This document presents the case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with swelling and pain in the floor of his mouth for 4 days. He was diagnosed with Ludwig's angina and underwent incision and drainage surgery under awake fiberoptic intubation. Post-extubation, the patient experienced airway obstruction and respiratory distress requiring emergency tracheostomy. He developed negative pressure pulmonary edema but stabilized in the ICU. On post-op day 2, the patient exhibited agitated behavior and pulled out his tracheostomy tube due to underlying alcohol dependence syndrome.