Music headphones can interfere with heart devices
Sunday, November 9, 2008 - 10:49
in Physics & Chemistry
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck - even when they're disconnected. A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them....
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