Going for an MRI and the letter says I can bring 'a CD'

[ConstanzeMozart]

to listen to while I'm in. Do they literally and only mean a CD? I don't own any any more! I can't remember the last time I used one. Is there any chance I could airdrop them a podcast or an audiobook for them to play me instead?

Last MRI I had they asked if I wanted to listen to the radio and I said no but they played it anyway. Local radio stations with terrible reception so it was mostly static noise partly with shit jingle adverts. I would have rather listen to the clunking magnets instead.

When I had mine they gave me earplugs and over ear headphones. No music! They did give instructions through the headphones so perhaps that's why I didnt have music. It was fine. I kept my eyes shut the ENTIRE time!

When I had an MRI I was asked what music I would like to listen to.I got told to keep still and stop trying to dance 🙄

The tape is completely pointless . Wedding rings are fine .

I had an MRI four weeks ago, I don't remember any music, if there was I don't recall hearing it. If you don't have any CDs surely you can just listen to anything they provide? I had to stop and start breathing all through it so I can't imagine music as well as instructions.

Yikes!

NHS. I might check; thank you.

OK, just a weirdly aggressive posting style then.

Even if you don't, other people may care. I care, which is why I'm asking.

I could (unfortunately) hear R2 over the machinery last time, so from experience I know I will hear whatever it is they play.
I get a little nervous in them and it would help if I had a familiar podcast/music/book to concentrate on.
I don't get why you need to call that a 'bloody disco'.

I really don't understand why some people are so exercised by this question. I thought it was pretty innocuous!

I feel your pain.

Thank you. I don't remember how I felt about the time checks, but it's possible they'd make me more antsy, not less, if it felt like time was going slowly.
I don't really want to be stuck with Radio 2 again and would rather have something like Grace Dent's Comfort Eating for company and distraction, or a good novel with a twisty plot or something.

Oh no!
Mine is not for anything sinister or (I hope) particularly serious.

rap music! Weird choice.

I'm glad yours had a good outcome.

As I said, last time they put on Radio 2, with no consultation. I never listen to it by choice and would really rather have something that I enjoy, or at least don't actively dislike.

Go into any charity shop and there will be hundreds of CDs . The noise is the worst part .

Christ. That's probably worse than R2.

I kept my eyes shut too. Seemed to work well for me.

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If you don't have any CDs surely you can just listen to anything they provide?
I'm asking because what they provided last time was Radio 2 and I'd really rather something else.

Could they just put tape over my nose piercing? Or will I have to take that out?

I'm surprised at this - we have an 11yo and a 14 yo and when they were toddlers there wasn't nearly the same choice on streaming as there was so we have loads of DVDs. Some are from before we had the DCs but many are kid friendly.

Same here.

the machine just said how long the next scan would be. I found that quite reassuring as a person who suffers from claustrophobia. I wasn’t offered any form of music. The last was March and the next one is June. Still no music offered. Perhaps I should just take some?

is is an old lettter which is out of date? I would just give them a ring and ask.

Could be an old letter template, I guess.

Probably an old letter template, my DH has had four MRIs this year and each one we found out about on the phone and radiography said they ‘might’ send a letter, they never did. I don’t have much faith in the old nhs letter I think it’s a dying art.