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For the past couple of weeks, i have been having pain on my thumb from many mice that i have tried. I am trying to find a mouse that doesent hurt my hand and still performs. I get a pain on my thumb region, the fat part beside your palm after playing for about 45 minutes, and then when i stop it goes away after 15 minutes. I have tried many mice:

Razer mamba: causing pain, kind of big for my hands
Razer naga: found it fairly comfortable, but i dont play mmos anymore so it is fairly useless
Razer lachesis: i dont claw grip anymore so its not ideal, sensor is also crap and jumps randomly
Razer abyssus; found it very comfy, but the liftoft distance is so high, lack of dpi customization, and i tend to lift my mouse alot while playing (low sens user) and the liftoff is what kills it
Steelseries sensei: found it very comfortable, although the buttons on the right side made my pinkies irritate because they rub against them. Mouse was also not working, tried downloading the firmware and updated, steelseries engine would not recognize the mouse
Logitech g9x: after returning the sensei i got this, same kind of problem with the thumb pain.
I still have it and im trying to see if i just need to get used to it. I can return it at any time.


I have given all the mice a break in period (5 days) and all the ones i listed still cause pain.

Im at a loss of what else i could try, from what i see my hands like ambidextrous palm/fingertip
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post #2 of 13
I had the Mamba and used to experience that after many hours. I have a Zowie EC2 eVo and haven't encountered it yet. But I honestly think it is just having your hand in the same position for extended periods of time causing your problem.

Maybe when you are browsing the net you could use something like an Apple magic trackpad, or tablet input device and keep your hands off the mouse unless you are gaming.
If need be, set a timer that goes off every 45 minutes or so to remind you to stretch your hands and joints; now I am off on a tanget..you can also take fish oil supplements to promote joint health and perform some hand exercises using something like this.
Edited by invena - 8/17/12 at 12:57pm
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im starting to think it could also be from changing sensitivites. about 3 weeks ago i changed from about 500 dpi to 1200-1500.
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You could try a trackball, although I doubt it is going to help against a sore thumb.
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im starting to think it could also be from changing sensitivites. about 3 weeks ago i changed from about 500 dpi to 1200-1500.

I don't think the sensitivities has anything to do with it; that would only cause more or less movement of the mouse. Another benefit may be to look into ergonomics of your desk, as seen here. The pain is most likely from the exertion on your joints and hands.
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I don't think the sensitivities has anything to do with it; that would only cause more or less movement of the mouse. Another benefit may be to look into ergonomics of your desk, as seen here. The pain is most likely from the exertion on your joints and hands.

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I used to get it to because my seat and thus arm+hand was situated to low compared to the desk.
Since i have a different chair and sit higher the pain is gone.
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i just switched back to 500 dpi, and raised my chair arms to match the desk and most of the pain is gone, although the mouse still feels wierd in my hands.
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also, i have never had sweaty hands ever in my life, even when i play hockey, but for some reason the g9x is making my hands sweat like water
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The shape could have something to do with it if your hands are not used to being in that odd a position. But take into account ergonomics, mouse, hand exercises etc and the pain will most likely disappear forever.
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im thinking about returning it, and trying out the sensei again because the sensei caused no pain whatsoever even with my bad ergonomic setup
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