Brad Gauthier, a 38-year-old Massachusetts man, felt uncomfortable when he woke up from his bed. He was shocked to learn from doctors that he had swallowed one of his AirPods in his sleep. After he woke up, he was gagged while trying to drink a glass of water.
“My wife mentioned it when I walked in and we laughed about it, but something just clicked and I had the strange feeling that I swallowed it in my sleep,” Gauthier was quoted as saying by DailyMail.
The report goes on to say that an x-ray revealed that one of his Apple wireless headphones was trapped in his esophagus.
The blockage caused Gauthier’s throat to fill with water when he tried to drink, and he felt like he was choking.
Despite this feeling in his chest, he was able to get the water out by leaning forward and continuing his day as usual.
Staff at the hospital he first went to predicted that eating at Gauthier’s wife Heather’s birthday party the night before could be the cause of his discomfort, but x-rays soon revealed the real culprit.
“They were all slack looking at this x-ray on the screen, where it could be seen in such clear definition. Fortunately, she was able to take me straight to an endoscopy center they are connected to, ”the report quoted Gauthier as saying.
The 38-year-old believes the AirPod somehow got into his mouth while he was sleeping after going to bed with them.
