Man who slept with AirPods in accidentally swallows one"It never occurred to me that could be a safety hazard. I was really quite lucky."
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A Massachusetts man who slept with his AirPods in had to have one surgically removed from his esophagus after swallowing one whilst sleeping.
A Massachusetts man by the name of Bradford Gauthier had to have an AirPod surgically removed from his windpipe after accidentally swallowing it whilst sleeping.
As reported by WWLP:
A Worcester man is lucky to be breathing today after accidentally swallowing one of his AirPods.
Bradford Gauthier woke up Tuesday morning and noticed he had a little trouble swallowing. He attributed it to a dry or sore throat and carried on with his day.
The day before he had been shoveling snow for two hours after the Nor'easter that hit Massachusetts earlier this week; he says he went to sleep that night 'worn out.'
The following morning, Gauthier tried to take a drink from a glass of water but couldn't, before noticing that one of his ...
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Man who slept with AirPods in accidentally swallows one
