18Health and safety informationPersons with pacemakers:• should always keep the phone more than15 cm(6 inches) from their pacemaker whenthe phone is switched on.• should not carry the phone in a breastpocket.• should use the ear opposite thepacemaker to minimize potentialinterference.If you have any reason to suspect that interference istaking place, switch your phone off immediately.Hearing Aid Compatibility with MobilePhonesWhen some mobile phones are used near somehearing devices (hearing aids andcochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing,humming, or whining noise. Somehearing devices are more immune than others to thisinterference noise, and phonesalso vary in the amount of interference theygenerate.The wireless telephone industry has developedratings for some of their mobilephones, to assist hearing device users in findingphones that may be compatiblewith their hearing devices. Not all phones have beenrated. Phones that are ratedhave the rating on their box or a label on the box.
