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What is apple doing with the trackpads on the mid 2012 MacBook Air, that creates numbness and pain in my fingers.

See your doctor.

You have no idea what you are talking about catperson. This topic happens to be on one of the

Apple Support Cummunity conversation. It's called,

Hands go Numb, tingle from trackpad-

Do you even have a 2012 or newer laptop? If not, don't give advise as simple as go see a doctor. Will Apple be paying for my medical bills?

Yesterday is the first time my finger got so painful I could no longer work on my project. I iced it to help numb the numbness, usally the pain subsides when I stay off my laptop for hours however when I start working on it the pain returns and you need your index and middle finger to work that laptop. This is the first time the pain had not gone away, 24 hours later. It feeIs like the tip of my middle finger has a giant splinter in it, very sore! I bought the first edition Macbook Air laptop 4 years ago and never had this problem with my index and middle finger, until I started working on my new Air.

Look at how many people are having the same problem. It can not be a coencidence.  This problem has cost me the use of my finger and the high expense for this new MacBook Air. I'm going to my apple store tomorrow and show them how many people have this problem with numbness. I think this problem goes way beyond giving me a refund for this computer.

Any thoughts after reading other people having the same painful experience?

So What is Apple going to do with the new MacBook Air trackpad that creates numbness in your fingers?

PS: I know the trackpad is made of glass, so I covered my trackpad with a clear cover they sell to put on iphones however that did not slove anything.

Nothing -  apparently neither are other manufacturers who have users complaining/reporting this phenomena since ~2006.

Capacitive screens sense the electrical impulse in your fingers to determine what to do.  Some people do have less electricity and "sweatier" hands (Hyperhidrosis: The Sweaty Palms Disease) . Due to the way the device operates there may not be a "cure" or other resolution other than those afflicted to switch back to using a mouse or trackball.

Another school of though is that is a different from of RSI (repetitive stress injury) just as some who suffer arm, wrist, joint, finger pain from using traditional mice/trackballs. By the way some of those users reported reduced pain from switching to a trackpad!

I'm not saying you're not affected... however apparently the % of users who suffer from this sensitivity are not a large enough (or loud enough) group to cause research and design to come up with a workable alternative.

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Pleae take Klaus1 seriously. See your doctor! I haven't used the computer I've seen the complaints about and there may be something unique about it but what you're describing is something called Repetitive Stress Syndrome. It can happen with any keyboard, any computer. It won't go away, will certainly get worse and you do need the help of your physician.

If the problem means you need a different computer or keyboard that's a small price and not the whole problem.

However, I had hand surgery in the late 80s for tenosynovitis due to RSI, caused by keyboard usage. 

The symptoms you describe are indentical to RSI.

For reference, lists of symptoms please Google for repetitive stress syndrome. And please take seeing your doctor seriously, please.The worst thing (or best) is that it's not RSI.  But blaming Apple or your computer for your actions is blocking your getting the help you need to solve the problem.

Been there. Take it very seriously.

use a lapdesk

I have now had my iphone6 for approximately 6 weeks. I have no carpal tunnal problems and I am very active. Since getting the phone I have tingling and now numbness in the ring finger and little finger. Those of us complaining see a real problem. It is not our problem. It is an apple problem and the trouble I had getting this info onto the computer speaks to why there are not more issues reported. I do not have repetitive issues since I work in my own business outside and am in very good health. Apple tech support said they had never heard of the problem.

The issue is real and should be of real concern to all EVEN if you are not experiencing direct symptoms like some of us.. If it does this to your hands, think about your brain. Do not suggest that one day I get an iphone6 and the next I suddenly came up with an issue.  There is more to this so be more open to those reporting the issue.,

You are posting to a thread which is over a year old and which is about Macs and trackpads. If you wish to post something about your iPhone, start a new discussion in the iPhone forum.

Cheers,

GB

I have the same problem with the trackpad on the MacBook bought 2016.

repetitive tapping is tingling my fingertips.

the trackpad is too hard and needs a gentle more reactive feedback mechanism.

the problem also is also the iPhone6 - fingerprint unlocks the phone but you still have to press the button to proceed even though it is unlocked. Seems like a silly oversight to me. Just adds to my already tingling fingertips.

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