I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

Just posting to throw my hat in the ring of wrist pain here. I've worn my watch (S1) for the past 9 months on my right wrist. Pain has gotten progressively worse over time, to the point where it's a constant pain from my wrist, down through my finger tips, and then back through the underside of my forearm, and up through my shoulder. If I don't wear the watch, it's noticeably less and seems to disappear after a day or two of not wearing it.

I've just switched my watch to my left wrist (which I hate), to see if that has any effect. If my left wrist starts hurting, I'm going to be writing a strongly worded letter. 😠 😁

Well Tim, I haven't been to the doctor yet. My assumption is that he is going to look to grab the low hanging fruit in the beginning of the diagnostic process and advise me to stop wearing the watch on my right wrist; so, with that assumption and also knowing from experience that the pain seems to fade after a day or two of not wearing the watch, I figured I'd take some extended time of not wearing the watch on my right wrist before I go to see him.

Do I think that the watch is the sole cause of my issue? No. Do I think it is a contributing factor? Based on the fact that the pain decreases noticeably when the watch is removed for a few days, and also on the fact that there seems to be a bunch of people with the same complaint, I'd say yes. I'll get checked out by my doc after I've taken some time to assess the differences in pain levels, so that I can go to him with actual information instead of just walking in like "ONOEZ MY ARM IS OUCHY". 🙂

That was my main reason for posting - just adding another name to the list of People Experiencing This Issue. 😉

I took your advice and moved the watch a bit up just above the lump. Feels a lot better.

Problem solved for me.

It is not an allergy. I didn't mention any external symptoms because there aren't any. All of the symptoms I have are internal, which is pain. Pain in the muscle or tendons in my wrist, arm and hand. An allergy to any part of the watch would show up as a rash or peeling skin, etc. Again, there are no external problems. My skin looks perfect and smooth. The symptom I have is internal pain.

Reszus wrote:

Just a little note to those who keep saying this is fake and we are lying please consider that, why lots of people search for this issue? Everybody made it up? I talk about my own experience and suffer. this post gave me some comfort a year ago to see I am not the only one because my husband couldn't feel anything neither nore any of my friends. Thanks.

No one here is saying that you are not experiencing pain. I'm sure that you are. What we are saying is that the idea that it is being caused by bluetooth or "radiation" from the watch is complete and total garbage. It's junk science.

I mentioned my age in the first post as a reference point. I mentioned it again to say I've been wearing watches a long time and don't need instructions or a tutorial on how to wear one. It was the Watch. Not sure why this is such a contentious point. For whatever reason, the Watch and my body did not get along.

I had issues with seria 1 and had to return it but I wear the sera 2 on my right wrist and I am fine with it 🙂 love it!

DuraQ wrote:

Tried the Sport 42" and the regular 38".

The arm that wears the watch starts hurting after a while. `

It appears that some people are sensitive to the convex back of the watch pressing into their wrist. Depending on your particular anatomy, it may press against a nerve. Try moving it up your arm. Being fit has nothing to do with this.

@Apple, if you want to examine this further I can assist and help you with that since I can sense that it is your product that is causing this pain.

Apple is not reading here. Submit feedback using the feedback link:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

This is the second day of wearing my new apple watch. I am having the same experience, tingling, numbing in my hand and upper arm. I wear a watch all the time so am used to them. I do not think its an allergic reaction. It feels more electrical, like it is affecting my biorhythms or something along those lines. I am hoping that my body gets used to the computer on it, because I really like my new apple gadget.

What Apple made works with about 99.99% of the people that use them. For those that it doesn't they should see a doctor and try to find out which material in the watch, or the way that they are using it, that could be a problem. Garmin uses the same type of battery, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and materials as the Apple Watch. So are you saying the WatchOS is the issue?

Nothing changed between the series 1 and 2 that would make any difference. If you are trying to imply that Apple somehow 'fixed' your pain issue you are dreadfully wrong. There continues to be absolutely NO medical evidence that supports your claim. As for the series 3 it has an LTE radio in it and will emit even more electromagnetic waves than either the series 1 or 2.

You said you were a doctor...

Stretchtsp wrote:

And before someone tells me to see a doctor - I am a doctor.

But this proved that to be a lie...

I suspect its from the infrared or maybe the bluetooth?

Either that, or you went to a medical school where they don't actually teach medicine, or basic science.

If you are a physician, you should be well aware that this is pure bunk.

Sure. First of all, I responded, many others did, That his response was inflammatory and plain mean and was meant to insult me, not to offer assistance. To accuse me of not being a real doctor or going to medical school because I experienced the exact same sensation that everybody in this post is inquiring about? So let’s take the medical out of it and try to figure out why the heck this watch continues to cause problems on many people regardless of position and band. Isn’t the point of a support forum to support each other and try to figure out what’s going on? All I seem to see our insults for anybody that may try to think outside the box because there’s no definitive solution being presented - You won’t have to worry about me because I’m going to un-follow this thread as it poses absolutely no solution, and does not support us customers that are having a legitimate issue.

No, this is a user-to-user technical support forum.

Have you done any research on Infrared, WiFi and Bluetooth? Talked to any engineers about it? Looked at any studies? Have you consulted the AMA or any of their available resources? Do you have any idea of what non-ionizing radiation is?