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How do I travel with a cochlear implant

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Updated August 08, 2011

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Question: How do I travel with a cochlear implant
Answer: Travel Tips, Airport Security - This advice on travel from Cochlear is a good resource. Pay special attention to the advice on how to travel with a spare speech processor.

Additional tips include obtaining an identification card to alert flight attendants, etc. that they have a cochlear implant. An id card will also help with being processed by security. An implant center may have such an identification card.

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