Is it me?

Is it me, or is it normal...

Every time I take my shirt off after a day of wearing it, I hear (and sometime see) the snapping from static electricity in my shirt. I have tried everything, Bounce sheets, fabric softeners, etc. No one else in my family experiences it except me.

Is it the pacemaker? Although it was implanted in 2006, I started noticing this a few years ago.

Anyone else experience this?

3 Comments

Static

by francine1 - 2013-05-20 01:05:50

I can't say that I've had this experience but prior to my pacemaker placement I had a lot of trouble with grocery cart handles regardless of the weather outside, wiping it off with something wet, pushing it with my elbows forearms or hands. I got to the point where I dreaded going food shopping. It didn't matter which store I went to I would be shocked multiple times each trip. Fabric covered furniture at home and elsewhere became a problem too. I was always shocking my pets and family as well. Since my pacemaker placement the problem has ceased. It would probably be a good idea to have your experience addressed and researched. Keep us posted and good luck.

Change your shirt ?

by IAN MC - 2013-05-20 02:05:07

Hi David. Do all of your shirts cause static or just certain ones ? Some synthetic materials such as nylon and polyesters are far more likely to cause static than natural fibres such as cotton . Why not have a shopping spree and buy a new shirt ?

Another requirement for static to be created is dry air. ...start sweating profusely , or buy a humidifier , or cover your skin in moisturiser and that would be the end of static.

I cannot think how a PM implanted under the skin could contribute to static electricity in any way

Cheers

Ian

Feet

by billylittle - 2013-05-20 04:05:24

My shoes and socks cause me to do it sometimes. Try different socks...

You know you're wired when...

Your pacemaker receives radio frequencies.

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