A bug in the ear can cause a lot of fear. Insects such as moths, beetles, ladybugs, and beetles may sneak into your ears while you sleep or while doing some outdoor activities. Entomologists fear that these insects want to get into their ears to stay in a warm and safe place. Whatever the reason, it's not nice to have one in your ear canal at all. You will need to remove the insect to avoid ear damage, infection, or even loss of hearing.
Steps
Part 1 of 3: Prepare for Removal
Step 1. Find out if you have a bug in your ear
This part of the body could be sensitive for several reasons, for example it can be painful due to allergies or a climate change. If you have a bug stuck in your ear canal, you will experience pain, swelling, crackle, and there may even be blood. You may even get bitten or stung. Some people lose their hearing or feel dizzy.
Step 2. Keep Calm
While this can be a frightening situation, do your best to stay in control. If you move too much, the insect could get stuck even deeper or you could stimulate it to recede into the ear canal. All of this could damage the sensitive inner ear or eardrum.
Step 3. Avoid inserting objects into the ear
You don't have to squeeze the unwanted guest even further into your ear canal or run the risk of hurting yourself. There are many nerve endings inside the ear. If you use tools such as tweezers or cotton swabs, you could damage those nerves. Never try to remove the insect by prying it with a tool.
Step 4. Locate the insect
If it has gone all the way into your ear to the eardrum, you need to go to the ER to get it out. Ask someone to look inside the ear canal by illuminating it with a flashlight or using a magnifying glass. In this way, it is possible to identify the type of guest and understand their location.
Step 5. Get into a comfortable position
To prepare for the extraction, you need to make yourself comfortable. Then sit somewhere with your head tilted to one side so that you or a friend can have easy access to the "busy" ear. In some cases, it may be more comfortable to lie on your side with the affected ear facing up.
Part 2 of 3: Remove the Bug
Step 1. Move the auricle
This technique uses gravity to get rid of the insect. Tilt your head with the affected ear down and tug on the pavilion a little. Grab the cartilage area and move it a little. If the host has not penetrated deeply, it may fall on its own.
Step 2. Let the insect come out on its own
If he's still alive and close enough to the exit, he may spontaneously come out. If you stay calm and don't bring any objects (including your fingers) near the opening of the ear canal, there are some chances that the intruder will find their way out on their own.
Step 3. Wash your ear with warm water using a dropper or bulb syringe
Keep your head tilted and dilate the ear canal by pulling on the pinna. Let a steady stream of warm water flow into your ear and finally tilt your head to the other side to drain it. Do not proceed with this irrigation if you are concerned that the eardrum is injured, otherwise it could make the situation worse.
Step 4. Use mineral oil to kill the insect
To end the host's life, drop a drop or two of mineral oil, baby oil, or olive oil into the ear canal. This can be useful to prevent the parasite from biting you, breaking your eardrum by biting or moving.
Step 5. Go to the hospital to have an aspiration
In the emergency room, an otolaryngologist or nurse will use a special suction tool (which is typically used to remove earwax) to try to extract the insect. This procedure could be dangerous to perform at home, so go to the ER and let the professionals take care of it.
Part 3 of 3: Recovering after the Insect Extraction
Step 1. Inspect the insect to make sure it is intact
Make sure you have removed it completely from your ear. If you have left out some parts, they could cause other problems, such as ear infections. Check carefully whatever you have extracted.
Step 2. Take your time
Extracting a live insect from the ear is a stressful process. Also, washing or sucking the ear canal could cause dizziness, because it puts pressure on the middle ear. Do not get up too quickly and do not engage in strenuous physical activity for at least one day after the "surgery".
Step 3. Look for signs of infection
The insect may have caused tissue damage before it was fully extracted. The infection usually presents with swelling, dizziness, hearing loss, fever, and pain.
Step 4. See your doctor for a follow-up visit
If you think you have not completely removed the insect or are concerned about developing an infection, make an appointment with your family doctor to check your health. He may advise you to see an otolaryngologist for additional tests.
