"Teen's Vocal Cords Function as Coin Slot in Severe Ingestion Mishap"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Ars Technica
A 14-year-old boy in California accidentally swallowed a quarter, which ended up getting lodged in his airway, causing hoarseness and difficulty swallowing. Doctors had to use long, optical forceps guided by a camera to remove the coin from its dangerous resting place in the subglottis. The boy's symptoms improved after the retrieval, and he was discharged home with ulcerations on his airway from the coin's ribbed edge.