iPhone 5 causing headaches

wiestlingjr · Sep 23, 2012, 06:30 AM

Is anyone else getting headaches and dizziness when using there iphone 5? It's not just when I talk, it can happen when I'm doing anything on it.

Just wanted to see if anyone else is having a problem like this.

jessica. · Sep 23, 2012, 06:33 AM

Is this your first smartphone?

Chris Blount · Sep 23, 2012, 06:47 AM

No, I have not experienced headaches but if you stare at a smart phone long enough it could trigger one. Also might be a sign you need glasses or a new prescription.

noteple · Sep 23, 2012, 07:05 AM

Overly bright or excessively dim can cause eye strain.
I would get yours eyes checked to make sure you are not a candidate for reading glasses.

Absrnd · Sep 23, 2012, 07:13 AM

I get the same exact thing !
every time a new iPhone is launched and I read these forums, I get a terrible headache.

the amount of ridiculous postings is overwhelming my senses

wiestlingjr · Sep 23, 2012, 09:21 AM

It is not my first smartphone. I have had all the iPhones since the iPhone 3G.

I have had a headache and pressure since I started using this phone for some reason.

iceterminal · Sep 23, 2012, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiestlingjr

It is not my first smartphone. I have had all the iPhones since the iPhone 3G.

I have had a headache and pressure since I started using this phone for some reason.

I highly doubt its the phone causing your headaches. Of course, if you 'think' it is then maybe its more of a psychological condition. Like how meth heads think they're on fire...when they're not.

However, you're still within your 30 days so you can always take it back and get a refund. So you've got that going for you.

raremage · Sep 23, 2012, 09:30 AM

Nope.

It might be a tumor?

fenskezen · Sep 23, 2012, 09:30 AM

Perhaps, coincidentally, you are having some sinus troubles. I know here in MI it is cool and rainy. You have a new phone and are looking down at it much more than usual. It's new after all! When my sinuses bother me and I look down my head hurts. Drink some tea, stay off the phone for a bit and see if it helps?

jeremiah239 · Sep 23, 2012, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiestlingjr

Is anyone else getting headaches and dizziness when using there iphone 5? It's not just when I talk, it can happen when I'm doing anything on it.

Just wanted to see if anyone else is having a problem like this.

Wow that is just nuts that you say that, I have been getting weird dizzy spells since Friday. I don't think it's the phone causing it, its probably the lack of sleep from camping out front of sprint all night to get the phone. Lol

mattopotamus · Sep 23, 2012, 09:55 AM

radiation has taken over. Have you ever seen contagion? You might wanna take actions into your own hands!

Oohara · Sep 23, 2012, 10:01 AM

It's probably just iPhone 5 Release Syndrome, a.k.a. release of tension built up in anticipation of the release. Give it a week

Ksqrdx2 · Sep 23, 2012, 12:05 PM

I am also experiencing this feeling. I thought at first it was just a fluke, but no matter what ear I use or who I talk to I get the same feeling. It feels like the ear that doesn't have the phone up against it is being "suctioned cupped". Or like it has a magnetic force coming in through to the phone on the other side. I don't know how else to describe it, but it makes me feel dizzy and it gives me a headache instantly.

punisher1-1 · Sep 23, 2012, 12:27 PM

I have what the military classified as mild traumatic brain injury after getting blown up by a couple roadside bombs in Iraq and get headaches all the time. The iPhone 5 has not triggered any of them and I'm super sensitive to everything.

parrot5 · Sep 23, 2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksqrdx2

I am also experiencing this feeling. I thought at first it was just a fluke, but no matter what ear I use or who I talk to I get the same feeling. It feels like the ear that doesn't have the phone up against it is being "suctioned cupped". Or like it has a magnetic force coming in through to the phone on the other side. I don't know how else to describe it, but it makes me feel dizzy and it gives me a headache instantly.

The iPhone 5 feature list kinda alluded to some active noise canceling for YOUR environment, to YOUR earpiece. Assuming this is true. I wonder if that is why you are feeling a bit odd in your ears, since your brain thinks some noise is MISSING from the ear that has the iPhone 5 (, or too much noise from the other ear). Most normal people are used to hearing the same noise level from both ears, or at least their brains are trained and conditioned to set that as "normal". So some people may refer this imbalance as dizzy, or some kind of headache

tarasis · Sep 23, 2012, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiestlingjr

It is not my first smartphone. I have had all the iPhones since the iPhone 3G.

I have had a headache and pressure since I started using this phone for some reason.

I had the screen of an iPad give me a headache. Explained issue at Genius Bar, got a different iPad and the problem disappeared. It's not impossible that the screen is cycling at just the wrong frequency for you.

Again I had used other iPhones & iPads without issue.

yanki01 · Sep 23, 2012, 12:48 PM

lol, what?

Gathomblipoob · Sep 23, 2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by raremage

Nope.

It might be a tumor?

palmerc2 · Sep 23, 2012, 01:54 PM

No but that Jack Daniel's from last night is giving me a major headache.

MHaynes772 · Sep 23, 2012, 01:56 PM

Whoah, this is weird that you say that, but when I first bought it and made my first phone call, I got really dizzy and queazy and a pulsing feeling in my head. Seriously weird...

rmbpuser · Sep 23, 2012, 01:57 PM

i think my phone is looking at me at night no seriously how do you know it doesnt record you even now??

Davec330 · Sep 23, 2012, 02:37 PM

This is crazy. I've have had different versions of the iPhone since 2007. Just recently got the IPhone 5. Every time I use my iPhone 5 I get very dizzy, a bad headache and also nautious I told a few family members who laughed it off. I honestly can't even use it. I had to put it in my bedroom and use my wife's iPhone 4. Something is seriously the matter with my iPhone 5. I have never experienced anything like this before.

braddick · Sep 23, 2012, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raremage

Nope.

It might be a tumor?

I would suggest he get a second opinion.

wiestlingjr · Sep 23, 2012, 03:16 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one..

Maybe I'll take it to the apple store and swap it. I'll see if that makes a difference.

xraydoc · Sep 23, 2012, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wiestlingjr

I'm glad I'm not the only one..

Maybe I'll take it to the apple store and swap it. I'll see if that makes a difference.

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Sep 23, 2012, 06:30 AM	#1
wiestlingjr macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	iPhone 5 causing headaches Is anyone else getting headaches and dizziness when using there iphone 5? It's not just when I talk, it can happen when I'm doing anything on it. Just wanted to see if anyone else is having a problem like this.
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Sep 23, 2012, 06:47 AM	#3
Chris Blount macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX	No, I have not experienced headaches but if you stare at a smart phone long enough it could trigger one. Also might be a sign you need glasses or a new prescription.
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Sep 23, 2012, 07:05 AM	#4
noteple macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2011	Overly bright or excessively dim can cause eye strain. I would get yours eyes checked to make sure you are not a candidate for reading glasses.
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Sep 23, 2012, 07:13 AM	#5
Absrnd macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2010	I get the same exact thing ! every time a new iPhone is launched and I read these forums, I get a terrible headache. the amount of ridiculous postings is overwhelming my senses
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Sep 23, 2012, 09:21 AM	#6
wiestlingjr Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	It is not my first smartphone. I have had all the iPhones since the iPhone 3G. I have had a headache and pressure since I started using this phone for some reason.
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Sep 23, 2012, 09:30 AM	#8
raremage macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orlando, Florida	Nope. It might be a tumor?
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Sep 23, 2012, 09:30 AM	#9
fenskezen macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2011	Perhaps, coincidentally, you are having some sinus troubles. I know here in MI it is cool and rainy. You have a new phone and are looking down at it much more than usual. It's new after all! When my sinuses bother me and I look down my head hurts. Drink some tea, stay off the phone for a bit and see if it helps?
	2

Sep 23, 2012, 09:55 AM	#11
mattopotamus macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2012	radiation has taken over. Have you ever seen contagion? You might wanna take actions into your own hands!
	1

Sep 23, 2012, 10:01 AM	#12
Oohara macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2012	It's probably just iPhone 5 Release Syndrome, a.k.a. release of tension built up in anticipation of the release. Give it a week
	2

Sep 23, 2012, 12:05 PM	#13
Ksqrdx2 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	I am also experiencing this feeling. I thought at first it was just a fluke, but no matter what ear I use or who I talk to I get the same feeling. It feels like the ear that doesn't have the phone up against it is being "suctioned cupped". Or like it has a magnetic force coming in through to the phone on the other side. I don't know how else to describe it, but it makes me feel dizzy and it gives me a headache instantly.
	1

Sep 23, 2012, 01:54 PM	#19
palmerc2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles	No but that Jack Daniel's from last night is giving me a major headache.
	2

Sep 23, 2012, 01:56 PM	#20
MHaynes772 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2010	Whoah, this is weird that you say that, but when I first bought it and made my first phone call, I got really dizzy and queazy and a pulsing feeling in my head. Seriously weird...
	1

Sep 23, 2012, 01:57 PM	#21
rmbpuser macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2012	i think my phone is looking at me at night no seriously how do you know it doesnt record you even now??
	1

Sep 23, 2012, 02:37 PM	#22
Davec330 macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2012	This is crazy. I've have had different versions of the iPhone since 2007. Just recently got the IPhone 5. Every time I use my iPhone 5 I get very dizzy, a bad headache and also nautious I told a few family members who laughed it off. I honestly can't even use it. I had to put it in my bedroom and use my wife's iPhone 4. Something is seriously the matter with my iPhone 5. I have never experienced anything like this before.
	2

Sep 23, 2012, 03:16 PM	#24
wiestlingjr Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010	I'm glad I'm not the only one.. Maybe I'll take it to the apple store and swap it. I'll see if that makes a difference.
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