Powered sofa causing AFIB I was a healthy 63 year old male and began having Bradycardia and pacemakers implanted, After I developed AFIB and still didn’t feel well and had no energy. Three months later I saw a video of electricity being emitted from a powered chair. I checked the internet (over 50 volts impact on the human heart) and found an AI Overview stating that a 50 volt current can cause cardiac issues. Possibly ventricular fibrillation. (Not sure of its validity.) So I used a voltage checker (50-600 AC volts) and the seat, arms and back cushions all tested positive for 50 volts or more. I unplugged the sofa and kept all charging devices away from me. Within 2 days I felt better and after 5 days I could run again. My wife also felt better and our dog had more energy. Now, two months later, I feel great and no AFIB. I workout 1-2 hours a day and run ten hundred yard sprints without any issues. Anyone heard of others having this issue. I would post the video of my test of the sofa but it’s too large. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199857#msg-199857 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:54:02 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,200122#msg-200122 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,200122#msg-200122
Did you test for static electricity?
It is hot and very dry where I am. When the lights are off at night I can drag my hand across the bed and see light following my fingers. I first thought it was due to the bluebooth to my H10 heart monitor but it also occurs when I don't wear the monitor. I realized it's static electricity.]]> TomR AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:38:02 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199994#msg-199994 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199994#msg-199994
I've brought an EMF consultant to assess my apartment, which was super helpful. He measures different types of electronic pollution and provides ways to mitigate the impact.

My main recommendation is that if you are at all curious about this, to hire a solid professional, for a few reasons.

First, it's a bit like the Wild West out there, in terms of people hanging their shingle without real training.

Second, because it's rather complex, best to have a professional with high quality tools. You can inadvertently end up causing more harm than good.

A favorite mitigation has been using a fiber optic laptop setup. This means that I'm basically not having EMFs pounding into my brain and body every time I sit at the computer. This has really helped reduce AFib.

Jeromy Johnson is the consultant who shared with me the fiber optic setup. He's great! Will consult via email and/or connect you with a local consultant if you need help onsite. His site: [www.emfanalysis.com]

Satya Giordano is based in Northern CA and travels. He analyzed my space for me and is helpful.[emfcenter.com]]]> Nella9264 AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:51:14 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199889#msg-199889 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199889#msg-199889 I'd be interested in the video of the ten hundred yard sprints !

It's gotta be the 50 volts coming out of the chair all these years, huh? Maybe just coincidence with the afib episode and recovery? I want one of those chairs!

Jim]]> mjamesone AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:53:09 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199888#msg-199888 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199888#msg-199888
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Interesting. Would love to see that video. Since the file is too big to upload directly, could you upload it to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. and then post the link here. Thanks.

Jim
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Jim]]> mjamesone AFIBBERS FORUM Wed, 16 Jul 2025 23:40:33 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199874#msg-199874 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199874#msg-199874 susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:38:58 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199873#msg-199873 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199873#msg-199873
I agree, 14 days was a (shrug, we ran out of money...) miss or some other administrative limitation, and that makes it suspect at best.]]> gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:36:41 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199872#msg-199872 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199872#msg-199872
My internet modem was 3 feet from my heart. My bed was against the wall and the other side of the wall was my modem. That couldn’t had been healthy.

My electric panel, attached to my exterior wall to the house, faced the bedroom. For all I know it could had sent spurious current or voltage.

Yes I had a gauss meter.

There may be something to it that magnetic field exposure could affect one’s heart.

[www.who.int]).

[pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]. (Study came back normal for all groups but the study was only 14 days-is this long enough to develop cardiac remodeling?)

[www.scielo.cl] (long time exposure)]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:16:20 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199870#msg-199870 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199870#msg-199870
Properly grounded appliances of any description, with properly insulated wiring and connections, should send no spurious current or voltage through the user. None.]]> gloaming AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:51:57 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199868#msg-199868 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199868#msg-199868
I ask because if that chair actually has an electrical potential of 50 volts (or greater than zero, actually), I would unplug it and throw it in the trash. I can't imagine how the exterior of a chair which is presumably cloth, vinyl, leather or something similar can have any electrical potential at all. Those materials aren't conductive.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 13 Jul 2025 03:08:33 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199865#msg-199865 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199865#msg-199865 johngoulet AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:29:30 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199858#msg-199858 Re: Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199858#msg-199858
I bought a EMF gadget and saw how much electrical magnetic force it gave off.

Also I don’t use an electric blanket since I have a pacemaker.

Also do you have your home’s electric panel outside a bedroom or a room’s wall you frequently are at? Do you have your modem situated near where you spend most of your time?

I took my EMF (electric magnetic field detector) gadget and took readings everywhere-inside and out, then I moved my modem, routers, and moved my home office that had the electrical panel and worked elsewhere. You may want to consider moving your modem in the inside behind the ceiling and build a ceiling access door for access. It was suggested by my architect during the remodel and with the cable company only moving some cables and getting an outlet behind the ceiling, it was not expensive.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 11 Jul 2025 23:52:40 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199857#msg-199857 Powered sofa causing AFIB https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,199857,199857#msg-199857
I would post the video of my test of the sofa but it’s too large.]]> johngoulet AFIBBERS FORUM Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:46:53 +0000