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Mumbai: 3-year-old almost suffocates to death one month after eating betel nut

<p>Betel nut gets lodged in 3-year-old's lungs; Bombay Hospital doc removes it without surgery</p>

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Taking their eyes off their precocious toddler for a few moments at a wedding function almost cost the Chaudharys their daughter. A month ago, three-year-old Aiza Chaudhary, a Kurla resident, had somehow managed to get some supari (betel nut) into her mouth at a wedding function. A small bit of it, however, became lodged in her lungs, but she felt no discomfort for an entire month.

The piece of supari that was removed from toddler's lungs
The piece of supari that was removed from toddler's lungs

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