One night when we were all fast asleep, my fifteen-year old daughter suddenly got up, wailing in pain telling me that an ant went inside her ear and it's really hurting as it walks inside. She tried to use the ear pick to try to get the ant out but to no avail. We suggested to blow smoke from the cigarette to kill the ant but the thought of making go further inside or die made us think twice it might be more difficult to get it out. Good enough, after a while, she felt the ant was walking toward the outer ear and I saw it came outside naturally. My worry is if it happens again to any of us, what must be done at once while in the house??
2007-03-18 16:31:00 · 21 answers · asked by Gigi M 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
That isn't something that commonly happens, so hopefully you won't ever have to deal with this again. The ear is closed off once you get to the eardrum, so there was no danger of the ant going further inside her head. The reason we have ear wax is as an insect repellent, believe it or not! The bugs don't like the smell or taste of it, so naturally the ant wandered on out. It's never a good idea to put anything inside your ear, even a Qtip should only be used for swabbing the outside of the ear. Using it could have killed the ant (ruining it's chances of coming out on its own as it did) and perhaps causing an infection as her body tries to rid itself of the tiny ant corpse. Also, people have punctured their eardrums by poking things too far into their ear canals. So you actually did the best thing..even though it had to be terribly annoying to hear that little creature crawling around in there....***shudder***. Let it come out the way it went in. Oh, and spray for ants!!!! Good luck!
2007-03-18 16:39:04 · answer #1 · answered by ladysashya 4 · 8⤊ 3⤋
You really have to make sure that there are no bugs where your daughter sleeps. Besides making sure the room and bed are bug free, make sure the kids have a bath and change into clean PJs for sleeping. Ants can come in on clothes.
No eating or sticky drinks in the bed area.
I would reccomend that you get an ear sirynge. They will let you rinse the ant out with a soft stream of water.
Next time you are at the docs, as him or her what they reccomend.
2007-03-18 16:43:08 · answer #2 · answered by San Diego Art Nut 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Achoal is what the doctor will use and pour into the ear to kill the bug. I wouldn't poke anything in there though. As long as the eardrum is not punctured or anything it isn't harmful to the ear. And you don't have to put that much in.
I am not a doctor I only know this from growing up in the country.
Don't use oil the bug will just get caught in the slime but will still be alive.
2007-03-18 16:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by justwondering 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ear Wax is good enogh to kill the ant. I know that we all get worry when it goes inside and we started jumping etc. Just you can use Cotton Bud to get it but normally ant will die sometime after. Dont worry. But if you see real problem, may go to Doctor ( ENT ).
2007-03-18 16:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You know what the ER does, shines a light in the ear, specially if it's a flying insect. Bugs travel to the light!
2007-03-19 01:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by nickname 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first-aide for an insect in the ear is mineral oil (baby oil).
This keeps the insect from injuring the canal and drum, as well as smothers it. Flush it out with warm water.
2007-03-19 02:05:48 · answer #6 · answered by also... 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, it is better to wait patiently for coming out of the ear. Or by rubbing by oiled cotton bud softy, as my experience.
2015-09-26 12:02:28 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By my experience, when an ant goes inside your ear, drop some oil into your ear (1-3 drops) (there's an specific mixture for this situation, but when you have nothing, oil is ok), you'll feel easier soon later, after that, use absorbent cotton-wool to clean your ear ^^
2007-03-18 16:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by hihi 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
apply calcium carbonate hydrogen oxcyde around the ear.. wait until the lost ant find it way out.. don't block the hole.
2016-03-23 18:33:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this happened to me too when i was about 8 my mom took me to the ER all they did was flush it out with water. simple and effective. its a scary thing did you know they scream? my mom thought i was psycho because every time it screamed i would to then start smacking myself in the head. tell your daughter i feel her pain. i slept with cotton in my ears for months after that. hope this is a help to you
2007-03-20 15:33:18 · answer #10 · answered by sharebear80817 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋