He felt a buzz, he went to the hospital and they were surprised by the surprising discovery

May 2, 2019

After three days of feeling the sound, the child turned to the doctor, even if it did not hurt and he could listen without problems.

Waldman is the name of the 9 year old boy to whom he was found a tick in his ear. The Dr. David Kasle, otolaryngologist who works at the hospital of Yale New Haven, he said that "For any child, removing a foreign body from the ear is difficult, but especially in this case".

The professional explained that pulling the tick would cause pain and probably tear the membrane. "The eardrum is essentially part of a fairly complex lever mechanism that allows the sound to travel from the outer ear to the inner ear and through the middle ear, where there are ossicles, small bones, "he said.

In addition, the doctor added: "You need this battery intact to get a good sound". "We took him to the operating room, slept him and we were able to use very thin utensils to remove the chapter on ticks," he explained. David Kasle, who carried out the delicate operation.

The mite has been identified as "Dermacentor variabilis": a dog tick that is usually found in various places. United States.

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On the other hand Dr. Lorenza Beati, curator National Collection of Ticks of USA, He badured that ticks do not usually stick to unusual places, such as the inside of the ear.

"Some ticks of Africa do it, but in the US it's a very unusual eventespecially because an adult tick is quite big and people often find it before it adheres, "he concluded.