Why are people, like Cheney, with pacemakers told to avoid microwave ovens?
2007-03-03 23:38:22 · 3 answers · asked by z_o_r_r_o 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
most common household appliances in "good repair" such as microwaves, cordless phones, electric blankets, electric shavers, CB and HAM radios, heating pads, televisions and remote controls, computers and hair dryers do not pose a significant risk to pacemaker operation though some of these devices have been found to cause interference with an occasional single beat, they have not been found to change or inhibit pacing rates.
still there are devices which affects the pacemaker like: Metal detectors, cellphones (depending on the model of CP and pacemaker),MRI, strong electrical fields
hope this helps ^_^
2007-03-04 02:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by kuting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pace maker can be altered by the microwave. the rate it works at can change and it can even stop.
2007-03-04 14:19:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feng Shui mongers threaten that way. There is no danger.
2007-03-04 00:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋