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Q: I watch causing Wrist and arm numbing and pain?

Hi everyone,

 

i'm on day 6 of using my i watch, which i love, however for the past 4/5 days is have been experiencing numbing and a tingling sensation on my arm.

It's actually very painful on my wrist at this point.

I decided, on day 4, to try it on my right arm. About 2 hours later I started experiencing the same thing.

I own the Stainless Steel I watch with the Milanese Loop.

 

Was wondering if anyone else experienced the same thing?

Although I absolutely love it because it has been very helpful for me in the gym I think i will be returning it.

 

Would like to hear anyone else's input.

 

Thanks

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Posted on May 6, 2015 7:10 AM

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  • by kdka56,

    kdka56 kdka56 May 14, 2015 10:38 PM in response to Curly Horse
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    May 14, 2015 10:38 PM in response to Curly Horse

    This is a good analysis.  I ordered a sport band to try with it, but perhaps the lighter weight of an aluminum case makes sense.  I do not think my pain is from repetitive motion, as I get the pain by putting on the watch and leaving my arm still.  The pain has even started now in the other hand (non-arthritic) from a couple of days of wearing it.  I will try the sport band when it arrives, but believe the watch is likely to go back.  Hope generation 2 is better.

  • by as41,

    as41 as41 May 15, 2015 1:15 AM in response to kdka56
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    May 15, 2015 1:15 AM in response to kdka56


    I'm currently in the same boat as you and have put it down to the SS and ML combination. Its unlikely the watch is defective and as many others are saying the Wi-Fi / Bluetooth signals shouldn't cause this much discomfort. I've ordered a sport band and will try my Stainless Steel case with that. If the problem persists the watch will have to be sold on. Its a shame as I really love the device but it seems as if it wont suit everyone!

  • by as41,

    as41 as41 May 15, 2015 1:38 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    May 15, 2015 1:38 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    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!

  • by g_shettler,

    g_shettler g_shettler May 15, 2015 10:22 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    May 15, 2015 10:22 AM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    I went ahead and contacted apple support about the ongoing numbness and tingling in my hand and arm. They are now looking into the issue. They are taking it very seriously. I suggest to all those with an issue to contact apple support.

  • by fromsouth,

    fromsouth fromsouth May 15, 2015 12:10 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    May 15, 2015 12:10 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    I am deeply apologetic that I am late to the party here and I am also very happy for humanity, that we finally mutated or evolved (using Darwin's terminology) to that

    time when some representatives of our species can be used as Geiger counters for mRoentgen sensitivity . They can be used in scientific experiments and can be living as canaries around atomic power stations to be invaluable Gages of any developments that countries will not report to it's citizens. I am happy that apple support takes reports seriously, undoubtedly I would to, since telling customer that watched "Total recall" that he/she is a mute is not really a viable option. I would be careful calling Apple support about that myself, since they probably reporting that to CIA and everyone of us with "tingling" will be tracked, used and possibly exterminated without prejudice if such need occurs.

  • by Tygerlylly,

    Tygerlylly Tygerlylly May 15, 2015 1:23 PM in response to as41
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    May 15, 2015 1:23 PM in response to as41

    I am now on my second Apple Watch as I sold my first sport watch to a friend who hadn't ordered one early enough and didn't want to wait. After a short adjustment, mainly to the size, (I'm a regular watch wearer for many years) I found the aluminum watch very comfortable and a pleasure to use for the 2 weeks I wore it. I received my replacement watch, a 38mm stainless milanese loop, 2 days ago and I have had issues I didn't experience with the sport watch. It is a beautiful watch and works well except for some weird battery issues and that it heated up so much yesterday I had to take it off and my skin was hot and reddened under the watch. I'm not sure if this one has a faulty battery but I'm exchanging it for another sport model. I don't know what it is about the ss milanese but there do seem to be more people with issues with this model. I think the ss milanese has 2 magnets, the magnet in the watch itself as well as the strap magnet, though I'm not sure what difference this makes, if any. My stainless steel strap sticks to the bottom of the watch so it appears there is a magnet there probably as part of the wireless charging system. I personally find this watch feels lighter or certainly less bulky than the sport model and i really like that. I'm sad that there are problems with this particular watch because I think it is really beautiful, but I'm not willing to take a chance on a second one of these so I'm going back to the sport.

     

    I find KiltedTom's blanket rejection of any possibility of biorhythms or anything else he disagrees with fairly offensive. "Your pain is not being caused by radiation or electrical signals." If you're not a doctor, and more importantly, you're not a doctor who has examined Mstattedcanvas, stop making diagnoses. Apple is wonderful at inventing new and wonderful products and I love and happily use them all, but modern life is a huge experiment in progress on the effects of many new electrical, chemical and physical changes in the environment. Unfortunately it can take many years or even decades before negative effects appear, in some cases, and there is no way to fully understand our grand modern life experiment until more time has passed.

     

    Comments like: 'I didn't say these devices don't emit radiation. What I'm saying is you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. If you seriously believe that , then you need to sell every piece of electronic equipment you own and move to a deserted island somewhere where there is not electricity at all." are dogmatic and condescending.


    then there is this comment: "Um... no. The heart rate sensor is optical. That means it uses light. If light is causing you a problem, then you have bigger issues than your watch."


    I'm not sure what you are trying to imply about their issues but lasers use light and energy from the sun comes to us as light as well as other frequencies. Light can be very powerful.  I'm guessing the optical system in the watch it is too weak and well calibrated to cause problems, but light can cause burns and other issues so your logic is illogical.


    Good luck Mstattedcanvas, and hopefully a sport watch will be a better option for you and not cause issues. The fact is that some people are a lot more sensitive to their environment than others and this is ok.




  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Dec 28, 2015 11:18 AM in response to Tygerlylly
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    Dec 28, 2015 11:18 AM in response to Tygerlylly

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  • by cubcougar,

    cubcougar May 15, 2015 1:46 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas
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    May 15, 2015 1:46 PM in response to Mstattedcanvas

    I have heard about this a lot in various web sites ... that it is effecting BOTH arms the same way is very worrisome to me .. as that confirms something bad is happening and it is not a fluke or an accident.  Telling you the truth is considered a 'rant' and is unwelcome ... can only say GOOD things about Apple products and talk only about technical issues.

     

    So please talk to Apple Support ... if it is past the 15 day money back guarantee ... oh gee golly gosh ... it would seem you are stuck with it no matter what they say or do. 

     

    Your medical doctor might say do not wear electrical devices on your body.  I dunno about such things. I have heard the Tazer people say their 50,000 device is completely harmless ... however the defibrillator people say their 1000 volt device will stop your heart dead.  Again; your medical doctor might be the best source to go to in sorting it out health wise.

  • by Tygerlylly,

    Tygerlylly Tygerlylly May 15, 2015 2:00 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    May 15, 2015 2:00 PM in response to KiltedTim

    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.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 15, 2015 2:16 PM in response to kdka56
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    May 15, 2015 2:16 PM in response to kdka56

    kdka56 wrote:

     

    Why "no"?

    I am concluding the magnet is at least part of the problem. With the milanese band, which has a magnet in the clasp also, there is a lot going on there.

    Because human bodies contain very little ferrous material and are therefore, not especially affected by magnets.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 15, 2015 2:22 PM in response to Tygerlylly
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    May 15, 2015 2:22 PM in response to Tygerlylly

    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.

  • by Lawrence Finch,

    Lawrence Finch Lawrence Finch May 15, 2015 2:34 PM in response to Tygerlylly
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    May 15, 2015 2:34 PM in response to Tygerlylly

    I find your entire post offensive. The work of a real crank.

  • by Tygerlylly,

    Tygerlylly Tygerlylly May 15, 2015 3:38 PM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    May 15, 2015 3:38 PM in response to Meg St._Clair

    None of your comments were offensive to me nor denigrating, Meg St._Clair. I found your comments to be very reasonable and well stated. I did, however, find that KiltedTom's comments were emotionally charged and denigrating to the poster's themselves, not just to their experiences. He literally calls them crazy and says they need to see a psychiatrist. To me that was insensitive and offensive and his logic in criticizing their experiences was flawed. You were not doing this, but he was. I also at no point stated that the light in the watch or the magnets have any ill effect. In fact I made no claims about anything in the watch causing health problems. I just said that their experiences are their own and calling them crazy is rude.

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair May 15, 2015 3:48 PM in response to Tygerlylly
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    May 15, 2015 3:48 PM in response to Tygerlylly

    Tygerlylly wrote:

     

    None of your comments were offensive to me nor denigrating, Meg St._Clair. I found your comments to be very reasonable and well stated. I did, however, find that KiltedTom's comments were emotionally charged and denigrating to the poster's themselves, not just to their experiences. He literally calls them crazy and says they need to see a psychiatrist. To me that was insensitive and offensive and his logic in criticizing their experiences was flawed. You were not doing this, but he was. I also at no point stated that the light in the watch or the magnets have any ill effect. In fact I made no claims about anything in the watch causing health problems. I just said that their experiences are their own and calling them crazy is rude.

    When people refuse to listen to reason, it's not surprising that other people get frustrated. When people take their experiences and come up with implausible explanations and then refuse to let go of them, thus making it utterly impossible to provide any real help, one does start to wonder about what's really going on in their heads. I'm not sure why you feel it's okay to call out Tim for "emotionally charged" comments but not the people to whom he is responding for their equally (and in some cases more so) charged remarks. That certainly makes it appear as if you have an agenda.

  • by cubcougar,

    cubcougar May 16, 2015 5:12 AM in response to Meg St._Clair
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    May 16, 2015 5:12 AM in response to Meg St._Clair

     

    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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