Suddenly allergic to Logitech mouse plastic

[Hardy Heinlin]

Hi all,

is anybody using a Logitech mouse built circa 2022?

I've been using these mice for 20 years without problems. I've got a new one, and when I use it for an hour I see red stains on the skin of my palm. It takes a couple of days until they disappear.

Maybe they changed the chemical mix of the plastic.


Regards,

|-|ardy

[Will]

I've never had this problem.

Plastics leach compounds out over time; maybe your current mouse was made with a bad batch of plastic and it's releasing high amounts of some kind of irritant.

Simple solution: get another mouse (cheap!) and see if the issue persists, or splurge for a mouse made of metal or ceramic.

[Hardy Heinlin]

I already bought three of them because they were under 10 Euro :-) It's an M100.

I buy them on a regular basis, like socks, because the click switch stops working after a couple of years. But this M100 model is just the most ergonomic mouse for my hand, and it's cheap anyway. On the other hand, I must admit, I shouldn't buy so much plastic garbage.

I will retry to get used to my Apple mouse -- without getting a muscle cramp ...

[Will]

If the other M100s haven't caused you problems, then my guess is that your current one comes from a batch where something in the plastic recipe didn't stick.

I had a metal mouse once, and I wouldn't do it again. It was a gift, and was supposedly a "five star" device, but it wasn't comfortable to use. It was sturdy though, and very easy to clean.

[Hessel Oosten]

It's not necessary that the ingredients changed.
Allergy can build up in years due to exposure the same allergen.

In the link below we can see a glimpse of your.. hands... 

https://dermnetnz.org/topics/computer-mouse-dermatitis#:~:text=Irritant%20contact%20dermatitisis%20the,hand%20may%20also%20be%20seen.

Hessel

[Hardy Heinlin]

Thanks :-)

[Hardy Heinlin]

I think I'll try this Ducky mouse:

https://www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/9ytg9p/looking_for_gaming_mouse_without_plastic_allergens/
https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/Ducky-Secret

[Hessel Oosten]

Hardy,

May be it's a possibility to contact:
Marjolein Wintzen and/or  Esther J. Van Zuuren,
authors of the article in the link below (with email address)
They are dermatologists and are interested in this kind of dermatitis.

A really good advice seems especially important for someone in your business!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1600-0536.2003.00085.x

H.

[Hardy Heinlin]

Thank you, Hessel.

It's OK now with my Apple mouse ...

:-)