Induction Cooktops and Pacemakers

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Hi @Kitchen2022, welcome to the community.

The question about impact of pacemakers and induction cooktops has come up in the community in the past. Here are some of the posts about interactions:

Ceramic cooktops review

Welcome back @flight. In relation to pacemakers and induction cooktop, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine has the following paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16635999 Choice has also looked into this in the past and found. (and in relation to the above paper)… Associate Professor Neil Strathmore, Cardiologist has a special interest in pacemakers and particularly in issues relating to electrical or magnetic interference. He told us …

Freestanding oven reviews

Hi @aldgate098. There aren’t any known health risks from using induction cooktops, except that there could be a slight risk for people with a pacemaker. After some studies identified this risk factor, the British Heart Foundation recommended that people with a pacemaker should get no closer than 60cm to an induction cooktop.

This is the link to the British Heart Foundation information indicated in @ChrisBarnes post:

Induction hobs and pacemaker risk - BHF.

We hope that this may answer some of the questions that you may have.