My iPhone 5 won't link to my bluetooth headset.

  My iPhone 5 won't link to my bluetooth headset (Samsung).  It  just continuously shows 'searching'.  I've restarted the phone and bluetooth headset (fully charged) but it still can't find it.

Supported Bluetooth Profiles
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3647

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