Apple Watch causing wrist pain

I had the same issue and talked with Apple on this and did my research as well. The honest scientific truth is this:

First of all, all smartwatches would have this issue so this does not only apply to Apple watch (Again apply to all smartwatches).

Answer: As we realize wifi, bluetooth are working at certain frequencies that are not visible to human eye. Our body is made of cells that at the very core is vibrating at certain frequency of energy of itself. When apple watch or any other watch is so close to skin, the frequencies emitted by any smart watch over a period of time will cause those cells to be irritated and hence pains start to happen when the saturation point reaches. Apple has that warning that they shared with me with the image of watch and the range of frequency emitted to be safe. Also, with the LTE version of smart watches this is getting more hairy as its emitting more powerful frequency. The upcoming Apple Watch series 4 will be able to emit frequency from both front and back of the watch that could cause potential serious pain. Sadly, smart watches are smart but they affect the cells of our body and thus the mood as well. For some the saturation level is high and for some low tolerance and their body is very sensitive. Though we love having smart watches, i think it will take time to make them body friendly but its hard to predict when! So this applied to mostly all smart watches.

The power of WikiLearning and a PhD from the University of Internet. Maybe some of these people should try spending a day with a real RF engineer.

Oh... wait, maybe not because I'd hate to have them bugging me all day

Branta_uk wrote:

The power of WikiLearning and a PhD from the University of Internet. Maybe some of these people should try spending a day with a real RF engineer.

Oh... wait, maybe not because I'd hate to have them bugging me all day

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I "fixed" the link and read the original. I think Apple may be going overboard with that one here and now tells me if I write an app for ASMR I won't be able to use Brain ****** Generator as the title.

But thank you for explaining to me what happens when I read those posts. I just reread the last one here. Ooooooooh, Aaaaaaaaaah, oh my God, don't stop.

TMI?

OK, I was getting worried and really sad when this was happening to me this week, so I did some googling. It really could be as simple as wearing it too low on the wrist. It can sit on a large vein on the wrist. Sure enough, as soon as I just moved mine further up my wrist, the pain was gone. A relief!

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Thanks for your report. It usually isn't a vein, it is the tendons and nerves in your wrist that control your fingers. You might want to visit a neurologist to be checked out for carpal tunnel syndrome.

I didn't think I had CTS either. I had no problem with the Apple watch, either. But when I saw a neurologist for something else (paresthesia) he diagnosed CTS in addition. Tingling and arm weakness is a neurological condition. Pressure on a vein has different symptoms. Yes, moving the watch up will resolve it.

Same thing! Love the watch but the shooting pain in the wrist and down the pinky finger can get unbearable at times. In watch series 2 I had the same thing, so i started wearing the watch a little looser - with series 4, I get that same feeling regardless of how loose the band is.

😠 Love the watch, hate the pain.

in my case is not only pain, appeared a purple in the place that the cardiac sensor is in contact with the skin and a pint in the middle, today one week after stopping using the clock wrist still hurts and by medical recommendations of my dermatologist was prohibited to use the watch. the suspicion is of irradiation caused by the sensor. the pain is not only in the place it radiates to the hand and the arm. I will go to the store to return the watch immediately. It’s needed to take off the pint.

Your dermatologist said radiation from the heart rate sensor was causing this? You need a new dermatologist. The sensor emits light, that is it. It is no-ionizing. It causes no cell damage. If the wave length of light that the sensor is emitting is causing this kind of damage you should never be exposed to a color TV and never go out into sunlight.

Try an allergist instead. You probably have an acute allergy to nickel that you were not aware of.

have you been able to consult with an MD? I just started wearing the iwatch 3 series today and within two hours I experienced tingling sensations and wrist pains; the sensation has lingered for a few hours now

I was really troubled by the tingling and pain I felt immediately on wearing the watch. I assumed it had something to do with the heart rate monitor or radiation. It wasn't until I turned the watch off and wore it and experienced the same pain, that I realized it was a problem with the fit of the devise. I ended up buying a cloth band and wearing it looser and the pain went away. A combination of the heart rate monitor bubble and the thick silicone band was irritating my wrist, but I have had no pain since starting the cloth band and a looser fit.

This is not the place to do that, it is a user-to-user technical support site. Some people have issues with the Apple Watch due to the clunkiness of the back, thickness and size (it hits a nerve on your wrist which will cause the sensations you have). Move it higher up on your arm for a test.

What is not happening: The WiFi/Bluetooth radios are NOT causing it (studied to death) and the heart rate sensor, a visible spectrum light, is not doing it. And if you have the GPS+Cellular it is not the cellular radiation doing it.

Whatever problem you have it has nothing to do with the watch, unless it is the watch's position on your wrist or the way you hold your arm when looking at the watch. That is absolutely certain. So look for other solutions, or see a neurologist or orthopedist.

I know the arm pain is the WiFi. Microwave radiation causes fatigue and pain. I feel it the minute I put on the watch but what I don’t understand is why they don’t address the radio waves anywhere with all these complaints! The pain subsides in everyone who takes their watches off! It’s an OBVIOUS sign it’s an issue. So why not address it ... instead of telling ppl they are wearing it on their wrist wrong. We are allowing WiFi in our homes, schools, in our laps and even our kids laps with tablets, and now on our bodies in cell phones and iwatches yet no one has mentioned this! I’m curious as to why that is?