Wireless Headphones

I received a set of wireless headphones as a Christmas gift.
I was so excited to use them! I certainly didn't realize that it might not be a good idea with my pacemaker. After about an hour of the headphones randomly buzzing without the phone ringing I realized that it was probably my pacemaker making them buzz. (Sometimes I am just not that quick! )

Has any one else had a problem or is it common knowledge that this might happen?

Just wondering……

lplatt

5 Comments

wireless headphones

by bluebowtye - 2014-12-28 08:12:37

I too got wireless headphones as a Christmas gift. So far I have had no problems whatsoever with my pacemaker interfering with them.

Good luck to you!
~Sheila

HEADPHONES

by missy - 2014-12-28 11:12:34

I have wireless headphones and use them to watch television. I got my pacemaker this past Sept. Now when I use the headphones I hear a ticking sound, along with my tv show. I told my doctor about it and he said the pm had nothing to do with it. The ticking was not there prior to the pm. I just choose to ignore the ticking! With the buzz, maybe if you move the base for the headphones it will go away. Good luck!

Thanks!

by lplatt - 2014-12-29 01:12:21

Good advice! I did have them tested at the store. They are the kind you wear around your neck and put the earbud in when you get a call. I started thinking it might be the pacemaker setting them off because only the left side would vibrate and buzz like a call was coming in every few minutes. I should have thought about something being that close to the pacemaker but I didn't even give it a thought until the random buzzing. I know you are advised to use your cell phone on the opposite side of your device, so probably headphones that lay almost on top of it would have a problem!
I will know better next time!

lplatt

List of items to avoid

by Busdriver - 2014-12-30 03:12:49

I read a list of items people with pacemakers should avoid, and wireless headsets as well as Bluetooth devices were on that list. Other items were anything that causes electromagnetic fields, like electric shavers and large stereo speakers. Why take unnecessary risks?

busdriver

by Tracey_E - 2015-01-10 09:01:47

Tons of things generate EMF but almost none of them generate enough to hurt the pm. Actually, none of it will hurt it. Worst case, it puts it in test mode until you get away from the source of the interference. There is a switch in it the pm, a strong enough magnet will pull the switch closed, just like when they interrogate. As soon as you get away from the magnet, the switch opens. Wireless headsets and bluetooth are perfectly safe as are shavers and speakers. The giant speakers at a concert might cause trouble if we're too close, but anything for homes is ok. I even have a magnetic case for my ipad. I thought that might be pushing it so I took it to pacer check to see if we could get it to interfere. Nope, nothing. Don't let paranoia keep you from enjoying life. New pacers are very well shielded, most lists you find are very much out of date.

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