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Fragments of synthetic leather have started to fall from my headphones to my keyboard and as i like to bite my nails i am worried i've accidentally transferred some of this material into my mouth and swallowed it? can it cause brain damage?

Q: fragments of synthetic leather have started to fall from my headphones to my keyboard and as i like to bite my nails i am worried i've accidentally transferred some of this material into my mouth and swallowed it? can it cause brain damage?

: The material will pass through your gut in a few days without problems. It is of no more significance than the bugs and dust bunnies you put in your mouth as a toddler unless you know for a fact that material was coated with toxic substances. In that case they would never have made it to market and be sold to you.

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The material will pass through your gut in a few days without problems. It is of no more significance than the bugs and dust bunnies you put in your mouth as a toddler unless you know for a fact that material was coated with toxic substances. In that case they would never have made it to market and be sold to you.

Answered 9/27/2023

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A member asked:

Fragments of synthetic leather have started to fall from my headphones to my keyboard and as i like to bite my nails i am worried i've accidentally transferred some of this material into my mouth and swallowed it? can it cause brain damage?

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