The human body affects
dipole antennas particularly strongly. This is because in the near field (very close to the antenna), the
Electric Fields are particularly strong. Interestingly, the body isn't really magnetic (i.e. does not have a large permeability). Hence, the
magnetic fields are not significantly perturbed by the human body, and hence aren't affected like the electric fields are. And because the loop antenna is somewhat the "dual" of the dipole as discussed earlier, the magnetic fields are strong in the near field of the loop antenna. These magnetic fields ultimately give rise to the antenna radiation, and since they are somewhat immune to the human body, loop antennas tend to be much more robust in terms of performance when they are placed near a human. As a result, antennas in hearing aids and other "wearable antennas" are often loop antennas. This property makes loop antennas extremely useful.