin rashes. After I decrease exposure to the best of my ability for a few days -- all the symptoms reduce and then go away. I understand the need to say: "But you didn't consider...." or "It's probably something else...." But I am a reasonable person who has been living with this for 10 years. I think cell phones are amazing and I have nothing against iphones per se. They just make me sick.

Here are some sites to check out for citations of current and recent studies on Electromagnetic Sensitiivity:

Canadian site with lots of information about electromagnetic pollution: http://www.weepinitiative.org/livingwithEHS.html

British site, Powerwatch -- researching the links between electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and health risks for about 25 years : http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/health/sensitivity.asp

Time Magazine movie on Electromagnetic Hypersensitive people: http://time.com/golden-cage/

The reason doctors in the U.S. don't give you much advice about it is because it's pure bunkum. None of the sites you linked to have anything to do with reputable science.

There are also numerous examples throughout history of things that people were conviced were bad for them that aren't such as night air, baths, tomatoes (thought to be a deadly poison), strenuous excercise for women (it will make a uterus fall).