What should I do if an insect gets into my ear?

In life, it is common for small insects to crawl into the ears. This situation is most likely to occur in the summer. If you encounter this problem, the most important thing is to stay calm. Don't panic at this time. The easiest way is to use something to take out the small insect, or tilt your head and shake it, and the small insect will fall off. If these methods don't work, there are also the following methods to deal with it.

What should I do if an insect gets into my ear?

1. Inducement method

Insects generally have phototropism. You can point the external auditory canal toward the light. If you place a light at the opening of the ear canal at night, or shine a flashlight on it, this can often lure the insects out.

2. Smoking

Ask someone to take a few puffs of cigarette and spray it into the ear canal. The insects will be stimulated by the smoke and will crawl out on their own.

3. Drunkenness method

Put 3 to 4 drops of human wine into the ear to kill the insect. Then tilt the ear to let the wine flow out and take out the insect.

4. Ear pressing

If a relatively large insect enters the ear canal, you can use your index finger to press tightly against the tragus (a nipple-like protrusion blocking the outside of the external auditory opening) to cut off the air in the ear and force the insect to turn around or retreat. When you feel the insect wriggling at the opening of the ear canal, release your index finger and the insect will fall out.

5. Oil drip method

Slowly drip 5 to 6 drops of cooking oil (rapeseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, sesame oil will all be fine) into the ear to stick to the insect's legs or wings and prevent it from moving. After a while, the insect will be suffocated or drowned. Next, pick out the insect, then roll up clean toilet paper or napkins, and gently insert them into the ear to absorb the cooking oil.

However, if a cockroach enters the ear, the above methods are mostly ineffective. Most cockroaches are afraid of light, and they may burrow deeper if you shine a flashlight on them. The soaking method can at most restrict their activities, but it is difficult to kill them. It is afraid of light, so it may burrow deeper if you shine a flashlight on it. The immersion method can at most limit its activity, but it is difficult to kill it.

In winter, if you find a bug in your ear while sleeping in the middle of the night, it is most likely a cockroach. At this time, you cannot use cotton swabs or ear picks. The safest way is to go to the hospital.

If a small insect flies into your ear, do not use an ear pick to dig it out. If you do, the insect will be irritated and fly inside, which can easily damage the eardrum. If a small flying insect flies into your ear, you might as well take advantage of the phototropism of some insects. You can shine a flashlight on the opening of the external auditory canal in the dark. The insect will crawl out on its own when it sees the light. You can also blow a puff of cigarette into the ear to choke the insect out. If the above method does not work, lie on your side with the affected ear facing upwards, and then drop a few drops of cooking oil into the ear to stick to, kill, or suffocate the insects. When the bug in the ear stops struggling, flush the ear canal with warm water to flush the bug out.