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10-09-2015, 10:06 PM
A Man Developed A Painful Red Rash because of New iPhone
A retail manager developed a painful red rash on his leg - because he’s allegedly allergic to his brand new iPhone.
Mark Watson, 37, was excited to upgrade to the iPhone 6 earlier this year.
But he became worried when, just weeks later, he started to develop a blotchy rash on his left thigh.
It then started to spread across his leg and become painful and itchy.
The father-of-one tried creams from the pharmacy but was forced to visit his GP when it wouldn’t go away and became lumpy.
Mark, from Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, was then astonished to be told that he was actually allergic to the nickel in his new mobile.
Mark, who still has the bright red mark, said: “You don’t expect a product by Apple to give you a rash.
“And you just don’t expect to be allergic to your phone.
"I have never in my life had an allergic reaction to nickel, and before this it was a metal I associated with cheap jewellery.
“I just think it’s wrong that this could even happen.”
Baffled Mark contacted Apple who he said recognised the issue, but did not offer him a new phone or compensation.
He is now calling on the company to make customers aware of the dangers of the rash-inducing devices.
“Now I don’t take it out with me if I’m going to be out and about for long, and I have to put it in my desk at work,” he said.
“When I spoke to Apple they said it would have been mentioned in their terms and conditions but I don’t believe it is.
"When I searched on their website for ‘nickel’ nothing came up. I think they need to address this.”
Apple has not commented on the allegations.
Last year, however, a study was published in the U.S. journal Pediatrics suggesting an increase in nickel allergies in children which could be due to laptops and phones, including the iPad.
A retail manager developed a painful red rash on his leg - because he’s allegedly allergic to his brand new iPhone.
Mark Watson, 37, was excited to upgrade to the iPhone 6 earlier this year.
But he became worried when, just weeks later, he started to develop a blotchy rash on his left thigh.
It then started to spread across his leg and become painful and itchy.
The father-of-one tried creams from the pharmacy but was forced to visit his GP when it wouldn’t go away and became lumpy.
Mark, from Stockton-on-Tees, Co. Durham, was then astonished to be told that he was actually allergic to the nickel in his new mobile.
Mark, who still has the bright red mark, said: “You don’t expect a product by Apple to give you a rash.
“And you just don’t expect to be allergic to your phone.
"I have never in my life had an allergic reaction to nickel, and before this it was a metal I associated with cheap jewellery.
“I just think it’s wrong that this could even happen.”
Baffled Mark contacted Apple who he said recognised the issue, but did not offer him a new phone or compensation.
He is now calling on the company to make customers aware of the dangers of the rash-inducing devices.
“Now I don’t take it out with me if I’m going to be out and about for long, and I have to put it in my desk at work,” he said.
“When I spoke to Apple they said it would have been mentioned in their terms and conditions but I don’t believe it is.
"When I searched on their website for ‘nickel’ nothing came up. I think they need to address this.”
Apple has not commented on the allegations.
Last year, however, a study was published in the U.S. journal Pediatrics suggesting an increase in nickel allergies in children which could be due to laptops and phones, including the iPad.
