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@arieswoman

My card is brand new and it gives the model # and serial number. It has my audiologist phone number on it. On the back it says to not put the headpiece in carry on or cargo as X-rays might damage them. So I will follow advice already given and tell TSA to hand check my spare headpiece. Not worth it's getting damages by X-rays.

I was told by my doctor that it's doubtful that an MRI would go over 5 and it would be safe to have a cat scan. Regardless these techs have the knowledge to check for a CI. My card says nothing about cat scans. Good question if one was incapacited.

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@arieswoman as @julieo4 mentioned, her implant cannot be subjected to MRI. Newer CI's can handle the radiation, supposedly. I understand that the only portion of the CI that needs to be removed for a MRI (IF the CI cannot withstand the MRI) is the magnet that is just under the skin. It would seem that if the audiologist doesn't answer the phone, there is another means for the MRI tech to know??? Maybe the worst that could happen is that you'd need a new magnet, which is a minor surgical procedure.
Tony in Michigan