What are phantom zaps?
A. Publisher, Jon Duffey is credited with first joining the words to form the name “Phantom Zap,” having authored the term for an article he wrote in early 1995. This, like the depression and anxiety is pretty common. Many Zapper readers report being zapped (usually as they are going to sleep or waking up) but their subsequent ICD interrogation shows nothing happened. OK, there was no 700 volt dose of therapy. But it sure felt like the real thing. Your doctor may tell you it was just your imagination, but that doesn’t mean it is not a real problem that needs to be addressed. Some report relief by going to a hypnotist. One important thing to help stop these annoying episodes is to understand what is happening. Like the term ” Phantom Zap,” Duffey is responsible for this idea. It’s only a theory but thinking about it this way has helped many accept them and gradually make them go away: * When your device was implanted, you were asleep. * After the device is implanted, doctors test the de
