The spider was nesting on her eardrum—and there's video.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/7337081

While brain worms have made many horrifying headlines this year, the good folks at the New England Journal of Medicine offer some fresh nightmare fuel ahead of Halloween: an ear spider. And there’s a video.

  • Deebster@programming.devEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I can’t tell if this is sound medical advice or not. Seems legit, apart from perhaps alcohol might be too rough on the ear drum.

    • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMAEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Could use warm olive oil, that is supposed to be good for clearing wax out too. Might leave you with a dose of the dreaded oily ear though