Not all urban legends are meant to be scoffed at, but this particular story might make you reach out for the nearest pair of earplugs. Below is a medical report featuring a spider in its home. Too bad that home happened to be the fleshy ear canal of one unsuspecting woman in China:
According to local media outlet rednet, the woman had arrived at China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining of an itchy ear. She was attended to by Dr. Liu Sheng and his colleague. After much probing, they uncovered the small spider that had apparently crawled into her ear canal while she slept, and had been dwelling inside her for the past five days.
Fortunately, the woman avoided making matters worst by not sticking anything in her ear to scratch the "itch." Doctors were able to remove the arachnid with minimal invasiveness by pouring a saline solution into the canal and waiting for the spider to leave on its own.
According to local media outlet rednet, the woman had arrived at China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining of an itchy ear. She was attended to by Dr. Liu Sheng and his colleague. After much probing, they uncovered the small spider that had apparently crawled into her ear canal while she slept, and had been dwelling inside her for the past five days.
Fortunately, the woman avoided making matters worst by not sticking anything in her ear to scratch the "itch." Doctors were able to remove the arachnid with minimal invasiveness by pouring a saline solution into the canal and waiting for the spider to leave on its own.
