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Persons with pacemakers:
•
should always keep the phone more than
15 cm
(6 inches) from their pacemaker when
the phone is switched on.
•
should not carry the phone in a breast
pocket.
•
should use the ear opposite the
pacemaker to minimize potential
interference.
If you have any reason to suspect that interference is
taking place, switch your phone off immediately.
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Hearing Aid Compatibility with Mobile
Phones
When some mobile phones are used near some
hearing devices (hearing aids and
cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing,
humming, or whining noise. Some
hearing devices are more immune than others to this
interference noise, and phones
also vary in the amount of interference they
generate.
The wireless telephone industry has developed
ratings for some of their mobile
phones, to assist hearing device users in finding
phones that may be compatible
with their hearing devices. Not all phones have been
rated. Phones that are rated
have the rating on their box or a label on the box.
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