"He said he was holding it in his mouth by the long part," Stroud said. She told WSB-TV she never imaged one of the wireless earbuds would end up in her son's stomach; however, an X-ray showed the AirPod just below his rib cage.
A 7 y/o boy got some AirPods for Christmas & a couple days later - he accidentally swallowed one! It’s still in his stomach now bc doctors said it’s best to let it come out on its own. You’ll only see this family’s exclusive story on Ch2 Action News. Tune in at 4 & 5pm pic.twitter.com/5n0FR6Kwoz
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) December 31, 2019
“We actually saw it because it has metal in it, so we could see it in the X-ray," Stroud said. "I’m like, ‘This boy really swallowed his AirPod!’”
As of Tuesday, the AirPod is still in the second grader’s stomach. Doctors at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egelston told Stroud and her son that the AirPod will pass through his system on its own and that he's going to be fine.
“He was like, ‘Mom. I don’t want my phone,’ because he got a phone for Christmas, as well, and he’s like, ‘I don’t want to be near my phone. I don’t want it to connect to my phone and start playing music,’” Stroud said. "I’m like, ‘Oh my God.’ He’s a crazy kid.”
This 2nd grader has been playing football since he could walk. His Mom worries about him ending up in the hospital bc of it. But this Christmas, he ended up in the ER bc he swallowed an AirPod. His mom said she doesn’t understand how he did it, but parents need to hear it. pic.twitter.com/dtM2JXBwzG
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) December 31, 2019
Stroud told WSB-TV that she's probably just going to stick to the old-fashioned headsets from now on, at least until her son gets a little older.
The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.
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