Earbuds interfering with pacemakers, defibrillators, says study
So what’s causing the issue?
First, eight models were tested that included clip-on and earbud types and it’s the magnets that mess with the electrical impulses sent by a pacemaker causing them to send beats no matter what. In defibrillators, the magnets could shutdown the devices ability to send the electrical shock necessary to keep the heart beating normally.
On the flipside, MP3 players themselves and cell phones with Bluetooth don’t interfere with the aforementioned devices. So the message here, folks, is that you keep your earbuds away from your chest because it doesn’t seem to interfere with your pumper when you’re using it the way it should be used.