So THAT's Why The Skin Under Your Fitness Tracker Is So Red And Itchy

Rash on my wrist under fitness tracker strap area

I have been struggling with dyshidrotic eczema, a condition which leaves itchy, tiny bumps all over my fingers, for years now. 

But a couple of months ago, I noticed something different in the scratch-o-sphere – a red, flaky band appeared under the strap of my fitness tracker. 

I’ll admit I freaked out at first. Was I wearing it wrong? I wondered.

At my most irrational and paranoid, I asked myself whether the recurring itchy...