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Gastrointestinal testing: Is it safe with a Cochlear implant?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 28 11:44am | Replies (7)
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@debrajones, I moved your question to the Digestive Health support group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/digestive-gastrointestinal-problems/) as well as the Hearing Loss support group (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/hearing-loss/) where I think you'll get related responses.

I'm tagging members like @julieo4 @lizzy102 @tlehman @arieswoman @pinkpam who live with a Cochlear implant and may have more input to share.

To help answer your question, I echo @roch's query. What type of GI testing are you having?

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Julie, Volunteer Mentor | @julieo4 | Mar 27 1:12pm

@colleenyoung @debrajones

The issue with cochlear implants and other medical procedures is that the magnet in the internal cochlear implant device may cause an issue with the testing technology such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Not knowing what kind of testing will be done, it's hard to know if there would be an issue.

Ask your cochlear implant audiologist. Also be sure your gastrointestinal team knows you have a CI.

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