CIICA CONVERSATION: Travels with my Cochlear Implant

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Thirteen CI users from nine countries (Canada, France, the Netherlands, Finland, the UK, the USA, Brazil, Pakistan, Uganda) shared their experiences with CIs in the sixth CIICA CONVERSATION FOR 18-30-year-old young adults with cochlear implants. This discussion includes

• What’s your experience travelling with your implant – at home and abroad

• Have you any advice for people travelling with CI?

When you travel solo and you don’t have the hearing friends it makes the travelling ten times more nerve-racking.

For me it is just making sure I have all my equipment with me in my carry-on bag. Not my checked bag. If I lost my check bag I’m screwed – if I don’t have any chargers.

We can tell the airlines ahead of time we have a disability, but they don’t always recognise that.