I'm a full grown man and this is probably the best video I've seen about what to expect during an MRI

I've had a few MRI's and know they aren't as cool as this lady makes them sound, but thanks for putting my 8 year old daughter's mind at ease. She's ready for hers.

Reality check - MRI= 40-50 minutes laying on a narrow board in a freezing room (mri machines need to be cooled) strapped with a cage on your head, and left alone in a ballistic testing scenario (sounds like a firing range up close) and you cannot move or scratch for almost an hour and not to mention that you are in a cylinder just like being trapped in a crumbled building /earthquake = thats just AWESOME I can't wait to get it done again. She makes it sound so nice.

i'm just here incase anybody reading is having a scan done soon and needs calming down because i wanna say i've always had really bad anxiety and i did freak out when i was walking in but once i lay down and got in there, it was actually oddly relaxing. mine lasted about 20 minutes and i was kinda sad when it was over because i'd gone into a full on meditative state and i was listening to the sounds of the machine (even though i usually hate loud noises) because they're rhythmic. i couldn't stop thinking about how cool it'd be to use those sounds in a track and the view i could see from the mirror would make for a cool album cover to go with it. the view is actually really cool, it's weird to see your legs like that when you're laying down but it's a good kinda weird, especially when you're completely relaxed at the time. so yeah, i'd say just try to let your mind wander in a good way if you're worried, try to get into the rhythm of the machine if you enjoy music. it probably helps that i disassociate throughout the day a lot though and i've kinda just learnt how to do that before things get too bad without realising i'm doing it, which is great but it's a pain when it starts to get out of control

Hello. I actually suffer from anxiety disorder and know al too well about panic attacks, claustrophobia, you name it. I actually had my first MRI done today and I have to say, it's really not all that bad. It may seem scary at first but just remember that you can stop at anytime. I would also suggest to simply close your eyes wear ear plugs or listen to music if ur allowed. Also, take some deep breaths. If you begin to think about panicking and already envision yourself trying to crawl out and escape, pause right there. Before you hit the panic button just remember that through your breathing you can diffuse the anxiety and the thoughts. Take deep breaths with ur stomach and hold ur breaths then release.

I’m getting an MRI in an hour. I suffer from anxiety and I didn’t even think about the process until just now. I hate small spaces and loud noises. Great.

I had an MRI done this past week of my brain. It was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Obviously if you're afraid of small spaces you should tell them BEFOREHAND, because they may recommend/send you to a place with an open MRI machine. Don't wait until you get to your appointment. Of course doing research beforehand will help prepare you to know what to expect. The machine is very loud and makes vibrations. They will give you earphones that probably have pre-set music playing. Truth be told you can't really hear the music anyway, the machine is so loud it overpowers it. The technician will talk to you and make sure you're doing ok. I lucked out and had the sweetest tech in the world. I had to do the MRI twice, with/without contrast...they had to give me contrast through an IV. I mean it wasn't the most pleasant test ever, but if you just breathe and relax it will all be over before you even know it.

Let me just tell you, Its not just a chirping sound...

Even though I'm an adult, I'll use the astronaut analogy for my MRI

I applaud anyone, especially children who can take this test with no issues. I was claustrophobic and in TEARS. I had a VERY hard time, but managed, somehow to make it through, and it wasn't easy. I will NEVER do it again, no matter what. I will say that the staff was really understanding and patient. This is the worst thing I have ever had to endure, and I have given birth twice. I would have 20 more kids naturally, before doing this again. For me, this was like torture.

When i was 7 i had an mri done for my migraines. It was about 2 hours long, but i got headphones that played christmas music lol. Luckily nothing was wrong

I’m having an MRI this Wednesday I was nervous at first but after watching this video it made me less nervous I’m 17 this was a great video thank you 😊

I am 13, and today I had my first MRI. I was literally shivering of fear, I wish I could have seen this video before going into that....

I had an MRI today..for my brain. It was horrendous. I'm not usually claustrophobic or at least didn't think I was. But I'm a bigger person and I barely fit in it. It squished my arms to my chest/stomach which made me feel like I was suffocating even worse. I had to go for an hour total, the last 15 mins being with contrast in my IV. In the first 45 mins, I had to hit the "panic button" twice and make them let me out for a min. They offered to let me quit, but I knew I would just have to come back. So I kept going. But I literally had to use every ounce of mental strength I have to stay in there and not hyperventilate or scream. Lots of irrational thoughts like "maybe risking a brain tumor staying there and killing me wouldn't be so bad" and "I don't care if I never fins out why I started having seizures. I don't need to know" went thru my head. I wasn't offered head phones and the cage on my head had no mirror. Was told no one could come back with me, so no loved one there either. Not gonna lie, just watching this video...I have a little anxiety reaction looking at the machine. Like my breathing quickens and my heart races. I'm never doing that again. That's all I can say. You'd think I would feel proud of myself or good because it's over and I did it. But I just feel mentally drained and scarred. Maybe tomorrow I'll feel better about it.

What really helped me on my last scan was a mirror above my head which showed me the outside area, as I am slightly clostraphobic. My previous scans did not have this, so I did get anxious, it really helps too if the nurse talks to you through headphones at intervalls. Make sure you tell the nurses that you are anxious and get them to provide all that is available to ease your anxiety, they are not going in YOU are! There are also open scanners that are much better for sufferers and you can see all that is around you.

The little boy taking the change from his pocket is so cool. Not only is the kid not afraid its like a treat or as if he really is about to get in his spaceship.

I went to MRI today but failed to go through it feeling severely claustrophobic. I never felt so much panic in my life. This video is actually helping me to get ready for upcoming MRI next week. Thank you so much,

This actually makes me feel more nervous for the MRI I'm getting in around an hour.

I had an MRI done for my rotator cuff. They warned me that it was noisy and told me I could bring a CD to distract me while being scanned. It was a hellish experience due to the racket the machine made. It was like having your head in a bucket with people banging hammers and construction equipment whirring all around you with all kinds of deep groans and clanking - unbelievable! It took about 40 minutes but the music did help. When they got me out of the machine I looked back at it as I walked away and I saw that the manufacturers had named it, and another sitting next to it, similar to an automobile maker such Buick Wildcat. This was named Harmony and the other was called Melody. I thought those names were, at best, a bad joke or at worst stupidly cruel.

Thank you. I almost had a panic attack thinking of my MRI scan tomorrow. Now I’m kind off excited for it. Thanks 🙏 ❤️

Not knowing what to expect for a brain scan, I felt a little hemmed in, but after a while I closed my eyes and imagined a picnic in a field at t summer time. I had a few moments of near panic, thought about the cost to the NHS and grateful for our wonderful Service in our Country, that I managed to get through it. I am going for a body scan very soon, must admit, do not like the thought, although I have had one before. Thank you NHS ❤

I wish my mri experience was like this. Unfortunately I hate small spaces and I started having a panic attack because I felt like I couldn’t breathe especially with a mask on. I was straight up crying and hyperventilating in front of the technician/nurse. It was terrible

I had an MRI earlier today 09/06/2019. It was very loud as described but this facility placed a headset on me and had a local radio station playing OUTSTANDING distraction. Even with the music playing it was still quite loud. If you are the smallest bit claustrophobic you may wind up using the panic ball which is in one hand and only needs to be squeezed. Good Luck. Lasted about 20-25 minutes to complete.

Thank you so much for creating this video. My son is going to have an MRI of his brain and I was trying to describe what it would be like to him and I wasn't doing a very good job. This is beautifully done.

I had MRI in 1987 when I was 10, back then MRI chimes were 8 "bongs" during preview scan and a continuous tap-tap like a woodpecker would do, for something like 8 minutes for each scan, it was so bearable that they could even diffuse music in the room and I could listen without headphones, when I came out the doctor congratulated with me since I was the first of my age in his center going through MRI without sedation ;-D

The "MR-I am Ready" program at Wolfsons Hospital in Florida helped my son complete his first MRI without sedation. This video is great!

Luckily I found this video. This will help me not to get nervous.

Had my first mri done last summer because when i went to my eye appointment to check my vision my vision was blurry in my right eye. My last eye appt prior to last summer was about 6 or 7 years ago which my vision was 20/20 back then. So i was prescribed prescription glasses for distance & reading when i had my first mri the results came back showing i had optic nerve damage i just finished coming home from having my 2nd mri appt about 3 hours ago to take pictures of my brain & my neck will find out the results in a few days. 🙏

I have to get a MRI and I am only ten years old I am super nervous and scared of going in a big machine this might help me. thanks for making this video

Couldnt last 5 minutes inside , not a chance, I squeezed the ball & got takin out , couldn't do it , if your atall clostrefobic, u ain't doing no MRI

I had a brain MRI a week ago and actually I found it fascinating! Being an engineer and somewhat a technology freak I know this machine can not harm me. Yes, the noises are VERY loud and it was bad because my earplus didn't really sit properly. However I was rewarded by being allowed to take a look at the pictures of my own brain later, after explaining that I am really a tech freak. VE R Y C O O L! However I understand that for some people - mainly children - this can be very frightening, but with a cool explenation like the one in this video, any 8 year old will have a great story to tell to his friends! Well done!

I do not actually feel very comfortable about the ability of me going to space through my MRI...

So for anyone worried about their MRI don’t be! It’s actually not as scary as it seems. The noise isn’t that bad because they always give you headphones to block out the noise and the technician will usually be talking to you too :)

2:15, What a Beautiful Sound ❤️

I love her. She have a beautiful smile, and seems like a fun person to be around 💪💓

Mine was almost 3 hours long and I had two panic attacks because I was sweating to death and couldn't move a muscle. I felt trapped and I would rather eat a month old withered cactus than do that agian. I had to redo the whole scan half-way through because I couldn't take it anymore and was litterally crying my eyes out waiting for it to be over. When I got out, my back was *drenched* in sweat and I was shaking. I have severe claustrophobia. I thought I would atleast be able to watch a movie but nope, because my whole back had to be scanned I was stuck fully in the machine. It was so surreal and felt like a nightmare. I remember staring blankly at the white ceiling that was perched just a few inches from my face while the machine buzzed wildly in my ears. It was so loud that my ears started to become numb to the sound and ring. I was hyperventilating and panicking because my muscles began to cramp and I felt like jumping out of the machine. But I knew if I did I would have to go back in there. Occasionally, the person handing the mri scanner would check in on me to see if I was okay, but only did so every 30 minutes. I remember feeling the heat build on my head and upper back as I stared up, the light gleaming from below the machine. I had wanted more than ever to move, to breath without worrying that I was moving too much. *Never agian,* will I take my free movement for granted. All of this for my crooked and twisted back. I am hoping this train-wreck of a back issue will come to an end in late july, when I will have my back surgery as treatment for severe scoliosis. It will be a long recovery process, but I pray it's worth it. To mri machines, *never agian.*

0:54 how the hell would you take a nap in that thing?! very loud 0.0

i couldn't even begin mine. as soon as i was placed in that tunnel i demanded to be let out. wished i had mirrors. i didn't expect it would feel like the air was gone.

MRI is a lot like radar. Both send out pulses of radio light and look for an echo. Radio is pretty good at traveling through solid objects, so you can do things like look at the inside of a raincloud and find the parts that have the most and biggest raindrops. The problem with radar is that it really only works for big things. People are too small, it's not possible to focus radio waves well enough to see organs and blood vessels and the parts doctors are interested in. So MRI has a clever solution. Strong magnetic fields change how atoms respond to radio waves (the "magnetic resonance" effect). MRI can't focus the radio waves, but it can "tune" your body by changing its magnetic field. And with some fancy math it can draw a picture that shows which parts are responding to the radio signal. The good thing is this is very gentle. The magnet is only as strong as a few neodymium magnets (the "super-magnet" kind), and radio waves don't hurt living things. You won't even feel it. The one bad thing is it can be very loud. Electromagnets make a buzzing or humming sound when they produce a changing magnetic field. (This is why transformers hum.) Since the MRI makes a strong field that changes quickly, it's about as loud as a motorcycle or a locomotive engine. You'll probably need to wear earplugs or noise-blocking earmuffs or both so that it doesn't hurt your ears. At the start of scanning there's often a knocking sound. Then the exact scanning sound depends on what kind of pictures the machine is taking. I think a lot of them sound like a giant printer or air compressor, but there are some beeps and buzzes too. This video has a bunch of examples: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gceoZ6Vm2d6mn6M.html

I was so glad to get out of there I literally kissed the ground 😂

I just had mine with and without contrast and it took under an hour. If you don't move or panic the pictures will be clear and no repeats will be necessary. If they don't put two little pillows by your head inside the helmet thing ask them to bc it really prevents movement and blocks out some noise. Not gonna lie it's sooo tight in there. At first I was shocked I'm not claustrophobic but shit it's tight in there. Just try to think about anything but what's going on and make a tune or song outta the noises it makes it helps. Overall it isn't that bad but it's definitely not pleasant.

Nice way of putting it. Actually, the whole experience for me was very traumatic and stressful. I never knew I was claustrophobic until I was put inside the MRI machine.

Frank Sinatra in the headphones and 10 mg of valium got me through 30 minutes

this video should everyone see before MRI ! thank you

I'm 15 and getting an MRI today. I'm trying to put my mind at ease, but it still really scares me.

Hi. I have been through MRI many times. But tis time my daughter who is just six years old is suggested by the doctor for it. I showed her video of MRI PROCESS. And now she is ready to go for it.

Actually an MRI machine is a portal to another dimension... a dimension that exists within you :D

This really helped, I'm getting mine soon and I'm freaking out :(

THIS WOULD BE A living help if you have adhd and you are claustrophobic

Let me tell you its not for a short while I actually had phobia when I first entered an mri it was quite hard to breath

If an MRI can give you the answer to the health worries it is worth it, I am as claustrophobic as one can imagine. Nver use an elevator if there are stairs, up to 19 floors that is). MRI gave me good results so I taught myself to grin and bear it.

I’m making a song with all of the songs to celebrate my MRI scan yesterday

I had an MRI for a surgery in the future. I got to listen to the radio. :p

Got my MRI results back and saw some deformities within my disc due to aging but I also have arthritis as well.

I've got an mri tomorrow so they can look at my optic nerves in my eyes and I'm so nervous, I really don't wanna go but this video made me feel a bit better. I'll jsut have to prepare before to make sure I'm wearing no metal and stuff like that, that means I can't wear my glasses tho 😑

"You may even want to take a nap" Heck. I slept like a log for the whole 2+ hour long thing.

I’ve had this before. It’s hell on earth

Had my first MRI today. The sound the machine produces is so loud and so violent I almost laughed because I just couldn’t believe how ridiculous it was.

Rachel I have hydrosufulice to I have a shunt to U may need to get ur shunt replaced I sometimes get headaches on my shunt side also so ur not alone

I got a full body MRI (I'm 9 years old). I never got cushions near my ears (although I wish I did). My MRI was 3 hours long. My parents weren't there, and I was stuck there alone, and dehydrated. This is SO WRONG

I've got one on Wednesday for a brain mri and I'm very scared if I'm honest!! I'm asking for sedation before hand. Good luck to all having scans soon

when I have MRI's (on going heart issues) I pretend I'm in the sick bay of the Enterprise and Dr Beverly Crusher in charge ... yes I do love Star Trek

Just had my 2nd MRI done. They are sooo awesome 😁

I had an MRI of my cervical spine today. I was living all my life thinking I am claustrophobic. Until today... Before the test I was trembing like hell and my heart beat was so fast. When the radiologist took me on the bed and ready to fix my head it s when I freaked out. I said I would like not to block my head. He said that s not possible. I felt a despair at that moment and burst into crying. Then I managed to be still and got inside the tunell. It s when I calmed down immediately, I don t even know why. Then the machine started to make awful sounds on which I started to concentrate and find a rhythm to sing with it😂 I was thinking I am at a rave party, then I was finding some of the noises and vibrations like the washing machine. I even started to feel to laugh at some moment when I was concentrating over the noises of the machine. In the same time I was thanking in my mind to all the piece of my body, I was thanking to the machine and to the radiologist for everything. The final moment was when the machine stopped to make the noises for 2-3 minutes and I was started to have some negative thoughts that I m stuck inside and nobody will take me out of it, with my head blocked there. But then the bed started to move me out of the tunnel and the radiologist was there. What I learnt from this experience about me is that I m not claustrophobic like I thought, but I am in fact mentally unstable. I burst into tears at the end of the exam. The worst part for me was before and after it😢not during

I had one today i have never been so happy to have headphones in my life

I have a metal implated in one of my tooth as a result of a root canal procedure 15 years ago. Am I safe for an MRI as recommended by my ortho surgeon. Please advise.

I love your butterfly profile

I have had some of them taken when you go underneath and lay still for awhile the cotton buds do help as noise is abit iffy moving ig good😮😊

I have tics in my head mainly and i am getting an mri, this is gonna be fun 😅

Ok these sounds aren't just loud, they come straight from hell

uhh I had my first MRI scan unexpected today after going to the hospital for random severe heacaces and numbness in my hand and face..... luckily I was given earplugs I was surprised my migraine didn't get worse too bad my dad couldn't stand nearby due to his pacemaker ....I hope I don't have to do that again.. ..

Can magnetic resonance imaging be done in anesthesia or pre-medication or sedation if you are scared of loud sounds or are you in a tight-seated or panic disorder? or having learning disability and does not understand the purpose of the research? I'm so scared! :(

I got mine today, lol. It wasn’t that bad, but I was like hyperventilating for awhile. Hmph. It was only about a half hour and it wasn’t that bad tbh.

you are all lucky. in my country while in the mri we have no headphones. plus no one else is allowed in the room and the technician cant talk to us. finally we are alone in the room and unaible to see anyone else as there is a black glass covering them.

Super video thanks now i know what to expect

Telling anyone who had an experience that for them personally was traumatizing that their reactions are stupid make you a bully. I can't help how my mind and body reacted, and it has affected me ever since. I KNOW I am not the only one that has had the same experience. So because you are so fantastic that you could do it with no problem. Please, watch you don't trip on your giant ego and overblown arrogance as you skip through your life of roses. @@

I was sent for MRI 3 times, and 3 times I ran out. They give me pills, no way soon that I was seeing where I was going, eyes opened and ran away. Need somthing lot more simple.

Can the patient inside the tube talk during the mri?

I’ve had an mri people and there is nothing to be afraid of.

I was supposed to have an MRI last Monday. I got as far as laying down on the table and they put the head phones on me. I couldn't go any further! I am claustrophobic and nearly had a fit. I just couldn't do it! Why can't the designers of these contraptions make it like an ordinary x ray machine? Not a flipping tight tunnel! Mine is not going to happen in this life time unless they knock me out!

wehhhhhhhhhhhh great job lady i like ur voice and explanation !!!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy that I got my MRI

To me, the noise the bed makes when it moves sounds like a rollercoaster moving up a hill. Also, the cushions on either side of the head would also help a really small child keep their head still. I have hydrocephalus, and I've had CT scans and MRIs pretty much every year for the first 34 years of my life. Over the past couple of years, I've been having headaches on the shunt side, and no one seems to have any answers.

Good video but what about those of us with Autistic kids and sensory issues?

I don't know how long exactly, but my mom said it was well over two hours.

Upright mri you are sitting & tv in from...so much better

I had a MRI taken before the surgery so they can see what wrong and I wasn't really scared I was just really cold and uncomfortable

How much time take an MRI

Can you talk during the mri?

I had one an hour ago it wasn’t scary it was fine I put the mask on and yes they were noises but each noise had to do with the magnets taking the picture I think some people go in with a basic fear and some of the responses that I have heard or just a little on the naughty side. I think for most people it’s an experience that you have you finish you’re done

as a child my neurology doctors never told me to get an MRI and ever since I’ve never had one

Mmm. ok. Thanks for sharing. Peace.

I been in there and I wanted to panic because it was a tight space and I’m Claustrophobic I cant stand feeling trap🤦🏽‍♀️

this is presented really well ;)

So you get strapped into a weird harness, get put in a tube and it makes a loud noise. How's this even remotely scary? It just sounds irritating.

That video made me more claustrophobic with that thing on his head

I got an MRI on my knee a few days ago. It was pretty cool to be honest. The only problem is that I’m not good at sitting still for long periods of time, mostly because every now and again my legs or feet will just have a small spasm for whatever reason. But the MRI was easy. At first it was really loud and annoying, but eventually I got used to the beat the machine made and i eventually just fell asleep.

I benefitted from this and I am an old lady

They like it feels like your in a medal tube of death

I’m getting a mri in a week and I have claustrophobia and just watching this is making me scared