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If you have an active brain implant, contact
the manufacturer of your implantable
device for information about the risk of
disturbance.
The Autophone magnet and MultiTool
(which has a built-in magnet) should be
kept more than 30 centimeters (1 foot)
away from the implant, e.g. do not carry
it in your breast pocket.
Follow the guidelines recommended by
the manufacturers of implantable
defibrillators and pacemakers regarding
their use with magnets.
Cochlear implants
If you are using a cochlear implant (CI) on
one ear and a hearing aid on the other ear,
make sure to always keep your CI at least
at a 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) distance from
your hearing aid. The magnetic field from
CI sound processors, coils and magnets
may permanently damage the speaker
unit in your hearing aid. Never place the
devices close together on a table e.g. when
cleaning or changing batteries. Do not
carry the CI and the hearing aid together in
the same box.
X-ray/CT/MR/PET scanning,
electrotherapy and surgery
Remove your hearing aid before X-ray
examinations and CT/MR/PET scans,
electrotherapy, surgery, etc. as your
hearing aid may be damaged when
exposed to strong electromagnetic fields.
Heat and chemicals
Your hearing aids must never be exposed
to extreme heat e.g. left inside a parked
car in the sun.
The hearing aids must not be dried in
microwave ovens or other ovens.
The chemicals in cosmetics, hairspray,
perfume, aftershave lotion, suntan lotion
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