2007-05-25 04:11:30 · 2 answers · asked by apple23 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
A new study presented by a 17-year-old Michigan high school student found that Apple's iPod portable media players can cause pacemakers -- small cardiac implants designed to monitor the hearts of people at risk of heart failure -- to misread heart pacing or fail entirely. The study which tested the effect of iPods on 100 patients with a mean age of 77 outfitted with pacemakers found that the portable players caused electrical interference 50 percent of the time when the iPod was held 2-inches from the patient's chest for 5-10 seconds, according to Reuters. The study examined iPods exclusively, and the results were presented to a meeting of heart specialists on Thursday. iPods caused pacemaker interference when held 18-inches from the chest in some cases, and in one particular instance caused the pacemaker to stop functioning entirely.
2007-05-25 06:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a recent study that suggests that they can, if work on the upper arm while running, etc. So, just don't wear it on your upper arm! It only effected the pacemeker with very close proximity.
2007-05-25 11:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by tsoto_soto 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋