After some back-and-forth in the medical community, it has generally been decided that iPods and MP3 players do not seriously interfere with pacemaker functions. However, a study points to an entirely new concept of the risk involved with these devices. It is not the music player itself that can cause disruption. Rather, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, it is the headphones, which rely on magnets to operate.
So are there any headphones without magnets. Or headphones that actually one sided?
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Study: Headphone Magnets Mess With Pacemakers
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 10, 2008 03:36 PMAfter some back-and-forth in the medical community, it has generally been decided that iPods and MP3 players do not seriously interfere with pacemaker functions. However, a study points to an entirely new concept of the risk involved with these devices. It is not the music player itself that can cause disruption. Rather, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, it is the headphones, which rely on magnets to operate.