Customer Reviews

Mousebean Ergonomic Hand Rest By Ergoguys

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I work all day in front of a computer and recently began to suffer hand and wrist pain from mousing. Seeking relief, I tried a MS Natural Mouse (better, but still a mouse), a Wacom tablet (good but too large for my needs), and finally a Cirque touchpad (excellent). My root problem was a death grip on the pointing device, something a touchpad eliminates by design.

However, as great as it is, a touchpad encourages side-to-side wrist movement, when ideally your arm should move from the shoulder and elbow. This happens because the wrist naturally sits on the desk and friction keeps it there. Enter the Mousebean.

Like a specialized tool perfect for what it's supposed to do, this ingenious little device lightly sticks to the bottom of my hand and lets it skid around on the desk as I stroke the touchpad. Although this product was built to connect to a mouse, for my purpose it has to ride free since the touchpad does not move. The connector retracts into the body for stowage.

The little pads really do help protect the median nerve and gave me instant relief from discomfort I didn't even know I had. And the little height advantage it gives means I don't have to extend my wrist as much.

While it comes in a variety of vile colors, the body on mine is made from exactly the same black material as my touchpad, which I mention for those discerning people who care about such things.

To the people behind this product, thank you for believing in it and bringing it to the market.

Well, first thing I should have noticed is that the 2 reviews of this product were from 3 and 4 years ago, and there are no current reviews in the last year or so. I usually look to make sure there are current reviews of the product, but to be honest with you, when I saw that it was by Ergoguys, I thought it must be good, right? The next thing I should have questioned was the instructions to superglue a plastic piece attached to the mousebean to my mouse and then wait several hours before using. I patiently waited 4 hours and went to use my mouse and the glued piece fell off. Also, my mouse is now ruined with superglue all over the back of it. The mousebean itself is very small and of hard plastic. There is not enough cushion on either side of the mousebean to do much of anything about keeping your wrist from resting on the mouse pad. Does not work for me at all. It might work for very small people or teenagers or kids. I am on the computer 8-10 hours a day and was really hoping this product would be as good as advertised. I would have given zero stars except I realize these guys are trying to solve a major problem but this product still needs some work.

I was having significant issues with pain and strength in my mousing arm prior to using the Mousebean product. Tingling sensations in my arm, pain in my elbow, and weakness in my hand were all common maladies before using Mousebean. I was unable to pick up items such as a briefcase without significant discomfort. Within two weeks of using Mousebean, all the pain and discomfort disappeared. Phenomenal!

The attachement to the mouse failed after about a week, but I found having the Mousebean trail the mouse without the tether was just as effective and, in some cases, even better, for instance such as doing artwork.

Bottom line: if you are experiencing pain in your hand and/or forearm and you use a mouse frequently, try the Mousebean. It worked for me!