Report warns on ‘potential hazards’ of loom bands

There is an urgent need for more awareness of the dangers of loom bands amid the potential for the popular accessory to become lodged in children’s noses, a report has warned.

Four children were treated at a Scottish hospital in just one week after the rubber bands became stuck, an article in the Journal of Laryngology & Otology reported.

Loom bands — tiny loops of coloured elastic that can be linked together to create necklaces and bracelets —have become a craze, with the Duchess of Cambridge and pop star Harry Styles seen wearing them.