Apple Watch causing wrist pain

A guy did a video on YouTube saying he wore his just like you.. more toward the hand.. in front of his wrist bone and his pain was pretty bad but has since worn it properly without pain. I do believe it being worn wrong can cause discomfort too but I wear mine properly and so do a lot of others who still experience the pain.. That’s why I came here and boy I’m sorry I did. If you don’t agree with ppl here .. you’re bullied right down. Thought I could find others who wondered about the radiation of cellular watches as they’ve already proven it causes damage to the body... (even the apple insert for the phone says “Do not place against your head”!!!) For a reason! But I’m a total conspiracy nut job if I believe radiation causes fatigue and pain in those who wear them properly!

Perhaps its worth pointing out that you work in a medical research facility and have access to Medline, the index to all peer-reviewed medical studies, as well as other research databases. So if it exists it will be listed.

After few months of pain & progressively getting worse, just made call to Dr. for exam and decided to look up wrist pain/injury. I thought it could be the iWatch, so stopped using it. When I mentioned the possibility it could be the watch, responses were of emphatic doubt. Pain has worsened, radiating up my arm, so concerned it has long term effects.

kipper3d wrote:

I've yet to determine if its due to wearing my watch 24/7 or the heart monitor.

Well, scientifically, you'd need to change just one variable at a time to determine that. However, as there is nothing in the heart rate monitor that can cause pain, the problem is obviously that the watch was pressing against something in your wrist and that by wearing the watch less, you've ameliorated the problem.

You really don't think its a design problem? how do you explain pain free when not wearing the watch? Perhaps Apple won't find a solution and won't think its a problem if only a few people would experience this, but it seems this is a very common problem from all the posts here and other websites. so I think there must be something in the design of the watch that is causing people to have pain when using the watch.

I have been experiencing pain in my left wrist... for some reason it’s more when m wearing my Apple Watch 2... the pain is bad that even when I take paracetamol it does not go away, thought something was wrong with my wrist.

If the pain is that bad, you need to see a doctor.

Series 4 with cellular/GPS, and I too am having the deep soreness. Feels like I fell and my hand bent backwards. This can’t be healthy.

If you are feeling sudden extreme pain in any part of your body, you should see a doctor, not a technical support forum.

I received my apple 4 watch for Christmas and I just love it, or I think I love it?

have been loving it for BP and love the faces that show me time, date, weather and so many things,

the last several days I started aching, my arm, then my wrist, last night my hand hurt so much had to soak in warm water, take something for pain and today I do not have my Apple watch on. TODAY My pain in arm is getting better, my wrist is getting better and mostly my hand is getting better!! I left my watch at home, and hoping this achy feeling goes away completely and when it does I will wear the watch again. If the pain comes back I will be contacting Apple immediately. Something is just not right when a watch causes so much pain.

Consult with your doctor. A technical support forum is not the place to get medical advice.

I also have a bump that’s formed! But, unlike others I have read, I have worn my watch for over a year with no problems at all! No pain, nothing!

but just before Christmas I started to experience this and it is getting worse, it eases when I don’t wear the watch for a day or 2, but if I put it back on! The pain and the bump are back!!

i just hope there is nothing sinister going on and it’s not cause any scary health problems or long term issues!!!

Which has been proven yes.

But I want to add that there is definitely something in the apple watch thats causing this pain.

It almost feel like an arthritis pain, causing slight numbness.

I don’t even have to tighten the strap, I just hold it on my wrist and the pain is there immediately.

And when I take it off after a while the pain is gone.

I tried it repeatedly, did the same.

As I wanted this watch so badly I withstood the pain and its getting less with time, but the strong pain comes back but this time for short periods.

I hope it goes away.

Honestly, I think it’s something to do with the sensors that the watch uses to monitor your heartbeat and such. You described it perfectly. It felt like I suddenly had arthritis in my left wrist and hand. I like to wear my watch loose enough to easily fit a finger underneath it so it’s obviously not some “sensitivity to a convex back” or anything like that. As soon as I remove the watch, the feeling immediately starts to dissipate. Yes, the Apple Watch is causing these symptoms. Anyone who adamantly denies this to be possible most likely works for Apple or is in some way compensated for trying to cover this up. Sure, this problem most likely only affects a minority of Apple Watch users, but it’s still an issue. My watch was given to me by a family member when they upgraded to the series 4 and the watch that gives me trouble never affected them in the slightest. I just don’t wear it anymore. I’m not going to try it on the other arm. That’s like stubbing your toe on a door jam and being told “try kicking it with the other foot”. No thanks!

Honestly, I think it’s something to do with the sensors that the watch uses to monitor your heartbeat and such. You described it perfectly. It felt like I suddenly had arthritis in my left wrist and hand. I like to wear my watch loose enough to easily fit a finger underneath it so it’s obviously not some “sensitivity to a convex back” or anything like that. As soon as I remove the watch, the feeling immediately starts to dissipate. Yes, the Apple Watch is causing these symptoms. Anyone who adamantly denies this to be possible most likely works for Apple or is in some way compensated for trying to cover this up.

Or, we could just be people who have a basic understanding of science. I would love it if someone paid me for understanding science.

I purchased the Apple Watch series 3 on December 28,2018 and I am experiencing pain in wrist, hand, and it goes up my forearm. I thought I was going crazy as well until I search “wrist pain with the Apple Watch” on YouTube and google, to discover others are having this issue. I am attempting to return it to Best Buy, as this issue is very serious to me. Though I am pass the “14 day return policy,” I feel this matter should be exempt from that as it is very serious in nature. I have also reached out to Apple. I’m hoping to get some resolve from both.

I have had this same issue. I had the original Apple Watch, no issues. I got the Apple Watch Series 3 and I started noticing the same pain a lot of you are talking about. It would radiate from my wrist to my elbow. The only relief I found was to remove the watch for a few hours to a day. I have sunce purchased the Apple Watch Series 4 and I ahve noticed the same thing starting to happen. If it continues, I will go to my doctor and have her check it out.

Apple has looked at the issue seriously. Other than allergies to the metal used and repetitive strain injuries there is nothing in the Apple Watch that causes pain/injuries. What did your doctor say about this?