Gross pic: HRM rash-what to do? (Page 2)

I did. Yesterday was the first time wearing it since Oct.

Yes Chippy, I do wash it FOR THE THIRD TIME. My feet, now thats another story.

I'm not a doctor - and certainly never played one on tv...but that looks like the rash I get when I put on a bandaid - or surgical tape - evidently, I'm allergic to something in the adhesive. I didn't 'use' to be allergic to that stuff - but my doc said - that I may have develped the allergy over time, and that with continued use, the immune system goes more and more on the defensive - making the rash even worse. I think this is also true of people who may be allergic to bees - the first sting may not kill them, but their reaction gets worse with each subsequent sting....(not saying you're going to die from a heart rate monitor reaction - but I'm thinking it reallly looks like an allergic reaction)

so perhaps you are allergic to something in the plastic...and you've develped a sensitivity to it over time. I would also suggest perhaps trying a different brand.

There aren't any metal parts exposed on the HRM sensor. Thats whats confusing. I cannot wear earrings that aren't gold or silver either, sounds like the same.

My wife had the same thing, it was from the detergent I used to was them in.  I used a fairly harsh detergent to kill the bacteria and the smell (mainly on mine), but she had a bad reaction, I changed the detergent and she hasn't had a problem.  Good luck it looks anoying!

Hi Comet.  Nasty rash, girl. 

Question: does the elastic part of the strap on your timex transmitter cause the same irritation or is just the plastic/rubber portion?  If the elastic part does, you might be out of luck.  I don't know of a transmitter strap that doesn't include it.  If not, you might, as others have said, try the Polar WearLink.  You can see in the picture below that the strap is all fabric except for the metal tabs on the end which attach to the rectangular transmitter in the center.  The transmitter itself is hard plastic.  I've never worn anything other than this one but I find it to be very comfortable. 

Hope you get this figured out. 

Tom

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Maybe you should try not washing it. 

And where's the 'gross' picture?

And who's hand is that? 

And who's taking the pic?

Nice...pic 

Reebok Strapless Plus Heart Rate Monitor

Those can't possibly be as accurate as a monitor with a strap.  What do they use to determine your heartrate?  Your peripheral pulse?