The last thing I want is to get these bristles in my throat or esophogus, or just in my food, or, even worse, my son's or my wife's. Yeah, so I'm going to keep my eye out for that," Ahern said.

A study from the University of Missouri estimated about 1,698 cases – or about 130 per year -- of bristle brush injuries between 2002 and 2014. So what options exist other than brushes with wire ...