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Are there any rings or bracelet for that on the market?
I've been wearing a magnetic ring for about 2 years (I think; can't remember when I started), since I read the idea here on LW. It's not really like an extra sense, but it's fun to always have a magnet at hand. Some things that look like they should be attracted aren't, and the other way around. So far the only magnetic field I've felt was at one of those anti-theft gates in a shop, that was cool. It can be practical too, if you're working with little screws or bolts you can keep them on the ring. OTOH you have to be careful with hotel key cards. My ring is from here; I had another one before from somewhere else, but it fell on a stone floor and broke.
That seems a lot less of what current magnetic sensation implants can do. I interviewed one person who has one and he said he could feel when the fan of his computer was starting up and where wires in the wall are placed.
Does he have any problems at airports?
It's not something that he reported but I haven't asked directly.
I don't think there would be problems with having a small amount of metal in your fingers. While medical implants are usually made with titanium that's not magnetic and doesn't register strongly airport equipment, it's not something that should be an issue.
The main problem is the inability to have an MRI if you should need it in the future.
Magnetic implants are subcutaneous, if you really need an MRI, it's easy to take them out (and put them back in later).