Vinod Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 I would like to address a question to the community. I am a candidate for CI in one ear. I also want to travel overseas for about five weeks. Is it advisable to travel long trip by air after the implant or wait for implant after my return from over seas. Has any one faced such a situation keeping in mind that CI team may not be available in other countries. Please comment. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted October 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hi @Vinod My CI surgeon had a rule about when it was safe for me to fly so my advice is to ask your CI team for their rules. You may want to also ask about activation and your MAPping schedule after being activated. Every CI team does things differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Jewel Posted October 13, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hi @Vinod My surgeon cleared me to fly 10 days after surgery. I ended up losing most of my good frequencies. So if I were you I'd wait until the overseas trip is over before getting the CI. Of course check with your surgeon but I think the longer the time is between your flight and the surgery the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinod Posted October 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Hi Jewel, Thank you for your input. I don't want to take any chances and will get CI after I return from the trip. Thanks. By the way how many weeks or months you think it will take to totally heal up and become normal. I do understand there is a lot of practice after activation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Valentin Posted October 14, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I take a plane after 3 days of surgery. My implant center is in other center and I must to reach it and return to my home by plane. It is true that the altitude is not like an overseas flight. However, comment it with your surgeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Jewel Posted October 15, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 @Vinod Well I felt fine pretty quickly after surgery but the swelling didn't go down fully until last week; that's 7 weeks after surgery. But I was out and about the first week after surgery and returned to work about two weeks after surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Featherston Posted October 15, 2018 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 @Vinod and @Jewel my swelling took longer than 7 weeks to go down completely, but it was minor enough that it didn't impact my use of the CI. I'm taking a week off work, but will go back a week from Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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