hearing aid EMR? about my son, need educated info.

I am electronically sensitive to the degree of bodily sickness,
aches, daily headaches, etc. Obviously I have no idea if this is due
to something in my genetics, my diet, or my life experiences. My son
is 4 and wears behind the ear hearing aids to help correct some of the
sound loss that he has had since birth. Since the day we got the
hearing aids the magnified effects of electromagnetic raidation he may
live with and be bombarded with during critical years of development
has been on my mind. I want to know if I am putting him at an
increased risk. Is he getting the same kind of radiation as someone
with 2 cell phones to their ears would all day? Are there any ways I
can protect him from harmful EMF? Obviously, most doctors would laugh
in my face if I asked these questions and I am intelligent enough to
know they would be of no help in confirming/discrediting my fears. I
now am coming to the ES boards to ask for any and all input,
suggestions, knowledge, etc regarding this subject. Feel free to
express any opinions and direct me to any links or information you
think may be of use to me. I welcome it all.  

Below is an excerpt from the product booklet given to me for the
Oticon Vigo Pro Behind The Ear Hearing Aid Instruments giving the
product specs. THIS IS REALLY OF NO HELP TO ME AND MIGHT AS WELL BE
WRITTEN IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO INTERPRET IT.  
MY GREAT HOPE IS THAT ONE OF YOU OR MANY MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER INSIGHT!  
Honestly, it sounds pretty scary...and exactly like the tyopes of
fields I try to avoid every day!Product approval, precautions and
markings

FROM THE OTICON VIGO PRO INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE MANUAL:
The hearing instrument contains a radio transmitter
using short range magnetic induction technology
working at 3.84 MHz. The magnetic field strength
of the transmitter is < -42 dBìA/m @ 10m.
The emission power from the radio system is well
below international emission limits for human
exposure. For comparison, the radiation of the
hearing instrument is lower than unintended electromagnetic
radiation from for example halogen lamps,
computer monitors, dishwashers etc. The hearing
instrument complies with international standards
concerning Electromagnetic Compatibility.
Due to the limited size available on the instruments
all relevant approval

Thanks so much!
Deidra

> I want to know if I am putting him at an
> increased risk. Is he getting the same kind of radiation as someone
> with 2 cell phones to their ears would all day?

Welcome to the group, Deidra. I would think that hearing aids
would not be nearly as bad as a cellphone, as a cellphone must
transmit long distances. Also, the frequency listed for the
hearing aid is much lower than the frequencies of cellphones,
which again works in your favor.

The big issue is that the hearing aids are used all day,
every day. I don't know if it is practical to remove the
hearing aids for parts of the day (or wear just one of them),
but that might be good to reduce exposure. There are also
a variety of companies which make EMF protective devices,
however these are very hit & miss in being effective
for people, so I wouldn't use one unless you really
thought it was helping.

Marc

Thank you Marc.
I really trust your advice and input and was really hoping you'd
chime in. I've asked the same question in a few places and am
getting some good input that's sparking some ideas, so hopefully I'll
be able to protect my son as much as possible. I can say at the
least that holding him while he's wearing both hearing aids has NO
effect on me personally....so I can only hope that's a good
sign!      
Thanks for the welcome!
Deidra


> > I want to know if I am putting him at an
> > increased risk. Is he getting the same kind of radiation as
someone