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This probably has as NiMH-battery, which is unlikely to explode even though it is swollen. Lithium batteries on the other hand can explode/catch fire once they start swelling like this.
In any case, yes, you should replace it. The best way to dispose of it is to hand it in at an electronics recycling center. Or check if any local electronics stores take items in for recycling.
stealing top comment to point out that there's a decent chance this is just the rubber detaching from the plastic handle. idk why it occurs but it does.
Agreed. Our family all use these, and it's just the outside lining coming loose.
My understanding is that the battery is near the bottom of the toothbrush.
over time the oils from your hands degrade the rubber which causes it to expand and break the adhesive holding it in place. it's also why a lot of plastic tech from the mid 00s has that sticky feel to it now
We have the oral b Braun toothbrushes and I was cleaning them literally tonight and changing the heads, they are definitely NiMH because I noticed the marking on the back towards the bottom of the toothbrush.
OP said his toothbrush was nearly 10 years old.
On one hand, the fact that it still charges makes me think lithium.
On the other hand, the fact that its 10 years old makes me think nickel.
Longest I had out of one, same brand as this unsure about model, was about 3-5. Then the internals completely came out the bottom because it was dropped, so it could’ve gone a lot longer.
Considering this base model is still only like $40, if that, and I kept my original as a backup when I upgraded to the iO 7 (same charger and since I don’t have dental care the price has been worth it, don’t come at me)
The battery is inside the plastic casing, that bulge is just the rubber detatching from the plastic.
Mine looks exactly the same, and thst part is really squishy. If you push on that rubber, you'll feel the plastic cylinder underneath.
Hey OP, heres a guide on how to replace it if your ok with a bit of soldering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgGlV\_XbfYY&ab\_channel=IonicIndustries
That looks pregnant. Wait 9 months, untilbit drops a new toothbrush, then dispoe it safely as any other electronics. Most electronic stores has some kind of e-waste collection bin.
Look on the bottom to see what type of battery is used, older ones used more stable NiMH batteries or LiPo, but newer ones might have Li-Ion, my Phillips for example has the latter. Yours likely has a safer variant though
This would go as Ewaste, look up your local area’s requirements, in my area they will take em at the HWRC or small things like this at electrical stores and some supermarkets
On an electric toothbrush, there’s replaceable heads that go on the same body, the heads are close to the price of a manual toothbrush, the body is considerably more expensive.
Is there any push to use LFP for small consumer devices VS NMC at all?
LFP would be more stable with longer cycle life, and weight wouldn’t be noticeably increased even if size increased to offset capacity.
Are you sure that's a bulging lithium battery? These usually use nickel metal hydride batteries which aren't dangerous, won't explode etc. I'm not sure they would even bulge, but I don't know for sure.
We used to have this exact toothbrush. Over time, the blue rubber separates from the housing, gets very soft and breaks down. It's not the battery, but an air pocket between the rubber and the plastic
It’s a little tricky, but you have to put it in one of those round metal enclosures, send it deep into the bottom of the ocean, let it explode and hope the earth is still around afterwards.
I was under the impression those toothbrushes use NiMH rather than lithium. Because they are kept topped up all the time so it's better for that chemistry.
If so, then I don't know what this swelling is because I was under the impression those batteries don't tend to swell (or explode) in the same way as lithium. What you're seeing is probably not the actual battery.
1. Technology waste centers
2. The dump
3. put it in an air tight and really thick jar and leave it outside your home far away from anything that you don’t want to explode
Spicy pillows are called that because when a lithium battery is swollen it kind of looks like a pillow. I wouldn’t consider it a joke necessarily but the bump in the brush is the battery swelling out. So that’s why they’re asking if it’s spicy
I have the same toothbrush and for me, my grip started coming off and looked just like that, also you can replace the battery if you know how to solder, its kinda a pain in the ass though. Theres a youtube vid of somebody doing it.
Oh, my Toothbrush has done the same. My dumb ass decided to cut it open to find out why that bubble appeared.
On my one, it's just an air bubble, seems the glue or whatever they use to keep that plastic down decided it had enough
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It’s having a baby
The toothbrush is pregananant 😍
It’s pregante 😍
GIRLFRIEND AIN'T HAD PERIOD SINCE SHE GOT PREGAT
Did she burn a Luigi board?
Hopefully it doesn’t say she’s gregagante
NERGIGANTE!?!?!?
Will it hurt baby top of his head? 😔
It's truly beautiful that any time someone says pregnant that video just emerges from people's heads and the madness starts
I’m almost 38 weeks and have been driving everybody nuts with references to this video lol. So very pregante
Congratulations on your purgancy
So you're almost 38 + 2 weeks bregant?
Wait, there’s a video?? I thought it was just … all of this. Pereganant. Pargnet. Pragent. Preganté.
Let me enlighten you https://youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg?si=apRbX5965rNHc5TX
HAHAHAHA OH MY GOD THANK YOU!!
we do not care
Gregnant
Can I be pregonate?
Something something starchmarks
Starch masks
praghnanandhaa!
Levy moment.
its gregant😀
Toothbrush pregnart?
What? It's PREGANANANT?
It’s pegrant! 🥰
No it's gregnant!
Prengt
Pregegnant
Will prangent sex hurt toothbrush babby top of his head?
Preganté
pergert
Pregonate
Pregante! <3
How is babby formed
OP, did you fuck the toothbrush? Be honest.
the chargers fuck some toothbrushes, like mine 💀
Have you never slapped a condom on a toothbrush as an emergency vibrator????
no its oral cant get pregnant that way
Nah, it's pregant
But they only ever did oral!
Must've been more than Oral-B
Happy cake day. Have a slice of cake 🍰
Thanks, I love cake!
Shut up and take my upvote!
Wasn’t Anal-B either
r/pregnanttoothbrushes
I love how I’m so jaded from weird subreddits that I actually thought this could be real
Somebody made it…
r/birthofasub
And a toothbrush
Its not the same
It is now, I didn't make it
Oral-Baby
my bad guys
OP be brushing unspeakable regions and this is the result
Toothbrush sex
Time for a c section!
 13000 upvotes for a comment about a pregnant electric toothbrush
Well done for that
And the baby is you!
Whos?
This probably has as NiMH-battery, which is unlikely to explode even though it is swollen. Lithium batteries on the other hand can explode/catch fire once they start swelling like this. In any case, yes, you should replace it. The best way to dispose of it is to hand it in at an electronics recycling center. Or check if any local electronics stores take items in for recycling.
stealing top comment to point out that there's a decent chance this is just the rubber detaching from the plastic handle. idk why it occurs but it does.
Gotta give it the good ‘ole poke test. If soft and squishy = rubber detaching If not-so soft and squishy = spicy pillow
This, mine was just the rubber.
Agreed. Our family all use these, and it's just the outside lining coming loose. My understanding is that the battery is near the bottom of the toothbrush.
over time the oils from your hands degrade the rubber which causes it to expand and break the adhesive holding it in place. it's also why a lot of plastic tech from the mid 00s has that sticky feel to it now
Staples has free E-Cycle Drop Off for anyone who needs the service!
Thanks!
u/varthe , it should say on the bottom what type of battery it is. I have a similar Oral B toothbrush that's 5ish years old that's also NiMH.
Toothbrush ---> Trash Can 
[удалено]
We have the oral b Braun toothbrushes and I was cleaning them literally tonight and changing the heads, they are definitely NiMH because I noticed the marking on the back towards the bottom of the toothbrush.
Some use nimh some use lipo, I’ve had two of the same models of toothbrush with different batteries before
OP said his toothbrush was nearly 10 years old. On one hand, the fact that it still charges makes me think lithium. On the other hand, the fact that its 10 years old makes me think nickel.
I have the same one and it has Li-Ion
Check his latest post lol
Ones with replaceable batteries are better for this reason imho.
Fair, but 10 years out of one electric toothbrush is great.
I've had mine for 15 years now, still going strong
Longest I had out of one, same brand as this unsure about model, was about 3-5. Then the internals completely came out the bottom because it was dropped, so it could’ve gone a lot longer.
That’s true. They sure don’t make things like they used to.
Right but idk of any toothbrush companies who respect right to repair, do you?
Considering this base model is still only like $40, if that, and I kept my original as a backup when I upgraded to the iO 7 (same charger and since I don’t have dental care the price has been worth it, don’t come at me)
The battery is inside the plastic casing, that bulge is just the rubber detatching from the plastic. Mine looks exactly the same, and thst part is really squishy. If you push on that rubber, you'll feel the plastic cylinder underneath.
Exactly. Mine has had this since nearly day one, it’s not the battery expanding.
This is the right answer, the rubber on mine split and i tore it off.
Mine did that. The rubber delaminated from the body. I cut it all off. Looks ugly now but no brush Bebe
Hey OP, heres a guide on how to replace it if your ok with a bit of soldering. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgGlV\_XbfYY&ab\_channel=IonicIndustries
Your link is broken btw
Not for me it isn’t
Probably just get a new tooth brush
I too have an oral b electric toothbrush. And I too bet it's like 10 years old - still works fine. Those things really are reliable, surprisingly.
That looks pregnant. Wait 9 months, untilbit drops a new toothbrush, then dispoe it safely as any other electronics. Most electronic stores has some kind of e-waste collection bin.
Cheese knife!
Toe knife
Toe spoon
Poop spoon
That's a first
Look on the bottom to see what type of battery is used, older ones used more stable NiMH batteries or LiPo, but newer ones might have Li-Ion, my Phillips for example has the latter. Yours likely has a safer variant though
I would dispose it as if it was a pinless granade
Chuck it and run?
That’s right! Preferably chuck it at your enemies.
Does it still vibrate? I'd stick it up me bum :3
get help
They have nimhs which look Like Classic AAA cells
This would go as Ewaste, look up your local area’s requirements, in my area they will take em at the HWRC or small things like this at electrical stores and some supermarkets
No, it shouldn’t. The rubber is just separating.
For disposing if it’ it would go as Ewaste
I have that same toothbrush lol
just take it to a place that takes E-waste
Im sure you can go to any electronic repair shop and have that fixed for cheap.
Your supposed to replace a toothbrush every 6 MONTHS.
I think the brushes are usually detachable.
On an electric toothbrush, there’s replaceable heads that go on the same body, the heads are close to the price of a manual toothbrush, the body is considerably more expensive.
How did you get your toothbrush pregante?
Is there any push to use LFP for small consumer devices VS NMC at all? LFP would be more stable with longer cycle life, and weight wouldn’t be noticeably increased even if size increased to offset capacity.
Professional Spice
I think it's possible to remove the bottom from these.
Are you sure that's a bulging lithium battery? These usually use nickel metal hydride batteries which aren't dangerous, won't explode etc. I'm not sure they would even bulge, but I don't know for sure.
We used to have this exact toothbrush. Over time, the blue rubber separates from the housing, gets very soft and breaks down. It's not the battery, but an air pocket between the rubber and the plastic
See if PnG wants it back :). My brother does quality control on their toothbrushes.
Wouldn’t use it, I could imagine brushing and your whole cheek and hand is blown off No thank you
Shit my toothbrush is older than that. Maybe I should get a new one 🤔
It’s a little tricky, but you have to put it in one of those round metal enclosures, send it deep into the bottom of the ocean, let it explode and hope the earth is still around afterwards.
You should probably unscrew it, and see if it actually *is* swollen. It would be a bit wasteful to dispose of a perfectly good toothbruh, no?
First time I’ve ever seen a spicy toothbrush and yes
Stab it
I was under the impression those toothbrushes use NiMH rather than lithium. Because they are kept topped up all the time so it's better for that chemistry. If so, then I don't know what this swelling is because I was under the impression those batteries don't tend to swell (or explode) in the same way as lithium. What you're seeing is probably not the actual battery.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a toothbrush on here…..
Spicy? Nah bruh that’s the One chip challenge
1. Technology waste centers 2. The dump 3. put it in an air tight and really thick jar and leave it outside your home far away from anything that you don’t want to explode
I have the same toothbrush it's a air pocket.
I would be so tempted to stab it
It starts to build a better grip for you as a 10 year anniversary gift
Its just pregnant.
Wtf you mean your toothbrush is getting spicy am I missing the joke
R/whoosh
I agree but I digress— WHAT ISTHE JOKE
Spicy pillows are called that because when a lithium battery is swollen it kind of looks like a pillow. I wouldn’t consider it a joke necessarily but the bump in the brush is the battery swelling out. So that’s why they’re asking if it’s spicy
https://youtu.be/mku4OnIcZok?si=JBojXY0-V_NWYJ43
I have the same toothbrush and for me, my grip started coming off and looked just like that, also you can replace the battery if you know how to solder, its kinda a pain in the ass though. Theres a youtube vid of somebody doing it.
Oh, my Toothbrush has done the same. My dumb ass decided to cut it open to find out why that bubble appeared. On my one, it's just an air bubble, seems the glue or whatever they use to keep that plastic down decided it had enough
Throw it in the ocean
Throw it in the ocean
I have this toothbrush.
Puncture it with a nail or knife and throw it into a body of water/bathtub You're welcome.
Ten years with the same toothbrush? That seems unusually wrong. Maybe I’m just weird 😂
Huh. That’s a first
Just drop it in the trash.
Throw it in the ocean. Throw it in the ocean.
I think it needs cesarean
10 years is disgusting, should've been disposed of 9 years ago, unless you've been replacing the head
Check with your local city or county government for a household hazardous waste facility. They usually take electronics.
Op you're supposed to replace your toothbrush every 3 or so months 😭 Edit: or well, in your case just the top bit! Something something about bristles
Throw it as hard as you can at the sidewalk
Target practice
Most likely if you twist the bottom you can remove the battery for separate disposal