Past research suggests that live insects represent at least 14% of foreign objects found in people's ear canals. Other commonly identified objects include cotton balls, beads and earring backings.

The last bug she came across was a fly that had flown into her patient’s ear and laid eggs. “There were maggots in the ear,” she said. That caused an infection, but once Tummala treated it ...

They also report stomach bugs and swimmer’s ear this week. WellSpan Community Pediatrics reports colds, ... If your child has ear tubes, however, there is a connection through the ear canal, ...

He said the woman's case was novel because he'd never seen an insect molt inside an ear canal before. Previously, he'd seen ants, moths, cockroaches and mosquitoes in people's ears.

He said the woman's case was novel because he'd never seen an insect molt inside an ear canal before. Previously, he'd seen ants, moths, cockroaches and mosquitoes in people's ears.

Cockroaches, drawn to warmth and narrow spaces, sometimes crawl into people's ears while they sleep, particularly in infested ...

According to NBC News, American doctors said that finding insects in a patient’s ear is rare, but not unprecedented. Dr. David Kasle, a physician at ENT Sinus and Allergy of South Florida, told ...

A man whose ear had itched for two months turned out to have mites crawling in his ear canal, a new case report says. The 70-year-old man in Taiwan also reported feeling a sense of fullness in the ...

Earwax lubricates, cleans, and protects the lining of the ear canal. It does this by repelling water, trapping dirt, and ensuring that insects, fungi, and bacteria do not get through the ear canal ...

He said the woman's case was novel because he'd never seen an insect molt inside an ear canal before. Previously, he'd seen ants, moths, cockroaches and mosquitoes in people's ears.