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Subject:
humidity and magnetic pull
Category: Science > Physics Asked by: susanonly-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
31 Jul 2004 07:16 PDT
Expires: 30 Aug 2004 07:16 PDT Question ID: 381671 |
Does humidity increase the magnectic pull? |
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Re: humidity and magnetic pull
From: neilzero-ga on 31 Jul 2004 10:59 PDT |
The general answer is humidity does not increase magnetic pull. I can't think of any situation in which it would. Are you thinking of something in particular? Neil |
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Re: humidity and magnetic pull
From: susanonly-ga on 31 Jul 2004 12:14 PDT |
i am asking this question because .... here's the situation ... i have two cochlear implants which is a device implanted in the ear to allow me to hear. it's a fantastic device! part of the implant has a magnet just under the scalp that is used when the outer device called a processor (looks like a hearing aid) connect to the internal implant when the external magnet hooks with the one under my skin. the outer magnet is adjustable so it can stay on the head without pulling the internal device up to create a bump in the head or fall of. too much magnetic pull also breaks down the skin covering it. these past two week the humidity has been horrible. also the last two weeks the area of the magnets seem to be raised by the end of the day (i take off the processor at night). the raised area is tender and the whole feeling is uncomfortable ... even painful. the only thing i can think of that changed is the weather or humidity. mucky days or tons of rain... this is why i asks. |
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Re: humidity and magnetic pull
From: andrewxmp-ga on 01 Aug 2004 20:22 PDT |
I have to agree- humidity simply doesnt affect magnetic forces. While reading your descriptio of the setup with your device, somthing came to mind. If the weather is humid, and along with that most likely warmer as well, is it possible you are sweating more? This might affect the "processor" by making it slide a little, or perhaps increase irritation if there are pores underneath the device. Just a thought... |
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Re: humidity and magnetic pull
From: susanonly-ga on 02 Aug 2004 04:36 PDT |
thanks for the thought of the processor slipping. but the processor itself is like an hearing aid looped onto the ear itself. connected to the processor is a tiny cable with a magnet disc attached. it is this magnet the is placed over the area where a metal disc has been surgically implanted under the scalp and this disc doesn't move. most of the time you can't even feel this metal disc. it is only after attaching the magnet that the pull causes the skin to raise but it hasn't always done this. the magnet has sat comfortablly and not pullling harder to raise the skin. after posting my question i did asks other who use this device if they expereince the same thing. so far it's 10 out of 10 who agree. it doesn't make any sense i know. but something is happening so there must be a reason why. i'm not sure if there would be a reason why anyone would detect an increase or a stronger magnetic pull since this small change i am experincing now only strengthen the bond which is good in most cases i'm sure. it's only when skin is between that this small difference becomes a factor. my guess anyway. |
Subject:
Re: humidity and magnetic pull
From: lidagreg-ga on 22 Apr 2005 18:28 PDT |
My 8-year-old son is also a bilateral cochlear implant user. I asked him, without explaining the question too much so as to not lead him on, if he experiences the same thing. I asked if the magnets felt tighter when it is hot. He said "No, but when I am sweaty, they feel a little tighter. I don't think they are tighter, they just feel tighter. It's realy weird!" (So that makes 11 out of 11!) I have a couple of theories about what is happening. One is that there is more blood flow to your scalp. As a consequence your nerves detecting the pressure of the magnets are firing more strongly. The other theory is that when you sweat, your skin loses moisture and gets thinner, so there is less distance between the magnet in the processor coil and the internal one under your skin and you feel the squeezing more. (I think I like my second theory better.) If you are worried the magnets are TOO tight, you should talk to your clinic because you could get a nasty skin breakdown, as you probably know. |
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