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.

    • DeebsterEnglish
      2•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.

      • @EatYouWell
        4•1 year ago

        It is. In many insect extraction videos the doctors do just that.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝OPMEnglish
        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