Re: New Body Imaging Scanners at Airports

[Guest guest]

This is a good question. Wonder if these body imaging scanners are magnetic.

What I would do is tell the TSA, " I have a cochlear implant, if I have to go

thru the body imaging scanners I rather NOT. Please do a manual scan. "

& nbsp;

From: & lt;darodrig1234567@... & gt;

Subject: New Body Imaging Scanners at Airports

Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 12:54 PM

Hi All,

Has anybody had any problems with the new body imaging scanners at the airports

nowadays (ie CI needing to be reprogrammed, resistance from security, TSA or

airline officials) with the CI? Any other things of that nature that CI folks

might encounter, perhaps not being able to follow instructions while in the

scanning chamber, etc? Do we need to get some kind of an official exemption or

waiver card from TSA to get past this new potential hazard to the CI (scanning

machine)?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

OK hopefully this question wont have to be revisited, IF the manual scan becomes

obsolete and the only option for travelers is to go thru the body scanner on

account it is quicker and more thorough than the manual scan.

Just my two cents worth...

Freeman <johnjoe1011@...> wrote:

This is a good question. Wonder if these body imaging scanners are

magnetic. What I would do is tell the TSA, " I have a cochlear implant, if I have

to go thru the body imaging scanners I rather NOT. Please do a manual scan. "

& nbsp;

From: & lt;darodrig1234567@... & gt;

Subject: New Body Imaging Scanners at Airports

Date: Friday, June 13, 2008, 12:54 PM

Hi All,

Has anybody had any problems with the new body imaging scanners at the airports

nowadays (ie CI needing to be reprogrammed, resistance from security, TSA or

airline officials) with the CI? Any other things of that nature that CI folks

might encounter, perhaps not being able to follow instructions while in the

scanning chamber, etc? Do we need to get some kind of an official exemption or

waiver card from TSA to get past this new potential hazard to the CI (scanning

machine)?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I just went To CA May 27 and returned from CA June 3

My Support hearing dog has a microchip and was told to tell theTSA

and we were put in a little side place along where the carry on items are

checked. They checked my dog and waned me as well.

Only one in CA wanned the Implant. other than that no big problem

and no big deal. No harm to my 18 year old implant .

R.

[Guest guest]

Does the hearing dog get confused now that you can hear, :-)

Ted F.

>

> I just went To CA May 27 and returned from CA June 3

> My Support hearing dog has a microchip and was told to tell theTSA

> and we were put in a little side place along where the carry on

items are checked. They checked my dog and waned me as well.

> Only one in CA wanned the Implant. other than that no big problem

> and no big deal. No harm to my 18 year old implant .

> R.

>

[Guest guest]

I'm just wondering, what sorts of things does a hearing dog help you

with? Like at night, when I take my CI's off, I'm totally deaf.

Would a hearing dog help you know if there was a fire? Or if someone

was at the door? Or if your phone rang? I just didn't realize they

had " hearing dogs, " and am interested in what exactly they do.

Thanks so much.

Simultaneous bilateral CI surgery on 8/21/07

Activation on 9/12/07

Best Day of My Life!

> >

> > I just went To CA May 27 and returned from CA June 3

> > My Support hearing dog has a microchip and was told to tell theTSA

> > and we were put in a little side place along where the carry on

> items are checked. They checked my dog and waned me as well.

> > Only one in CA wanned the Implant. other than that no big problem

> > and no big deal. No harm to my 18 year old implant .

> > R.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I received my Service Hearing Dog in the fall of 2000,

I had my implant in the winter of 1990. I was told I would only hear

enviromental sounds and it does mask my tinnitus . Have had 2 upgrades which

enhanced my lip-reading and my own voice improved.

I had suddend hearing loss nine days after my third child was born in a 3 hour

period. No one knows why this happened back in 1951 and I went to see all the

ENT doctors I had known during nurses training days. My hearing dog has helped

let me know when someone is at the door and phone and microwave timers etc also

when sirens go on when I am driving. My hearing is not great like today's newer

technology with the Freedom and AB and others who have better hearing . I wish

I could go bilateral but have to wait until all the bills are taken care of

frorm my cataract surgery and also hopefully that Medicare will help if I pass

their criteria for a second implant. However, when the processor is off for the

night my hearing dog is there for me.

Hope this helps you all understand what hearing dogs do.

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