Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 It's bone anchored hearing aid. It's for people with conductive hearing loss and good cochlea/nerve. Regards/ Jerome BAHA and airport Hi, What is BAHA??? I am going on plane out of state to GA soon. Those who have traveled did you take off processor at all before or while in air. I got all the feedback on airport security and want to know about leaving my CI on in the air.. Did not hear more about mapping problems from that posting that stated if you wear CI in air can can mapping malfunction. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 I leave my processor on when I am on the plane although the engine noise is loud so I like to turn it down. I use the headphones and my t-coil to listen to music or enjoy the movie they show. I love JetBlue because they have Direct TV!! In a message dated 6/20/2004 12:04:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, MsSmiley12002@... writes: I am going on plane out of state to GA soon. Those who have traveled did you take off processor at all before or while in air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Jerome, What is a conductive hearing loss. The doctor tells me that the hair cells in my cochlea aren't beint stimualted properly, therefore, isn't always getting the signal to my auditory nerve. I'm prfoundly deaf in my left ear. Can only hear very loud sounds in that ear and no speech. Trish Trish BAHA and airport > > Hi, > > What is BAHA??? > > I am going on plane out of state to GA soon. Those who have traveled did you > take off processor at all before or while in air. I got all the feedback on > airport security and want to know about leaving my CI on in the air.. Did > not hear more about mapping problems from that posting that stated if you > wear CI in air can can mapping malfunction. > > Robin > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Robin, The BAHA is a hearing aid that is anchored into the temporal bone. I'll add the link to the BAHA at the end of this post, but it has very specific qualifying requirements, much like the CI. I have flown many times since my implant (even to GA) without any problems. Please don't worry about it and if you have concerns, just take it off as you go thru detection and let them wand your extra processor if you have one that is going with you. This will give you some comfort from those fears and only lasts a few minutes. If you are concerned about the take off and landing, I'd turn it off then too, but I never have and there have been no problems. I pulled out my instruction manual received with my 3G and I'm sure the manual with the Sprint says the same thing. In case everyone has forgotten, we received all the safety information we need when we got our processors so when in doubt, it's a good thing to look it up in the manufacturers manual. " Theft and Metal Detection Systems " Devices such as airport metal detectors and commercial theft detection systems produce strong electromagnetic fields. Some cochlear implant recipients may experience a distorted sound sensation when passing through or near one of these devices. To avoid this, turn off the speech processor when in the vicinity of one of these devices. The materials used in the cochlear implant may also activate metal detection systems. For this reason, recipients should carry the Cochlear Implant Patient Identification Card with them at all times. " This is all that is stated in the manual. There is nothing to indicate the need to remove the implant while in flight. BAHA info: http://www.entific.com/aboutBAHA.asp<http://www.entific.com/aboutBAHA.asp> Alice What is BAHA??? I am going on plane out of state to GA soon. Those who have traveled did you take off processor at all before or while in air. I got all the feedback on airport security and want to know about leaving my CI on in the air.. Did not hear more about mapping problems from that posting that stated if you wear CI in air can can mapping malfunction. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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