People using Apple Airpods would know the struggle behind keeping them intact or taking care of them. But in a bizarre incident from Taiwan, a man named Ben Hsu accidentally swallowed his airpod! And what's even more surprising is, he found the device which passed through his system and it was still in working condition. Hsu forced it out from the toilet and found it was still working just fine! Chinese Man Swallowed Spoon a Year Ago! Doctors Finally Retrieve It From His Food Pipe; View Pics.
Ben Hsu fell asleep with the pair of wireless headphones in his ears. When he woke up the next morning, he could not find one of them. He tried checking it through the tracking device and heard the beeping sound. "I checked under my blanket and looked around but couldn't find it - then I realised the sound was coming from my stomach," he was quoted in a report. He also mentioned that he did not feel any discomfort. He visited a hospital which confirmed that he had indeed swallowed the airpod. Chennai Man Swallows 40-cm Gold Chain After Family Dispute, Doctors Remove It Through Endoscopy.
The doctors told him that if it did not pass through his digestive system, they would have to do a surgery to remove it. They gave him a laxative and told him to keep an eye for the device. Fortunately, for Mr Hsu, the airpod fell through his poop. After finding the device he said, "The battery was still at 41 per cent! It was incredible." Apple can add one more quality to their products? Jokes apart, the plastic coating and exposure to batteries could have caused serious damage to his intestines. But Ben Hsu was lucky enough to have a smooth experience of his airpod passing through his digestive system.
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