The Samsung Galaxy Ring is meant to keep you abreast of your health and is rated as one of the best smart rings, but a sticky malfunction forced one traveler to go to the hospital and miss a flight. The battery in the ring reportedly swelled so much that it became stuck on his finger, making it impossible for him to remove by himself.

The swollen ring was reported by YouTuber and tech influencer Daniel Rotar of ZoneofTech. He shared photos of the malfunctioning ring with a visible bulge and separating interior layer on his finger.

An initial post from Daniel revealed that the swelling began just before he boarded a flight from Hawaii. "Now I cannot take it off and this thing hurts," he wrote.

Rotar tagged multiple Samsung accounts with the Samsung UK one responding in the replies and as

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