I have ordered one of these for my mother, but my sister is wondering whether it will interfere with her pacemaker. Anyone know?
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I doubt that this would interfere, but for safeties sake, and the fact that you have a concern, you might want to contact the company for your peace of mind.
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I would make sure you do not have the timer pins all out for 24 hr run, mine was a gift for 84 year old neighbor. No problems but do not look at it except when she wants the times change. Don
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I am not sure but someone I know that wears an EFX bracelet said it was designed for pacemaker wearers. You can do more research on that on-line. But, that is what I was told.
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You can get the answer on http://www.heartratemonitors.com/omron-h-cl22.html?productid=omron-h-cl22&channeli;d=SHOPP
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I haven't had that problem and can't see how it could occur with this device. It is very well-made.
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Heart Stent would be fine, I imagine they are referring to a pace maker, something that actually uses electronics. A stent would not interfere. It works great, I like it.
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it's not difficult, but if your mom has dexterity problems then any of the hearing amplifiers may not be easy if she's changing them herself. My husband hands me his when the battery dies, and i use my fingernail to flip the little tab on the end of the device and the battery door swings open. I want to add that this particular device is about the best one i've bought staying under $100 --- my husband is prone to losing his, so i end up buying about 1 every 2-3 months.
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Specifically, I see no feasible way that it could interact with a pacemaker's function. In general, it is highly unlikely that colloidal silver will interact with any device or medication inside your body. It could interact if a medication is actually mixed together with the colloidal silver prior to, or at the time of, administration. Colloidal Silver is a nutritional supplement [albeit an excellent one] and should be treated as such -- always consult your doctor before use if you are under medical care or taking any sort of prescription medication. It is a good idea also to check with your pharmacist about possible interactions with prescription as well as over the counter products. Colloidal silver is a very safe product and will almost certainly NOT interfere with anything other than the metabolism of microbial life forms, but checking with professionals is the best bet...always!
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I use a Timex T5K541 Personal Trainer HR monitor and it works great. In general, the older model wireless heart rate monitors work with this unit because they use lower frequencies. The newer monitors are running at higher frequencies which means they should have fewer issues with signal interference but they won't work with this Oregon Scientific unit.
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I wondered about this too. Then again, when I bought mine.... nurses were using a similar device. When I compared mine with their's by putting one on each hand. It was within 1% of them. One day mine was higher by 1% and another day it was under 1%.
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While I cannot answer on the basis of what frequencies might interfere in regards to your pacemaker, might I suggest contacting Bose Technical Support for fault isolation? I am sure Bose would want to get to the heart of the matter; no pun intended.
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A heart stent is fine. The reason why a scale that analyses body composition should not be used for someone with a pacemaker is due to the electrical charge required for analysis. Apparently, it can cause interference with the pacemaker/internal defibrillator (https://withings.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201489327-Should-I-use-the-Wi-Fi-Body-Scale-if-I-use-a-pacemaker-). If you have a heart stent, that shouldn't be a problem, but you should definitely direct any questions about it to your cardiologist to be sure.
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I only had problems after the first year. The transmitter does not detect my heart rate and it is as if I had bradycardia. I changed batteries in both, the transmitter and the watch/receiver and it made no difference.
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According to my wife, this device works by vibration only. However, there are different 'pulse' patterns you can select. Hope this helps!
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Hi Jill D. Maureen here from The Friendly Swede! My apologies for such a late reply, must have missed this! The answer is no, it does not interfere:-) Feel free to contact me here with any further questions:
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I agree with Ronda F. Luce MD. It works better when you hold it with right hand and apply the machine to chest. The ECG looks like a CM5/V5M. I've never used it to a pacient with atrial fibrilation or another arrythmia without P wave but i suppose it will work fine. There is a little interference on ECG. When you use holding with your 2 hands, the ECG looks like D1 (so, the ECG will depend your cardiac axis) and there is more interference. I bought this machine because it permits to use leads but it hasn't been necessary.
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As I understand, the unit cannot be used with a pacemaker. You can contact the Tendlite company and they will be very happy to answer any questions you may have. Please contact them.