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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.
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.
The ratings are not guarantees. Results will vary
depending on the user’s hearing
device and hearing loss. If your hearing device
happens to be vulnerable to
