Visiting a hairdresser
• During hair treatments, always cover your abutment. You may use the special abutment
cover provided with your sound processor.
• Also cover your abutment when using hair gel or hair spray.
(fig. 1)
• Make sure to protect or remove your sound processor during visits to the hairdresser or
when applying hair products.
(fig. 2)
Exposure to high humidity
• If you are visiting or living in an area with high humidity, place your sound processor in
the drying tube every night. The drying capsule inside this container absorbs any residual
moisture.
• If you don’t have a drying tube, ask your clinic how to get one.
• If you find yourself sweating profusely, try to keep the skin around your abutment dry.
Clean the abutment frequently with a non-alcoholic wet wipe.
Holidays and travelling
• Swimming should not be a problem as long as your skin has healed. After swimming, take
a shower to flush out any dirt that might have accumulated either inside or outside the
abutment.
• Never expose your sound processor to water as it is not waterproof.
• Your sound processor should never be exposed to extreme heat e.g. by leaving it in direct
sunlight, such as on the dashboard of the car, as extreme heat may damage it.
• When travelling abroad, remember to take your MRI/Security control information card with
you. If you should need medical treatment, it will help you explain why the implant and
abutment must be left in place. You can also present this card when passing through
airport security.
(fig. 2)(fig. 1)
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