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Cochlear Implants: What precautions for kids (static electricity)?

Posted by marksmith1160 @marksmith1160, May 10 8:53am

I am an Occ. Therapist in schools. I have had several kids with Cochlear Implants with the normal precautions of no static electricity exposure on sliding boards, trampolines, & balloons at school. A new child enrolled who has two cochlear implants. When we asked mom about physician orders for precautions, she said her daughter is allowed to go on slides and trampolines because it will not hurt the new cochlear implants. I am skeptical. I never heard of cochlear implants that can be exposed to static electricity. Is there something new I don't know about?

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justtodd | @justtodd | May 14 2:57pm

Hi, Mark.

I'm an EE but don't specifically know what protections are built into CI devices. A quick search on "choclear implant resistance to static discharge" yielded these...

Some good reading here on page 12: https://assets.cochlear.com/api/public/content/d80f8973840f41d0921413f0ed3cbbea?v=41f8802b

Or here: https://assets.cochlear.com/api/public/content/d80f8973840f41d0921413f0ed3cbbea?v=41f8802b

Hope this helps,

JustTodd

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happyccl8 | @happyccl8 | May 15 10:16am

My friends have CI never restricted much. Slides, trampoline no problem. Just can’t swim with them on. No MRI though.

They still need sign language though. It’s a fallacy you won’t need to use ASL. Learn ASL.

Also they like techno cause it sounds robotic like ci sound. Not seen them like other music.

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