The Doctors TV show did a spot on this. No one could figure out what was casing this lady to have throat/breathing problems.
The bristle was SO small it was missed by several doctors. Finally a doctor after an ER trip to the hospital saw the tiny spot on an x-ray.
They did surgery and took it out. The wire was SO small you could barely see it but it lodged into the tissue in her throat and since it's metal the body was trying to reject it.
You wouldn't even see it on a bbq grill.
I know I have used those brushes until they were worn down to a nub too. I won't do that anymore for the safety of my BBQ guests!!
http://www.thedoctorstv.com/articles/2698-unexpected-barbecue-danger...The Doctors are joined by Shawna, who was rushed to the emergency room after a tiny metal grill brush wire became lodged in the soft tissue of her throat. If it had not been found, Shawna could have suffered severe health complications, including edema, which would have closed her airway, and potential spinal injury.
