Swallowing your earphones...

Started by SueC, February 07, 2021, 13:50:56

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SueC

I couldn't really post this in "Insane Entertainment" and it's too weird to fit anywhere existing I know of.  Basically, some dude swallowed one of his iPod earphones in his sleep and ended up with an obstructed oesophagus and a surgical removal.  You couldn't make this up.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-07/man-undergoes-surgery-to-remove-earbud-after-falling-asleep/13129946

How on earth you can swallow an object that size involuntarily in your sleep is beyond me.   :1f62e:

(In the unlikely event of that ever happening to me, I'll be able to pull it out myself though, since I still use the cabled variety - which would also tend to keep the earbud from jamming sideways like this bloke's...)
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