A couple of goofy CI questions

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who weighed in on my post about upgrades and

bilateral surgery -- I really appreciate all the input! I do apologize for

setting off a brand war -- I really didn't mean to do that. I know that

both companies have very satisfied customers and would never want to bash

one company over the other.

I have two questions about using a CI -- one I asked the audiologist but

she didn't know the answer, because it's kind of unusual and nobody's ever

asked her before. The other my mom just asked me last night, and I had no

idea how to answer her!

First, has anybody used a magnetic induction cooktop while wearing their

CI? (This was what I asked the audiologist.) We have this type of cooktop

and I wasn't sure if the magnet in the cooktop and magnet in the CI would

conflict with each other.

Second, do you have problems going through theft detection sensors/devices

in stores? I know when I wore my bi-CROS hearing aids through them, I'd

get terrible buzzing...depending on how strong the theft detector was, I'd

sometimes have to turn off my hearing aids because it was actually

painful. Do they affect CIs like that too?

If the cooktop is going to be a problem, it will just be the impetus we

need to get a new one. Two of the four burners don't work anymore and are

too costly to repair (we repaired them once and they burnt out again just a

month or so later). I love the technology but just can't afford it <g> so

I guess we'll switch to an electric cooktop.

Anyway, thanks to all!

~Wendi in Illinois

http://suddensilence.wordpress.com/

[Guest guest]

Wendi,

Because I have been looking for a new cooktop, I inquired about this very item

and was told by the people at Cochlear Corporation that there would be no

interference from an induction cooktop.

As far as theft detection/sensors are concerned, I have never set any off

anywhere.

Hope this helps.

Happy Hearing!

Carol

Boca Raton, FL

N24C 3G left ear -12/11/01-upgraded to Freedom on 2/19/08

N Freedom- right ear- implanted 3/01/06 activated 4/6/06

A couple of goofy CI questions

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who weighed in on my post about upgrades and

bilateral surgery -- I really appreciate all the input! I do apologize for

setting off a brand war -- I really didn't mean to do that. I know that

both companies have very satisfied customers and would never want to bash

one company over the other.

I have two questions about using a CI -- one I asked the audiologist but

she didn't know the answer, because it's kind of unusual and nobody's ever

asked her before. The other my mom just asked me last night, and I had no

idea how to answer her!

First, has anybody used a magnetic induction cooktop while wearing their

CI? (This was what I asked the audiologist.) We have this type of cooktop

and I wasn't sure if the magnet in the cooktop and magnet in the CI would

conflict with each other.

Second, do you have problems going through theft detection sensors/devices

in stores? I know when I wore my bi-CROS hearing aids through them, I'd

get terrible buzzing...depending on how strong the theft detector was, I'd

sometimes have to turn off my hearing aids because it was actually

painful. Do they affect CIs like that too?

If the cooktop is going to be a problem, it will just be the impetus we

need to get a new one. Two of the four burners don't work anymore and are

too costly to repair (we repaired them once and they burnt out again just a

month or so later). I love the technology but just can't afford it <g> so

I guess we'll switch to an electric cooktop.

Anyway, thanks to all!

~Wendi in Illinois

http://suddensilence.wordpress.com/

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Can't answer the one about the stove..

As for the alarm systems in stores, I used to have a problem with them when

I wore hearing aids; especially near jewelry departments/sections in the

stores. I have not had any noise/buzzing or feeling when I've been near

those same areas since having my single or now bilateral implants.

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Wendi

Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:54 PM

Subject: A couple of goofy CI questions

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who weighed in on my post about upgrades and

bilateral surgery -- I really appreciate all the input! I do apologize for

setting off a brand war -- I really didn't mean to do that. I know that

both companies have very satisfied customers and would never want to bash

one company over the other.

I have two questions about using a CI -- one I asked the audiologist but

she didn't know the answer, because it's kind of unusual and nobody's ever

asked her before. The other my mom just asked me last night, and I had no

idea how to answer her!

First, has anybody used a magnetic induction cooktop while wearing their

CI? (This was what I asked the audiologist.) We have this type of cooktop

and I wasn't sure if the magnet in the cooktop and magnet in the CI would

conflict with each other.

Second, do you have problems going through theft detection sensors/devices

in stores? I know when I wore my bi-CROS hearing aids through them, I'd

get terrible buzzing...depending on how strong the theft detector was, I'd

sometimes have to turn off my hearing aids because it was actually

painful. Do they affect CIs like that too?

If the cooktop is going to be a problem, it will just be the impetus we

need to get a new one. Two of the four burners don't work anymore and are

too costly to repair (we repaired them once and they burnt out again just a

month or so later). I love the technology but just can't afford it <g> so

I guess we'll switch to an electric cooktop.

Anyway, thanks to all!

~Wendi in Illinois

http://suddensilence.wordpress.com/

[Guest guest]

Wendi,

Even if the magnetic induction cooktop doesn't bother the CI, it's a

great excuse NOT to cook. You know the 4 food groups, right?

Restaurant, carry out, microwave and raw.

The only time I've ever set off an alarm with the CI is in the

library. And I do it all the time. They just wave me through. I do

remove the implant and get hand scanned going through airports, because I

do not want a $6,000 piece of equipment getting caught in an X-ray belt,

oops, " sorry " . You can remove the processor before going through an

airport scanner if you prefer to do it that way. Cochlear advises you to

turn it off, because it can make a loud noise. Who knows, I've never

gone through with mine on.

Hi everyone,

Thank you to everyone who weighed in on my post about upgrades and

bilateral surgery -- I really appreciate all the input! I do apologize

for

setting off a brand war -- I really didn't mean to do that. I know that

both companies have very satisfied customers and would never want to bash

one company over the other.

I have two questions about using a CI -- one I asked the audiologist but

she didn't know the answer, because it's kind of unusual and nobody's

ever

asked her before. The other my mom just asked me last night, and I had no

idea how to answer her!

First, has anybody used a magnetic induction cooktop while wearing their

CI? (This was what I asked the audiologist.) We have this type of cooktop

and I wasn't sure if the magnet in the cooktop and magnet in the CI would

conflict with each other.

Second, do you have problems going through theft detection

sensors/devices

in stores? I know when I wore my bi-CROS hearing aids through them, I'd

get terrible buzzing...depending on how strong the theft detector was,

I'd

sometimes have to turn off my hearing aids because it was actually

painful. Do they affect CIs like that too?

If the cooktop is going to be a problem, it will just be the impetus we

need to get a new one. Two of the four burners don't work anymore and are

too costly to repair (we repaired them once and they burnt out again just

a

month or so later). I love the technology but just can't afford it <g> so

I guess we'll switch to an electric cooktop.

Anyway, thanks to all!

~Wendi in Illinois