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Can you use the new wireless headphones with our pacemakers


6 Comments

gadgets

by Tracey_E - 2016-07-19 22:39:38

About the only thing we aren't supposed to use is the digital scales that measure bmi. Newer pacers are very well shielded so pretty much any other electronic gadget and appliance you'd find in the home is perfectly safe. It's the industrial stuff we have to be careful around. 

Wireless headphones

by Lynnie50 - 2016-07-21 19:14:30

Yes its safe, i have  wireless headphones and use them all the time .

wondering?

by Pm - 2016-07-22 02:13:43

Is there a problem using the "old fashion"  ones that have a wire.  I think one calls them ear buds?  I haven't used them yet, but I would like to start, as it's much easier to walk on the treadmill while listening to something.

Not around your neck

by Jo G - 2016-08-07 01:40:05

I was advised no problem using wireless headphones as long as is not the kind that goes around your neck.   I have ones not go over my head and when not using them,  I fold them into my purse. 

wireless headphones

by belljn - 2016-11-26 19:22:10

Last year my wife and I bought a pair of expensive headphones as our hearing is decreasing and we are having trouble with certain types of speech.  My son was impressed by them so we decided to get him a set for Christmas. When checking the online stores the price was double what we had paid for ours, same make and model. I checked out the specs and it had a warning about both head phones and ear buds, not to be any closer than 3 inches. I found the warning on some pacemaker sites as well.

That's it for me, my son is now getting a used set of headphones and I'm saving $400.00.

STEREO HEADPHONES? Look at the App "ERPM". The App for pacemaker and ICD recipients.

by RDL79 - 2017-02-09 04:41:03

Dear all, I want you to know that on Googleplay store there is an Android App named ERPM. 

The acronym stands for “Environmental risks for Pacemaker and ICD” and it is an application for pacemaker and ICD recipients. This application has a list of objects that you can encounter, in the home - or outside - environment, or some diagnostic and therapeutic procedures usually present in healthcare environments. All of these are potentially able to generate an electromagnetic field that can affect the proper function of your pacemaker or ICD. For each area (at home or outside) you will find environments (like kitchen or bank) in which you will see numerous items listed; similarly in the healthcare area. Not all listed items are potentially risky and this will be indicated by a color code. A tutor will always be available to remind you of the meaning of the color codes. The App also has an item search system and moreover, it will give you the opportunity to tell an object not found in order to find it in future updates. This tool help the patient, providing quick, simple and "at your fingertips" relevant information. The function of the App is to help pacemaker/defibrillator recipients. 

The link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=solutions.brama.app.erpm&hl=it

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