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Hi, i'm currently wearing a holter monitor for 24 hours. i wanted to know if it was safe to use a heated wheat pack (microwavable one) on or near the leads to the monitor?
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Not recommended to apply any heating pad close to the leads for the duration of the Holter monitoring.
Answered 2/3/2023
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