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airboats

Hi all, I recently had a pm inserted. My husband and I are planning a trip to the Everglades and wanted to take an airboat ride. Does anyone know if there are any interferences with this.

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what devices interfere

hi all! what i really want to know is what are the devices that interfere with our pacemakers. i have a medtronic ; mri safe pacemaker. but i wonder about our daily and regular use of microwaves, mobile phones, wi-fi,radios etc. also i want to know about laser hair removal and other therapies; like a photo facial....can i get these done..?????
thank you

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Magnetic back support

Hi - my mother who is 90 has a PM that she's had for the last two years.
Four weeks ago she developed excruciating back pain. She's on all sort of meds but little is helping.
I would love to get her a magnetic back support as anything is worth a try.
Having had a flick through previous messages it appears that the warning over magnets are overdone and to cover manufacturers of magnetic products.
Obviously the magnets would be on her lumbar region - not near the site of the PM...

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Bluetooth

Hi, I am fitting a Bluetooth communication system between our bike helmets. They are Nolan N-com systems. The manual gives no hint of problems with pm's. Does anyone have info on possible problems?
Thanks. Brian

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Hybrid Cars

Hi there!

The Majo Clinic has recently presented a study on implanted cardiac devices and possible interferences with electric/hybrid cars. They used a Toyota Prius and patients with ICDs from three different manufacturers. It was concluded that device patients can safely drive/sit in a hybrid car. Researchers admitted, though, that more research needs to be done with different hybrid or electric cars. Here's an article on the study:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases...

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Bass in car?

My husband just got a new car and it has a huge Bass taking up half the trunk space if not more of a old cadillac so it's huge! He things its cool but a couple of times that he has turned it in I felt a little funny. Sometimes I get paranoid about my health so I'm not sure if I'm worried about seething or nothing. To me it feels like it just vibrates my chest so much that I don't like it but I'm not sure if its I'm scared its affecting the pacemaker or that it actually is. He never keeps it on...

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rollercoasters?

In case you didn't notice I've been posting alot this past hour haha just had a couple of things causing me to become curious

When I got my ICD the technician said I wasn't allowed to go on rollercoasters. I'm pretty cool with this because I had just gone to a theme park and gone on almost every roller coaster just a few months before the implant. Anyway, I was wondering and didn't ask at the time, is this because of interferences, damaging the ICD because of the big belt that hits th...

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Hibachi Grill

Forgive me if this has been discussed previously but I checked the search feature and found nothing. Tonight I went to a Japanese steak house with my family and when they turned on the hibachi grill I immediately began feeling horrible. I thought I was going to pass out and had a weird tingling sensation. As soon as we left I felt fine. Has anyone else had this issue?

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KINDLE PAPERWHITE

Ok just joined this site so that makes me a NEWBY, have had pacemaker 12 years (on my second one now) my problem is: Just purchased a Kindle, so excited, get to the directions and after reading almost all of it the bugger tells me it could interfer with my Pacemaker ( gee thanks for leaving that note until the very end Amazon ) anyone had any experience with with or is it over kill ( pardon the pun ) ?

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Induction Hob

We have opened the box our new induction hob was delivered in and found the instruction manual.
It says people with pacemakers to refrain from using the equipment. I know my cooking is awful so can I tell the wife it's a no go area for me to use it or is the warning out of date and pacers have improved in that my new Boston of 6 months is insulated enough?
Peter

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MABS

I have just joined the club, I have a query, I have purchased a Koboglo, there is a warning about the risks with this product and pacemakers which makes me reluctant to use also tho this has nothing to with the pacemaker the warning also mentions hearing aids that could explode. Does anyone have any experiences that could help me please.

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Monster Truck Racing

ugggh, Ok, I have had my pacemaker for a little over a year now and the other night I took my kids to the Monster Truck racing event and about half way through the event my chest started hurting but not bad enough to get up and leave. Since then I have had constant nagging pain, has anyone ever gone to one of these events and had the same problem? I can't imagine there would have been any electrical interferences but man this is uncomfortable and annoying.

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bluetooth headset

I have a LG Bluetooth Stereo Headset. The device fits around my neck. The left end of the device lays below my neck very close to my PM. Each of the ends of the device is magnetized to hold the ear buds when not in use. Will the magnetized ends adversely affect my PM?

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MRI

I know they told me that my PM is MRI compatable but I just could not go through with it, I cancelled my appointment. Has anyone had a MRI post PM.

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ionic detox is it a scam

My daughters instructor in psych, a medical doctor is advocating for Ionic detox and says it works the sites I went to have lots of anecdotal info but also says people with pacemakers can't use the treatment. I think it is hokum but I have been wrong a time or 2 in my life. what do you people think and is it really dangerous to people with pacers? I have beeen neglecting you guys on here. i am pooped all the time and it always gets worse in winter since I am solar powered like the energizer...

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electric beds

hi folks has anyone had the experience of sleeping in an electrically controlled bed i have found my sleep disrupted since i have had one turned it off today and had best sleep for ages can anyone tell me if they have had the same experience ive had pm for 5 months now and greatly improved. love to all

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Forklift and conveyor maintenance

Hello,
I have a question about returning to my position at work as a forklift and conveyor service mechanic. I have a Boston Sci/Guidant ICD. I work on 24 and 36V AC and DC motors, and
480V conveyor motors. Does anyone know if it is safe to return to this type of work?
Thank you.
Bill

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Wind Turbine Mechanic

Hello everyone. This is my first post on here. I am 39 years old and I received my St Jude pacemaker on December 18 of 2012, only a few weeks ago. I have had two open heart surgeries in my life, the latest one was 4 years ago to replace the mitral valve. My cardiologist said that the scar tissue from my previous surgeries is what started to interupt the electrical signals in my heart. I had an average heart rate of 43 two days before my surgery. It would drop below 30 several times at night alon...

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Door Security Alarms in Stores

Hi, just thought I'd share my amusement today that I managed to set off the door security alarm as I past through. It's never happened before and I didn't have a problem with the staff - but just found it amusing that I can do this ;-) Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best.

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pm e cardio

buonasera. ho da poco tempo un pacemaker metronic,vorrei sapere se posso portare , il mio cardiofreguenzimetro (polar) grazie valerio.

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The pacer systems are really very reliable. The main problem is the incompetent programming of them. If yours is working well for you, get on with life and enjoy it. You probably are more at risk of problems with a valve job than the pacer.