I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

Just got the watch January 3rd. I put it on as soon as I got home from work that evening and opened up the packaging. Within an hour I mentioned to my husband that i thought it was making my arm feel funny. Completely ignored it, went to sleep and went about my next day. I have noticed in the 4 or 5 days of wearing the watch that the worst time for the odd feeling (tingling, warm sensation, slight pain, numbing) is when I'm driving or relaxing at home. When I workout, or am busy doing something, it's fine. I can't figure out if I'm going to just ignore the pain during those times of not moving my arm around or just return the item, in which I had better receive a full refund, because it's not my fault I'm part of the small percentage that this watch is effecting in a negative way. Keep in mind on January 6th I purchased one of the nylon bands (watch was purchased with the sports band) and I'm still experiencing the same feeling. Clearly I am not going to waste my time and more money by seeing a MD, since according to this thread, has already been undiagnosed by others who have seeked their opinion.

as41 wrote:

I'm not claiming to make a medical statement

Which is why we keep recommending that you see an actual doctor (an M.D.).

The issue stopped with seria 2. No pain anymore 🙂 I had it since seria 2 is out and the pain never returned. can't wait to get seria 3 🙂

If you put the watch in airplane mode does it not stop the radio transmissions from taking place? Thus ceasing radio electromagnetic waves from being received (though even then not completely)? It may minimize the amount of electromagnetic waves a person is receiving but its not worth the plethora of health issues that can be caused by the adjusting a person polarization. Answering your question about carrying a cell phone, yes I do, but I don't have it affixed to my body 24/7...in fact it normally isn't within 15 feet of me throughout the day, except when I am talking on it, which is for a matter of minutes and not hours like many other people.

There are many things to think about with these watches and ZERO research has been completed:

-What medical issues does a person currently have? Medications and certain ailments may make a person more susceptible to the frequencies that are being emitted by the watches.

-Location of the nearest transmission tower, the closer the tower the more frequency you are to receive.

-What phone are you paired with, most phones emit a different amount of electromagnetic frequency, some more than others.

-What is your profession, some professions work with these EM's frequently. However not mine.

-Where is your location in the world, certain location have different varying polarization and could potentially increase the frequency based on where you live.

Not to mention several other things I will spare you with.

Just because you are one person that doesn't have an issue with your watch doesn't mean other don't...look at it that way.

Yes, it has, the series 2 has ceramic back which can make a difference. I am talking about my own experience not assumptions so back off. I am not claiming anything but in my case series 2 caused no issues. Simple fact. Also a fact that I had to return the series 1 watch even though I loved it, I could not wear it due to the pain in my arm... whatever apple did, it worked for me And big thank you for it.

In regards to series 3, that is a valid point you made so I may keep hold of my series 2 till I try series 3.

I have had 2 apple watches. I really want to like them. I enjoy the fitness tracker....but I can only wear them watch for a couple days before I have numbing pain where the infrared lights beam low level radiation and EMF into my veins. I don't have carpel tunnel, metal or rubber allergies or wear the wrist band too tight. The human body is incredibly complex. For whatever reason wrist pain is sending me a signal to not wear this watch daily. On a side note....I rotate between a large heavy old fashioned dive watch which weighs more and has never given me pain.

I have the same issue. And before someone tells me to see a doctor - I am a doctor. I have no issues with allergies or my wrist. This is not a "medical issue". I am in perfect health. I have switched arms and had the same issue after about 30 minutes. Not only have a loosened the band, I have tried multiple different bands - sport, milanese, leather. The pain goes away after about 5 minutes when I remove the watch and returns about 10-15 minutes after putting it back on. Feels like my arm is getting a workout - like if I had a TENS unit on it. Makes it hard to type at times on my computer. If I take off the watch and stretch my hand, it helps a little, but comes back as soon as watch is back on. I suspect its from the infrared or maybe the bluetooth? Maybe Ill turn off the heart monitor and see if that helps. But I know I cannot be the only one that feels this. I love the watch function, but worried that this might impact my health long term? Any updates on this from Apple?

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. 😉

No need for a doctor. Some things you can figure out on your own. Watch was causing the pain. Didn't have pain before the watch, don't have pain since I stopped wearing it. Simple.

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.

as41 wrote:

The apple watch simply doesn't agree with a small minority of people and causes aches and pains which can't be properly diagnosed.

Is that what your doctor told you?

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.