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TheFDAhastestedhearingaidsfor
interferencefromhandheldwirelessphones
andhelpeddevelopavoluntarystandard
sponsoredbytheInstituteofElectricaland
ElectronicEngineers(IEEE).Thisstandard
speciestestmethodsandperformance
requirementsforhearingaidsandwireless
phonessothatnointerferenceoccurswhen
apersonusesa“compatible”phoneanda
“compatible”hearingaidatthesametime.
ThisstandardwasapprovedbytheIEEEin
2000.
TheFDAcontinuestomonitortheuseof
wirelessphonesforpossibleinteractions
withothermedicaldevices.Shouldharmful
interferencebefoundtooccur,theFDAwill
conducttestingtoassesstheinterferenceand
worktoresolvetheproblem.
12. Where can I find additional
information?
Foradditionalinformation,pleaserefertothe
followingresources:
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)
RFSafetyProgram
(http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety)
InternationalCommissiononNon-lonizing
RadiationProtection
(http://www.icnirp.de)
WorldHealthOrganization(WHO)International
EMFProject
(http://www.who.int/emf)
NationalRadiologicalProtectionBoard(UK)
(http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/)
Driving
Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuse
ofwirelessphonesintheareaswhereyou
driveandalwaysobeythem.Also,ifusing
yourphonewhiledriving,pleaseobservethe
following:
•
Givefullattentiontodriving--drivingsafely
isyourrstresponsibility;
• Usehands-freeoperation,ifavailable;
• Pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingor
answeringacallifdrivingconditionsorthe
lawrequireit.