iPods Not Guilty Of Zapping Pacemakers February 04, 2008

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Apple’s iPods have been declared safe for use by people with pacemakers despite claims over the past year that the music players could interfere with, and even stop, a pacemaker.

More importantly, those with pacemakers are again allowed to hug all those young, iPod-wielding relatives without fear of shutting down.

Research from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the iPod safe for use, debunking research last year by a smart 17-old and some helpful cardiologists. They claimed that electrical interference occurred in more than 50 out 100 subjects when an iPod was placed near the chest for no more than 10 seconds.

The FDA tested four types of iPod player and a peak measurement of just 0.2 millionth of a Tesla was detected – far too low to cause electrical interference with pacemaker.

The FDA research stated: “We performed in-vitro evaluations of the low frequency magnetic field emissions from various models of the Apple iPod music player…. Based on the observations of our in-vitro study we conclude that no interference effects can occur in pacemakers exposed to the iPod devices we tested.”

You can find out more here.-Martin Lynch

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