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reason, recipients should carry the Cochlear
Implant Patient Identification Card with them at all
times.
Electrostatic Discharge
A discharge of static electricity can damage the
electrical components of the cochlear implant
system or corrupt the program in the speech
processor.
If static electricity is present (for example, when
putting on or removing clothes over the head or
getting out of a vehicle), cochlear implant
recipients should touch something conductive (for
example, a metal door handle) before the cochlear
implant system contacts any object or person.
Prior to engaging in activities that create extreme
electrostatic discharge, such as children playing on
plastic slides, the speech processor and headset
should be removed. Clinicians should use an
anti-static shield on the computer monitor when
programming a cochlear implant recipient.
Mobile Telephones
Some types of digital mobile telephones (for
example, GSM) may interfere with the operation of
the external equipment. As a result, cochlear
implant recipients may perceive a distorted sound
sensation when in close proximity (3 – 12 ft/
1 – 4 m) to a digital mobile telephone in use.
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