Local Runner Alarmed to Find AirPods Spreading to Face, Neck
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A local man woke this morning to discover that his AirPods had spread overnight to his face and neck, Dumb Runner has learned—a development that has baffled medical professionals and Apple Store Genius Bar employees alike.
Gregory Samsa, 32, an avid runner and music lover, first noticed the breakout moments after waking up, racing to the bathroom to find a mirror. He was “alarmed,” he said, to see seven new AirPods sprouting from his skin.
“I didn’t know what to do,” said Samsa, adding that attempts to squeeze the AirPods like pimples were unsuccessful. “I tried pairing (the new AirPods) with my phone, but it didn’t recognize them.”
“So I went to an urgent care clinic.”
A nurse practitioner there was baffled, he said, and referred him to a dermatologist, who was similarly stumped. As a last resort, Samsa said, he headed to a nearby Apple Store.
“The folks at the Genius Bar were nice,” he said, “but they couldn’t explain it either.”
Eventually, said Samsa, he returned home and went back to bed.
Samsa said he’s used AirPods for years, including for running—“I can’t run without music,” he said—but has never had any problems with them until now. He said he’s not sure what his next step will be.
“I guess I’ll wait and see if they dry up and go away on their own,” he said. “I just hope they don’t spread any further, like to my torso.”
“Or,” he added, “somewhere worse.”
