In retrospect, this was just as disturbing as it sounds.

[drakyndra]

Well, that was an experience.

I just spent a couple of hours at a hospital emergency ward because a bug flew into my ear and couldn't get out.

And then it died and the doctor had to vacuum it out. (Using a special... ear vacuum thing).

Though at least that was an improvement over earlier, when I could feel it flapping around inside my ear. I don't particularly want to do that again.

Yeah, I think I've had quite enough of being a living urban legend for one night.

Comments

[irradiancy.livejournal.com]

That sounds... awkward.

[laurenthemself]

Yuck. I realise that's not a significant contribution to the discussion, but yuck.

[fireflyfaery.livejournal.com]

I had a patient once who came in with an ant in her ear. We spent half an hour running around trying to find the parrafin liquid - apparently you're supposed to use something oil-based to kill the beasty and float it out at the same time. Me and the then-intern cheerfully returned with our conquest to find that the ant was, in fact, already crawling around on her cheek.

The moral of the story : A bottle of olive oil is a useful thing.

Also, I have never seen one of those vacuum things for ears, but it sounds awfully useful.

[suspicious.livejournal.com]

Oh my GOD, I can't even imagine how much I would've freaked out if I went through that. Even a bug buzzing by my ear is enough to set me off. I really hope you'll never have to go through any of that ever again!

[robotlove.livejournal.com]

... that... that is definitely not something I want to try. Ever.

Rationally speaking I think I could handle it if it just picked my ear for a deathbed, but to have it FLYING AROUND INSIDE would just drive me crazy.