[BryanXavier]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...59.html?_esi=1

A woman who went to China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining of itching in the left side of her head was told by doctors that the source of irritation was a spider that had been living inside her ear canal for five days.
Doctors reportedly used a saline solution to flush out the spider in order to avoid having the spider burrow deeper inside the canal or bite her.
The flushing technique was successful and the woman reportedly wept with gratitude after being told the spider was removed. Doctors say they believe the spider entered the woman's home while the home was undergoing renovations, and crawled into her ear while she was sleeping.
A report by CNN states that spiders and other bugs are appearing in greater numbers this summer due to warm weather and drought conditions across the U.S.
"All insects are cold-blooded, so in extreme heat they develop quicker, which results in more generations popping up now compared to previous summers," Jim Fredericks, an entomologist and wildlife ecology expert with the National Pest Management Association, told the network.

[icheerthebull]

We've all heard the one about people eating a spider while they sleep or creepy-crawlies going somewhere they shouldn't while we snooze - but for one poor woman the urban legend has come true.

She arrived at China's Changsha Central Hospital with an itchy ear, only to learn the cause was a spider that had crawled into the ear canal.

To make things worse, doctors believe the arachnid had been in there for five days.

Fortunately for the woman, there was some good news - doctors told her the problem would have been far worse if she had tried to scratch it.

At first the medics planned to use tweezers to grab the spider and pull it out - but they were worried that creature might bite the patient.

Instead, Dr Liu Sheng and his colleagues poured a saline solution into the ear and waited for the spider to leave on its own.

Fingers crossed it didn't lay any eggs..



sweet dreams all

[Rusty666]

[DiamondSmiles]

Made me itch! Thanks for that ;)

I saw them remove roaches on medical shows on tv. The child took it better than a woman did.

[nikola]

Originally Posted by BryanXavier ↗

"All insects are cold-blooded, so in extreme heat they develop quicker, which results in more generations popping up now compared to previous summers," Jim Fredericks, an entomologist and wildlife ecology expert with the National Pest Management Association, told the network.

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Sorry, but spiders are arachnids not insects.. I presume that journalists messed with his statement, but if he really said it he isn't much of an expert.
Good thread btw.

[chris50stang]

i cant read chinese, but are you sure its not some kind of new dish? it moves , they'll eat it

[docfr8]

now if you were the attending physician and saw that with your ottoscope inside the ear canal, you would be like "WTF OVER"
Your spider senses would be tingling

[juliemd]

I would have probably tried to smack it out of reflex, and ended up smacking the poor woman.

[DiamondSmiles]

This was posted twice today. I am still itching from reading the other one. Thank you!

[bluepinktriangle]

if i found out i had anything like that living on me, i would die on the spot.