LOS ANGELES - Doctors are warning over a dangerous TikTok challenge involving fake tongue piercings with magnetic balls, said to pose a deadly risk if the magnets are swallowed."Warning: Families, be aware of a TikTok challenge where kids pretend to have tongue piercings by placing magnetic balls on their tongue." Cincinnati Childrens wrote in a tweet. "This is potentially deadly if they accidentally swallow them.
Revisit the dangers of high-powered magnets & talk to your kids about the dangers.""There's no safe way to have high-powered magnets in a home with kids," Dr.
Bryan Rudolph wrote.TikTok user Dr. Karan Raj warned that the swallowed magnets can clump together and risk squeezing the intestines and threatening blood flow.
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