Ideas for hiding EEG wires ?

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I will have to an eeg and I am trying to think up ways to hide the eeg wires . the best I can come up with is to wrap my head with a scarf witch will draw as much atenchion as the wires . any kind of hat is out because you can not press the things

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Specializes in ICU, Telemetry.

I've had an EEG as part of a sleep study...uh, why do you want to hide them?

With EKG wires and dementia patients, I've ran the cords thru a section of TED hose to corral them so they don't get caught on things...

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Are you doing a study where you go home with a portable EEG recorder? Why not ask the facility who is performing the test or the physician who ordered the test? If they do "take home portable EEG's" then I'm certain they have had this question before. If you are not doing a "take home portable EEG" then why do you feel the need to cover the wires? If you are doing an inpatient study, then just use a scarf, patients are not expected to be high fashion.

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I had an eeg not that long ago. I wrapped my head like I was wearing a hijab. If you google it, you can find a lot of instructions on wrapping and stylish wraps. I used a basic pashmina. I then put the wires under my shirt (wear a button down!). No one could tell that I was wearing the wires.

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Are you doing a study where you go home with a portable EEG recorder? Why not ask the facility who is performing the test or the physician who ordered the test? If they do "take home portable EEG's" then I'm certain they have had this question before. If you are not doing a "take home portable EEG" then why do you feel the need to cover the wires? If you are doing an inpatient study, then just use a scarf, patients are not expected to be high fashion.

This is the take home kind . I have to go strate to work after getting hooked up so I need to take any scarfs / stuff with me .

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I've had an EEG as part of a sleep study...uh, why do you want to hide them?

With EKG wires and dementia patients, I've ran the cords thru a section of TED hose to corral them so they don't get caught on things...

I told some people at work I would be coming in with the EEG. Wires and every person said "you are going to do that here? Do not let hr see you "

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Have you considered an online support group for people with your condition/conditions? It would probably be a more appropriate and helpful place to address your many concerns.

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I had an eeg not that long ago. I wrapped my head like I was wearing a hijab. If you google it, you can find a lot of instructions on wrapping and stylish wraps. I used a basic pashmina. I then put the wires under my shirt (wear a button down!). No one could tell that I was wearing the wires.

going with the hijab look :lol2:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
I told some people at work I would be coming in with the EEG. Wires and every person said "you are going to do that here? Do not let hr see you "

Hr won't care........and if they ask tell them it's a work up for migranes.....I think for any test to be accurate it should be done performing your usual routine.........did you have a good trip??

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Hr won't care........and if they ask tell them it's a work up for migranes.....I think for any test to be accurate it should be done performing your usual routine.........did you have a good trip??

This place had a GRATE idea they give every one what looks to me like an hat the doctors ware in the ORs they had something 25 diffent ones to pick from by the time they where I just looked like I was wareing a hat and a fanny pack :yeah:

my trip was grate I won $90.00 :)and then lost it in the same slot machine 10 mins later :crying2: as a funny side note we got to the hotel around9:00pm on a friday night and we saw "no joking " 4 ambulances in the taxi lane :eek: I asked what in the world had happened and I was "Oh nothing thay just park out side on friday nights and the weekend so we do not have have to call them to get the drunk people at the pool":eek::eek::yeah::yeah: and shore anuff they brought out two people in like 10 mins ??

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