More on Bathroom Scales and C.I.

[Guest guest]

I asked a question in here, about the use of those body fat scales. A

Google search led me to THIS article:

http://www.bcig.org.uk/site/public/current/safety.htm#interference

Which included this text:

Treatments that CAN be carried out on people with cochlear implants

Treatments that are known to be safe for cochlear implant users include:

laser hair removal

laser treatment for cataracts.

use of body mass index scales

use of digital body fat scales

IT was from a report by the British Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG)

RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES ON SAFETY FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS

Updated November 2006

So, its pretty well up to date.

A pdf file of the document can be downloaded at:

http://tinyurl.com/2s7pr4

This has got the pictures etc. In my opinion this is a useful document

and something that could be on the main site. Alice?

Even this report errs on the side of safety and says that the processor

should be turned off on take offs and landings and going through the

scanners at airports. I have never had any problems with these while

leaving my processor turned ON.

Ted F.

[Guest guest]

Not that this even matters, but I have one of those BM and BF scales and my 4.5

year old daughter loves to use it, and it doesn't seem to interfere with her

implant

@...: ted.fletcher@...: Thu, 27 Dec 2007

21:25:51 +0000Subject: More on Bathroom Scales and C.I.

I asked a question in here, about the use of those body fat scales. A Google

search led me to THIS

article:http://www.bcig.org.uk/site/public/current/safety.htm#interferenceWhich

included this text:Treatments that CAN be carried out on people with cochlear

implantsTreatments that are known to be safe for cochlear implant users

include:laser hair removallaser treatment for cataracts.use of body mass index

scalesuse of digital body fat scalesIT was from a report by the British Cochlear

Implant Group (BCIG) RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES ON SAFETY FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT

USERSUpdated November 2006So, its pretty well up to date.A pdf file of the

document can be downloaded at:http://tinyurl.com/2s7pr4This has got the pictures

etc. In my opinion this is a useful document and something that could be on the

main site. Alice?Even this report errs on the side of safety and says

that the processor should be turned off on take offs and landings and going

through the scanners at airports. I have never had any problems with these while

leaving my processor turned ON.Ted F.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for that, .

Ted F.

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> Not that this even matters, but I have one of those BM and BF >

scales and my 4.5 year old daughter loves to use it, and it doesn't >

seem to interfere with her implant

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