We sell tongue barbells UK-wide in sizes of up to 00g (10 mm). These are particularly well suited for wearers of large jewellery. The end attachments of the tongue bars are sold in different styles and materials. There are also skin coloured and clear beads to semi hide it.

Eighteen-month-old twins Louie and Jesse Houlden both ingested several magnets that had been bought as toys for their older siblings. A scan revealed that Louie had swallowed 23 magnets which closed into a loop in his intestines and required emergency surgery at Addenbrooke’s hospital, Cambridge. Jesse had swallowed four magnets and needed keyhole surgery to remove them. Both boys have since recovered. The rings which use magnets can cause serious harm, if swallowed. You must take them off while sleeping too. The NHS has urged people not to wait for symptoms if magnets are swallowed and said they should seek help at A&E immediately. Natasha Crookes, the director of communications at the British Toy & Hobby Association, said: “The law should change to classify these types of products as toys so they have to meet strict toy-safety regulations. That would mean a change in design to ensure the magnets are covered by a casing too large to swallow.” A TikTok spokesperson said: “Keeping our community safe is our top priority. Our Community Guidelines make clear what kind of content is not acceptable on our platform, and this includes content that encourages, promotes, or glorifies dangerous behaviour that might lead to injury. The content in question violates our guidelines, and it had already been removed from our platform.”The risks of damaging the enamel of teeth do exist but this can be reduced by choosing the correct size and material. Standard jewellery are 14g (1.6mm), 16 mm long, and made of straight surgical steel or ASTM F-136 titanium (Ti6Al4V ELI). Typically titanium tongue bars vary in lengths from 14mm to 22mm. Common sizes are 16mm, 19mm, 14mm bars, as well as 12mm tongue bars. The length of the barbell should be about 22mm initially to accommodate swelling, but it should then be shortened after it has sufficiently healed. A shorter barbell is the best way to avoid damage to the teeth. You must make sure that you read the instructions properly. It is extremely important that you don’t eat with the ring on. After it has fully healed, the body jewellery should be removed at night and brushed in the same way the teeth are cleaned and kept out till the following morning.

According to the NHS, there has been a rise in hospital admissions among older children as teenagers take part in the online craze. Unlike traditional magnets, the tiny balls, which are less than 6mm in diameter, are highly magnetic and can be easily swallowed.

This jewellery is also available in BioFlex or as clear flexible acrylic tongue bars that can be used as retainers to semi hide it yet keeping the hole open. For those who would like to give the impression of having real wholesale tongue piercing bars but without actually getting a real one can use fake tongue jewellery. The Healing Process Prof Simon Kenny, paediatric surgeon and national clinical director for children and young people at NHS England, wants the magnets – which are widely sold as creative toys – to be banned. After every meal, cleansing the piercing of any lingering food debris with a soft brush and saline solution is required.