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Apple watch gives pain on the wrist?

Day 5 on wearing Apple watch and I feel sharp heat-like pain on the skin touching the sensors. I have an aluminium sports one and the last few days I started to wear it loosely thinking it's just because I'm wearing it very snugly. I tried on the other wrist today and the same heat-like heavy sensation is starting to build up. I'm a dentist so to those who will say build wrist muscle comments should not be one of the reasons. I wear a wrist watch a lot and most of them are heavy ceramic or stainless steel but I have never had this pain before.

Apple Watch, iOS 8.3, Aluminium

Posted on May 4, 2015 11:55 AM

139 replies

Jul 28, 2015 9:03 AM in response to deggie

No, I don't believe this. That's the point. I'm still figuring it out.

KiltedTim

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Jul 28, 2015 9:37 AM in response to Sunderbus

What's to figure out? You either believe in the validity of the legitimate science, or you put on a tinfoil hat and hunker down in fear...

Jul 28, 2015 9:48 AM in response to KiltedTim

I was just in the middle of going through the list non-ionizing radiation and health effects studies that google burped up. If they seem bogus, then I'll treat them as such, but it's a lot to sift through.

KiltedTim

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Jul 28, 2015 9:52 AM in response to Sunderbus

Prepare yourself for a lot of reading then... there is a LOT of bogosity out there on the interwebtubes.

Jul 28, 2015 9:55 AM in response to KiltedTim

I know. I'm trying to sift out the ones that have creds behind them.

deggie

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Jul 28, 2015 10:08 AM in response to Sunderbus

And do you have the background to actually do this? We know Lawrence's credentials what are yours?

Jul 28, 2015 10:12 AM in response to deggie

No, I don't have creds. I'm just trying to get informed. Eventually, I'll get to a point where I'll canvass different folks who do have creds.

deggie

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Jul 28, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Sunderbus

Here is an idea. Pick one study/publication from a recognized university, write a letter to them and ask if they would provide you with relevant scientific studies. If you keep going the way you are you will be surrounded by a mountain of garbage that is impossible to sift through. You will also end up with Dr. Mercola or one of his MANY related groups with various names.

Jul 28, 2015 10:17 AM in response to deggie

Well, I guess that'll be my mountain of garbage to deal with.

Richy B.

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Oct 19, 2015 3:05 AM in response to The Winerunner

My unscientific guess is prolonged exposure is causing the blood to release some kind of toxins into the blood. After two weeks of wearing the watch I started to feel like my blood had a heavy feeling with a fatigue I have not felt before. I'm hoping its just a case of wearing the watch occasionally until the issue subsides.

Oct 19, 2015 3:32 AM in response to Richy B.

That's very unscientific and makes no sense at all medically.

KiltedTim

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Oct 19, 2015 3:50 AM in response to Richy B.

Your doctor can treat that with leeches, you know...

Richy B.

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Oct 19, 2015 5:59 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

Yes I know lol, thats why I said unscientific guess. With what little data I have, I have to make up my own mind. Same thing happened with my fitibit force only sooner because I wore it 24/7. Problem went away when I stopped wearing it.

Oct 19, 2015 6:40 AM in response to Richy B.

Richy B. wrote:

Yes I know lol, thats why I said unscientific guess. With what little data I have, I have to make up my own mind. Same thing happened with my fitibit force only sooner because I wore it 24/7. Problem went away when I stopped wearing it.

With the little data I have on where my socks go when they disappear in the dryer, I've determined that there is, in fact, a gateway to the dream dimension in my basement. When I don't take my socks to the basement, they never disappear. But I am tired of handwashing my socks.

Oct 19, 2015 6:41 AM in response to KiltedTim

KiltedTim wrote:

Your doctor can treat that with leeches, you know...

Leeches have actual medical use in restoring circulation. I doubt they'd want their reputation sullied.

Apple watch gives pain on the wrist?