I've got a poser for you all ... itchy bits

[jeannieblue]

At work this week, I overheard this conversation (and as some of you will know, you'll understand why my ears pricked up - and not just because I'm a nosy b!tch)!

One of the bosses has gone 'wireless' at home (computer speak). He got a free wireless router from the phone provider.

A few hours later, his wife complains, she is itchy all over and feels ill. (She cannot be in the same room when he puts the Wii on for his son as it make her feel ill). He noticed too, that his throat was very dry.

He spoke to the provider and they are sending out a 'wired' router - it would seem that they have had other people reporting similar problems.

Conversations then went on about others who had skin problems due to wireless routers - expecially the cheap ones given out free.

Have any of you had any skin problems or health issues related or potentially related to any of this equipment?

I'm hoping not - mainly as I love the Wii and cannot bear the thought of being without my laptop etc.

But boy, do I have itch issues :rotfl: :o :rotfl: :o

[jeannieblue]

No replies - good, its looking promising.

I can keep the Wii and the wireless router (although mine isn't a cheap one).

Still scratching tho.............. :o

[bagpuss fan]

Blimey, I wonder what make theirs is!!

Luckily my router (which was free and is from orange) is in the cupboard under the stairs which is two rooms away from us in the lounge! Hopefully the walls block the itchy vibes !! ha ha ha

I have never heard of this before ever. Is it even possible? we have 3 laptops, 2 computers, a wii, and a PS3 all working wireless and none of us have unexplained itchiness (thankfully)!!

[scottishchick27]

Now you come to mention it me and OH do itch a lot lately, no part in particular :D and we have a wireless router and recently got a wii. Will have to keep an eye on this now, just in case. :eek: I'm sitting here scratching just thinking about it.:rolleyes:

[jeannieblue]

Pleased with the post from Bagpuss Fan but not with yours Scottishchick!!

I'm really hoping that these things are not the cause and if any of them can cause skin problems, it doesn't seem to affect everyone.

My bosses wife is very allergic to so many things. She won't go in the room if the Wii is on. The router, recently acquired the other day, made her itch like mad - my boss thought she was exaggerating until he noticed some symptoms, dry mouth and throat. He is fine with the Wii tho.

Maybe the Wii and routers shouldn't be on standby all the time??

Be interesting to hear if any one else has any ideas......... it does seem a bit crazy tho. But then again, the wireless ones must be causing some people problems because the supplier of the free router have agreed to send out a wired one as they know some people have problems....

[bagpuss fan]

I'm sorry Genie, I just don't believe it. If anyone should get problems, it would be me!

I get static shocks all the time from the car, the hoover, the cat (??!) who now flinches when I go to stroke her, the washing from the tumble drier, my son!, pretty much anything. My hair goes stupidly static when it's frosty, it was the last time I was at the hairdressers and she said she'd never seen anything like it!.

I 'hear' electrical buzzing noises so loud that it used to wake me up, and i'd have to get up and turn everything off at the plug. Our sky + box makes a high pitched squeal when the light zooms round (no-one else can hear it) the laptops constantly make my hand tingle (yes I can feel it right now, and it's not nice)!

[jeannieblue]

Funnily enough I was talking earlier to someone about this - and they said they could hear all the things on etc. just like you. I can't hear them myself - its just this skin problem thing that the others at work were talking about.

I'm hoping its a load of cr*p - even if not, the Wii and lap top etc are staying!

[mary43]

I;ve got the broadband wireless package from wanadoo..........is wii and wireless the same cos I have to admit to being a bit itchy..........mainly arms and legs...........thought it was just me getting a dry skin.

[bagpuss fan]

OMG really??? Mine is a wanadoo wireless router too (they've changed to orange now), but the router is the original one and about 3 years old. Maybe it's just the new ones???

Just a thought Genie . . . . . maybe it's hayfever and nothing to do with the boxes?

Our dog gets hayfever really bad and he's so itchy at the minute he constantly drags himself around on the floor to itch his belly, he'll do this until his belly is bleeding if we let him!

Oops, now having visions of all the "itchy" people trying my dogs method of relief !!

Or perhaps an allergy to the latex wii remote covers?

[sillyvixen]

the laptops constantly make my hand tingle (yes I can feel it right now, and it's not nice)!

my lappy makes my hands tingle to - i thought it was RSI!

[SUESMITH]

i thought April the first was a couple of weeks ago?

[bagpuss fan]

RSI from MSE maybe?

Mine's brought on by the fact that my husband is completely addicted to on line gaming, and yesterday my neighbour put up the roof trussess on a new extension and has completely blocked our sky signal - no tv (great)!

[jeannieblue]

Cor Blimey.......... as they would say in the old fifties films...

I don't want to start a panic! Honest guv! :D

I honestly don't know if any of this is rubbish or not. If you've read any of the threads re Allantoin/Mineral Make up/Sheer cover - you'll know I suffer dreadfully skin wise - which is why my ears pricked up straight away when i overheard this conversation regarding the cheap free routers - which then led on to the Wii.

I don't want anyone getting paranoid! But if the company (don't want to name them cos they are really good) who supplied the routers free with the phone package, say they know that they can 'give problems' and supply a free 'wired' router instead - its sort of saying, yes, there is a problem that can affect people.

I'm still not getting rid of my routers or Wii (our routers not a freebie, but neither was it expensive, well not in my mind!)

[StompingOgre]

i think people are just a bit worried with all these wireless things .... i dont think its bad for your health ... and even if you removed your wirelss router you cant go and get rid of your neighbours !!!:eek: coz i am sure these signals do transmit a few metres ...

[jeannieblue]

i think people are just a bit worried with all these wireless things .... i dont think its bad for your health ... and even if you removed your wirelss router you cant go and get rid of your neighbours !!!:eek: coz i am sure these signals do transmit a few metres ...
Wish I could.... And it has nothing to do with anything wireless.... they are sooo noisy. They don't talk, they shout. The 'child' screams pretty much all the time, so they shout at her and so on.

They can't shut a door - they slam it. And so on - now look what you've done Stompy! got me going on something else now.... Is there a 'grumpy old woman thread' I can join?

[StompingOgre]

Wish I could.... And it has nothing to do with anything wireless.... they are sooo noisy. They don't talk, they shout. The 'child' screams pretty much all the time, so they shout at her and so on.

They can't shut a door - they slam it. And so on - now look what you've done Stompy! got me going on something else now.... Is there a 'grumpy old woman thread' I can join?

yes i know that feeling ... same with my neighbour ... washing clothes at 2 in the morning at moving furniture at 7 am on a sunday !!!! maybe we should have wireless devices to control neighbours !!!

[jeannieblue]

yes i know that feeling ... same with my neighbour ... washing clothes at 2 in the morning at moving furniture at 7 am on a sunday !!!! maybe we should have wireless devices to control neighbours !!!
Ours are away this weekend - the bliss............ get a chance to have a lie in - which I need after MSEing into the early hours :D

My skin - facially has flared up today. Legs not too bad, back - trying to ignore it. Wii-d alot last night! Have the new Mario kart one (I'm rubbish) then a good few competitive games of tennis.

I used to have skin flare ups and ezcema before wireless and Wii.....

But the iching!!!??? not so sure... :o

[cwp500]

Frankly, I would be more concerned with brain toasting microwaves emitted from mobile phones and their totally untested relay masts.

there have been no long term studies of the effects of microwaves on the human brain or other soft organs in the way that there would be , for example, if a new car airbag was invented or a new British Standard for electrical insulation was introduced.

Most people are quite happy to glue a phone to the side of a developing childs head which happily absorbs microwaves all day without the first thought as to what the long term damage may be.

Changing the subject slightly; it is akin to the mad rush for laser eye surgery. What other surgical procedure has been so readily approved by the medical fraternity without long term testing?