I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

After having the watch for nearly 3 weeks now and trying various methods of wearing the band I have put the issue down to the Stainless Steel Case with Milanese Loop combination. It's must be something to do with the way the case and band sits on your wrist and possibly the strength of the magnet as there are others with similar problems :

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7026458?start=15&tstart=0

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7029361?start=45&tstart=0

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7019855

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1880533&page=4

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=21290632#post21290632

I appreciate this is not effecting everyone but as many others with the issues report the same problem it seems for some of us unlucky ones this combo wont work.

I am now going to wait for my sport band to come and get rid of the ML and if the problem still persists will unfortunately have to sell the device despite really loving its functionality.

For your information today I have not worn my AW and have got on my previous usual timepiece and the pain as instantly gone with no odd sensations from my wrist to elbow!

Oh my Gawd ... it is true then .. about that light in the iWatch that 'sees' into your body looking for blood ... otherwise the iWatch will not work at all ... and if one has tattoos on the wrist ... also the light will not turn on the iWatch as it can not see blood. I thought is was nonsense and a hoax ... but it is true what other blogs are saying. wow .. that is so creepy.

And yes ... there is magnetite in the brain .. it is absorbed with food as we are not born with it in our body and it is how humans and animals have an innate sense of north. Other magnet fields would of course in certain circumstances interfere with that.

Meg St._ClairMay 15, 2015 2:22 PM Re: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?
Re: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

Tygerlylly wrote:

If "their heads should be exploding in bloody pulps" is your idea of hard scientific fact then clearly you attended science classes at a comic book illustrator's school. You are free with your pseudo-science comments, but the offensive part is your vehemence and conviction that only you know the truth and that whatever Mstattedcanvas and the other posters who experienced sensations they attributed to the watch said is "pure bull". No matter what the actual cause and effect, I think they should be able to post without your antagonistic responses denigrating their experiences.

No one is denigrating their experience. It is their scientifically unfounded suppositions about the cause that are generating the comments.

Yes, light, in certain wave lengths and intensities, can cause damage. Drinking too much water can also kill you. Unless someone is holding the heart rate sensor up to their eye and staring into it for hours (assuming you could get it to stay on), the light used is not going to cause a problem. The magnets in the band have no way to affect human tissue.

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I think it is the nail shape button of the band pressing on the inside of your wrist that make your arm feel numb. Because I feel numb the same as you, but when I took off the bands and put only the watch on my arm, no numb. Apple watch works well when I do sports but it does make me uncomfortable when I'm working in the office. Apple should redesign the bands of the apple watch!

"AlexroetMay 7, 2015 11:05 AM Re: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?
Re: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?in response to Mstattedcanvas

I am actually a hand surgeon, and while I can't diagnose you for sure via text, numbness and tingling is the main symptom of carpal tunnel, which is caused by compression of a nerve in your wrist. The symptoms can often be reproduced by pressing on the inside of your wrist for a while- you start the get the feeling of your "circulation being cut off". If that is what you're feeling, it could be that your watch is too tight (though honestly I have never heard of a watch being so tight it causes carpal tunnel). Like someone else said, it could also just be that you are using your arm differently now (to hold it up and look at the watch). I can't really explain why a watch would cause that, but, if it persists, I would agree with getting it checked out."

Pixiegirlie wrote:

Hi Heather - which watch did you purchase? After knowing that information, I might be able to give you some advice.

Are you a doctor?

Sorry it has taken a few days to return. I see you didn't come back to reply to my question, and based on some of the responses, I totally understand why you did not. There are quite a few pages already on this thread, but here are some things that might help or work for you (some ideas have already been posted earlier) :

1. Make sure you are not wearing the watch too tight. Instructions for how to wear the watch are found here.

2. If readjusting the watch does not help, make sure to contact Apple Support here. The Apple Support representative was very helpful and concerned, consulting with the engineers and aiding me in an exchange.

3. Try a different case. Regarding wrist/hand/arm pain and watches, there are threads online from non-Apple Watch wearers having similar pain with the SS/sapphire crystal combination, so this problem isn't limited to the Apple Watch.

4. If exchanging the watch doesn't work, go without a watch for a week and see if the pain resolves on its own. If the pain doesn't resolve, it may not be due to the watch, but some other problem.

The solution that worked for me was to exchange the SS/Milanese band for an aluminum case and sports band. I also tried the SS case with a sport band and still experienced pain. Changing cases was the game changer for me. I hope you are able to find an Apple Watch that works for you!

The battery in the watch is 3V, not 9 V, and none of that 3V is touchable from the outside. But what does it feel like when you hold a 9 V battery against your wrist, rather than your tongue?

Never said that that what WAS happening. I just said that's what the sensation felt like. Just because some people are not feeling this sensation does not mean it's not happening.

I'm curious, how did your doctor determine the pain was coming from your Watch? Especially as you wore it for 6 months and it only started recently.

I had the same experience -- switched to my right wrist which so far doesn't react the same way, but if I go back to the left wrist, the numbness and tingling returns. Very strange...

I am right-handed and use a mouse with my right hand.

Hey there, I'm sure it's nothing that paranoid... For me, the size increase is noticeable as far as the amount of pressure on the top of my wrist from v1 to v2 from the sensor jutting out.

The back is the same on both watches. The Series 2 is a bit thicker. They made no other change that would have impacted your arm pain.

Based on the post that you made that was deleted, you have convinced me you are not really a physician. No real doctor would use language like you did. I think it is now safe to ignore you.

I never said what caused it as I myself have no clue why was it. I don't think anybody does...