Woman has a live cockroach pulled out of her ear after the bug crawled into her head when she was sleeping
- Ms Chen was rushed to hospital in China after suffering severe pain in her ear
- She felt an extreme itch in her head while hearing a constant scratching noise
- Doctor removed a wiggling cockroach after spotting the bug inside the woman
- Medic said the insect had crawled into Ms Chen’s ear canal after she fell asleep
A Chinese woman has been left horrified after doctors found a live cockroach stuck in her ear.
Medics removed the wiggling bug from her ear after it had crawled into the patient’s head when she was asleep.
The resident, known by her surname Chen, sought medical attention in southern China’s Guangdong province after hearing a constant scratching noise, according to the local press.
Medics removed the wiggling bug from the Chinese woman’s ear after it had crawled into the patient’s head when she was asleep. The picture shows the insect after it was removed
Medics said that the insect would burrow Ms Chen’s eardrum if it was not removed in time.
The incident came to light when the woman was rushed to the Guangdong’s Second People’s Hospital in Zhuhai of southern China last Wednesday.
Ms Chen had woken up with severe pain in her ear while hearing a constant scratching noise.
The resident even felt an extreme itch after she tried to dig her ear with a stick.
She told Guangdong Television: ‘I couldn’t see what was inside my ear, but I felt it crawling even deeper when I was digging my ear with a stick.’
The incident came to light when the woman was rushed to the Guangdong’s Second People’s Hospital in Zhuhai of southern China last Wednesday. The otoscope picture shows the bug inside Ms Chen’s ear after the cockroach crawled into her head while she was sleeping
The medic then spotted the yellow cockroach wiggling in the woman’s (not pictured) ear canal using an otoscope and pulled it out with a pair of tweezers. The picture shows Dr Yi performing an ear check on a female patient at the Guangdong’s Second People’s Hospital in Zhuhai
Dr Yi at the Zhuhai hospital saw Ms Chen after she was brought in by her worried family members.
The medic then spotted the yellow cockroach wiggling in the woman’s ear canal using an otoscope and pulled it out with a pair of tweezers.
The bug would likely to burrow Ms Chen’s eardrum if it was not removed in time, according to the medical specialist.
Dr Yi said that he had already treated another two patients who suffered the same problem as Ms Chen several hours ago.
The doctor advised residents to use insect repellents frequently to keep these uninvited guests out of their home, particularly in the summer when the heat is high.
Dr Yi said that he had already treated another two patients who suffered the same problem as Ms Chen several hours ago. The picture shows Dr Yi performing an ear check on a patient at the Guangdong’s Second People’s Hospital in Zhuhai of southern China’s Guangdong province
But Dr Yi suggested people not to remove the insects by themselves with cotton buds or ear picks to avoid further agitating the bugs or causing infections.
The medic said that some insects that were sensitive to lights could be led out by shining a torch into the ear.
‘If they still don’t crawl out, you can use a few drops of peanut oil or vegetable oil to stick some of the insects and they’ll die inside,’ he added.