RightHealth Daily Dose » implant http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:56:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Headphones Can Interfere With Heart Devices http://dailydose.righthealth.com/cancer-oncology/headphones-can-interfere-with-heart-devices/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/cancer-oncology/headphones-can-interfere-with-heart-devices/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:18:39 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=749 Research presented this week at an American Heart Association conference warns of the potential dangers headphones can impose on implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. In a study of 60 people with these devices researchers found when headphones were about an inch from the device, interference was detected nearly one-fourth of the time — in four of the 27 pacemaker patients and 10 of the 33 with defibrillators. A pacemaker even reset itself in one patient. This interference occurs whether the headphone is plugged in or not. The reason this happens is because headphones, especially small earbud types, contain neodymium, one of the most powerful and concentrated magnetic substances. Dr. Kenneth Ellenbogen, a heart device expert at Virginia Commonwealth University and a spokesman for the heart association, said the solution is simple: “Keep your headphones on your ears and when they’re not on your ears, you shouldn’t put them over your chest or your pacemaker.” Although headphones are still safe to use, in general it is a good idea to keep small electronics at least a few inches away from any implanted cardiac devices.

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