@emileesegura: when I was little my mom always made me take off my cochlear implant before going down plastic slides because of the static electricity. I’ve always turned off my cochlear implant before going down slides just to be safe, but I am curious if I really need to be doing that. So cochlear implant audiologists chime in! #deaf #cochlearimplant #audiology #n7 #cochlear
I never turn off my cochlear implant when going down the plastic slide
2026-03-19 23:21:50
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KT Ranch :
CI audiologist here… yep static electricity can wipe the settings on the processor
2026-03-20 03:10:51
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Mindy :
it’s still listed as a warning even on Cochlear’s newest products that came out last year!
2026-03-20 02:45:38
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leezersyeezers :
I have never done that with mine and nothings happened before 😬
2026-05-05 03:51:10
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Hailey et al. :
Have you ever seen the roller slides that are meant to be accessible to people with CIs because they eliminate the static?
2026-03-22 15:24:42
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em 👻 :
i have never heard this before!! no one ever told me that but i have gone through many slides as a kid and haven’t had any problems
2026-04-14 05:46:37
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❤️Amy❤️ :
Back in the 80s/90s they told me not to go on a metal slides... I have done it multiple times same magnet for over 30 years lol still here lol
2026-03-20 03:39:17
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Rocket :
No one say about it but I never had problem down the plastic tube
2026-03-20 02:53:12
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hannah :
CI girl here. yeah i tested it out back then when i was a kid. when i had it turned on i had so much static electricity but if i turned it off i wouldnt have it to crazy. i still keep it on bc its just static electricity ill be fine 🤣
2026-03-20 12:46:10
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dessstiinnee 🖤 :
I never shut mine off, and never heard having to turn off! But good question to ask.
2026-03-19 17:29:45
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Anna Jasmin :
never have done this😳
2026-04-21 08:23:07
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Olivia♡︎𝕩🫧 :
I never got told so? I presume a myth? been a ci girl since I was 4 was born completely deaf
2026-03-23 19:06:18
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friedchicken :
Oh yeah, for sure, even the older models when I was a kid, other kids with CI would take theirs off before going in playground to prevent their processors being damaged from falls, slides, rough play, etc.
2026-03-21 03:47:38
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Orangesunkiss18 :
I've always been told to touch the person with CI to release the "shock" static (?)
2026-03-21 05:02:21
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Low 3 :
I have an implant and have NEVER had an issue... I've been shocked by 110v and it didn't do anything to the hearing aid! I feel like mine are indestructible. Have fallen into a pool, toilet, flew out the street in several car accidents.
2026-03-23 18:20:47
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