A woman was finally reunited with her AirPods Pro after a nine-hour trip to the emergency room and an emergency endoscopy. On June 14, 2023, Moe Kennedy found herself in an unusual predicament when she accidentally swallowed an AirPods Pro while sleeping. What began as a strange dream turned into an unforgettable trip to the emergency room that would stay with Kennedy and her medical team for years to come.
Around 3 a.m., Moe suddenly woke up and realized that he seemed to have swallowed an AirPods Pro. In a panic, she tried to spit it out, but failed.
She and her mother decided to err on the side of caution, and the two went to the emergency room at nearby Covington Medical Center.
"If you've lost your AirPod and you're wondering where to find it... maybe look in your stomach because maybe you ate it like I did," Moe said in a video posted on TikTok.
When Moe arrived, she had to explain her situation to medical staff. They were surprised and amused to hear that her AirPods Pro were still working. Kennedy's mother could connect with them and hear her daughter's stomach sounds and laughter.
After performing a CT scan, the medical team discovered that the AirPod was lodged deep into Kennedy's stomach and was stuck in an unstable position. There is concern that if not addressed promptly, it may persist or require more invasive surgical procedures.
To prevent this from happening, Kennedy was taken to the hospital by ambulance and underwent an emergency endoscopy.
Kennedy woke up after surgery with her AirPod safely removed and placed in a cup on her lap. She thanks the medical team for their positive attitude and sense of humor about the entire situation, for the successful outcome and the exceptional care she received.
"Overall, I 100% recommend [AirPods Pro], but I 1000% do not recommend eating them," Kennedy said in an email. "So happy that everything turned out fine in the end, and laughing that I accidentally tested the Pros' ability to withstand gastric acid, and found that it was good for at least 9 hours."
Kennedy isn't the first person to accidentally swallow an AirPod in his sleep, either. In February 2021, a man in Massachusetts dropped an AirPods from his ear and swallowed it while sleeping.