Seatbelt problems

Does anyone have problems with pacemaker when seatbelt is on. I have large padding on my seatbelt and I still have heart problems when my seatbelt is touching my pm 2210 pacemaker.

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by IAN MC - 2015-02-17 01:02:18

What do you mean by "heart problems " ? Do you just mean local discomfort from the contact of the seat belt on the pacemaker site or do you mean more than that ?

Ian

seatbelt problems

by trish - 2015-02-17 01:02:23

I should have said soft touch protector Trish

seatbelt problems

by trish - 2015-02-17 01:02:28

I use safetouch protector on set belt when I drive. Belt does not touch PM with this device. I leave on seat belt and when my husband drives he just slides device down out of his way. Trish

Seatbelt problem

by Inspector - 2015-02-17 02:02:46

I go into an irregular heartbeat with seatbelt against pacemaker

Inspector

by IAN MC - 2015-02-17 03:02:12

Very strange ! There are many well-known triggers which can set off an irregular heart beat e.g alcohol, caffeine, exercise , stress ( It's not your wife's driving is it ? ) but I can't think why a seat belt rubbing against a pacemaker could cause this.

If one of your PM settings is to have Rate Response switched on, it is possible that , on a bad road surface, the movement of the seat belt against the PM could persuade your PM to put in extra beats but this would lead to a faster heart rate rather than an irregular one.

I look forward to anyone coming up with a creative explanation for your problem

Ian

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