Pace maker

SunQueen36 · 12-19-2007, 08:57 AM

Does it matter what bed a person goes in if they have a pace maker? A customer came in and told us that and we have never heard of it...any thoughts?

TomorrowSun · 12-19-2007, 09:18 AM

Does he have problems in the sun?

I would think that if there were any problem at all, it would be units with magnetic ballast. But I seriously don't think they will bother his pace maker. But that would be my best guess.

Brian Oshman????

caribbean tan man · 12-19-2007, 09:30 AM

id refer him to his doctor. people are too sue happy these days.

eileen · 12-19-2007, 10:00 AM

they are confusing tanning beds with cell phones and microwaves

eileen · 12-19-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomorrowSun

Does he have problems in the sun?

I would think that if there were any problem at all, it would be units with magnetic ballast. But I seriously don't think they will bother his pace maker. But that would be my best guess.

Brian Oshman????

I agree about the magnetic rays. Not sure if they are strong enough to bother it but better to be safe.

Did you know people aren't suppose to wear those so called health magnetic jewelry in a tanning bed? The makers of the jewelry claim the magnets are much to strong in the jewelry to place them in a tanning bed. Again this information just comes from the manufacturer. :)

eileen · 12-19-2007, 10:07 AM

My Dad's sattelite radio would cut out everytime he walked past it. He thought it was funny. :P

Brian Oshman · 12-20-2007, 07:44 AM

Mag and choke ballasts operate at 60 Hz, electronic ballasts operate at 20K-40KHz, microwave ovens operate in the Gigahertz range. This is the frequency range that pacemakers are affected.
there is nothing special in a bed that is not in every other appliance. No different then the ceiling lamps. All appliances incorporate some sort of transformers that operate at line frequency and have no effect on pacemakers.

60Hz is all around us, free in the air, if it were a problem then pacemakers wouldn't work in the first place.

TomorrowSun · 12-20-2007, 09:34 AM

I knew you would know.

12-19-2007, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
SunQueen36 Join Date: Dec 19 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Pace maker Does it matter what bed a person goes in if they have a pace maker? A customer came in and told us that and we have never heard of it...any thoughts?

12-19-2007, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
TomorrowSun I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2006 Location: British Columbia Age: 35 Posts: 541 Rep Power: 3	Re: Pace maker Does he have problems in the sun? I would think that if there were any problem at all, it would be units with magnetic ballast. But I seriously don't think they will bother his pace maker. But that would be my best guess. Brian Oshman???? __________________ www.islcovetravel.com

12-19-2007, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
caribbean tan man DERFTALK FBI AGENT Join Date: Jul 29 2003 Location: northeast Age: 32 Posts: 5,059 Rep Power: 30	Re: Pace maker id refer him to his doctor. people are too sue happy these days. __________________ someone PM me when a good tanning topic is posted. :lol:

12-19-2007, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
eileen kiss me I'm Derf Join Date: Feb 10 2005 Posts: 6,825 Rep Power: 17	Re: Pace maker they are confusing tanning beds with cell phones and microwaves __________________ under-exposure to uv rays is as dangerous as over-exposure...This is "D" life! (eileen)

12-19-2007, 10:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
eileen kiss me I'm Derf Join Date: Feb 10 2005 Posts: 6,825 Rep Power: 17	Re: Pace maker My Dad's sattelite radio would cut out everytime he walked past it. He thought it was funny. :P __________________ under-exposure to uv rays is as dangerous as over-exposure...This is "D" life! (eileen)

12-20-2007, 07:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Brian Oshman Brian Oshman Join Date: Apr 29 2001 Location: High Bridge, NJ Age: 39 Posts: 850 Rep Power: 12	Re: Pace maker Mag and choke ballasts operate at 60 Hz, electronic ballasts operate at 20K-40KHz, microwave ovens operate in the Gigahertz range. This is the frequency range that pacemakers are affected. there is nothing special in a bed that is not in every other appliance. No different then the ceiling lamps. All appliances incorporate some sort of transformers that operate at line frequency and have no effect on pacemakers. 60Hz is all around us, free in the air, if it were a problem then pacemakers wouldn't work in the first place. __________________

12-20-2007, 09:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
TomorrowSun I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2006 Location: British Columbia Age: 35 Posts: 541 Rep Power: 3	Re: Pace maker I knew you would know. __________________ www.islcovetravel.com

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