Guest guest Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Hello I just posted about the phone call, it went extremely well, thanks. I am used to airport travel with my hearing aids, but this will be the first time I have travelled with the implant. The only thing I was concerned about was my maps getting wiped. While it may only be a slight risk, I wont take it. I would rather be hand scanned. Ted F. ps - You might need to change Silly 's name for that newspaper article :-) > > Ted, > Hope the phone call goes well, I think it will, if you have done > well otherwise. I know I was able to understand my dad on my first > call to him, and that was my first phone call. I was a bit > nervous, but everything worked out fine. > As far as the airport, Silly and I went through a couple, a >year or so ago, I guess. It wasn't bad. We just sat close to the >(whatever you call the person who announces the flight and takes >your ticket... ticket taker??? LOL), anyway, sat close to them, >told them we were hearing impaired, and made sure we got on the >right flight. Going through the scanner thingy's was just fine... >well, except I forgot to take my cell phone off and had to have the >wand used on me. The scanner thingy didn't wipe out my maps or any >of that so-feared stuff either. If you're worried about that, you >can show them your card and ask to be wanded. Make sure you have >the card from Cochlear (I believe you have the Freedom implant?) and >they can wand you. I wish you the best in understanding the women >relatives, and I think you'll have time to test that out before you >leave, with your family and people in your area. > Keep us posted on all your progress. > > Take care, > Cin > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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