How to get a mosquito out of your ear

What to do if a mosquito flies in your ear, do not panic. The insect is small, it will not be able to damage the eardrum, to crawl to the brains too. Fears that the insect has time to put off larvae in the ear, baseless. In our area, such parasites are absent. The first way to get rid of a mosquito in your ear is to go to a specialist, the second is to perform actions yourself, following a certain instruction.

Insect threat

According to experts, mosquitoes climb into the ear to warm themselves. Once in a cramped space, he will hurry to get out, but this does not always work out. The average diameter of the auditory tube in a newborn is 4 mm, in a child under 5 years old - 5 mm, in an adult about 8 mm. The size of the mosquito is 4-14 mm.

In attempts to get out, the insect will begin to move its paws, turn over. Such actions cause discomfort, discomfort, pain. The head starts to hurt, overall health worsens. Further stay of the pest in the ear is fatal to the insect.

Important!

In the absence of proper measures to remove a foreign body from the auricle, suppuration, inflammation, and discharge appear.

Signs of the presence of a mosquito in the ear

You can determine the presence of an insect in the auricle by your own feelings. The situation is complicated if the pest flew into the ear of a small child.

Signs:

• hearing deteriorates, the child reacts poorly to voice, sound;
• often shakes his head, rubs, twists his ear, complains of pain;
• suppuration is present, there are signs of inflammation;
• dizziness, weakness is observed;
• more sulfur is released.

Secondary signs - tearfulness, irritability, sleep disturbance, moodiness. The child is able to behave for several days, as usual, does not complain about anything. Significant discomfort appears after the onset of the inflammatory process.

Pulling a mosquito out of the ear

If there is a suspicion that an insect has got into the auricle, you need to seek help from a specialist. If this happened in a place remote from civilization or an insect is noticeable, you can get a mosquito yourself.

Instruction:

1. The victim should be put with a sick ear up.
2. A little glycerin, camphor, olive oil should be instilled into the sink. This is necessary to block the access of oxygen. The insect will die, stop scratching its paws, resist pulling out.
3. After 15 minutes, the victim should be laid with a sick ear down. Pre-lay a napkin, a scrap of fabric, so that it can be seen when the mosquito is outside.
4. In the supine position, a person should spend about 20 minutes. Oil will flow from the ear, along with it a pest.
5. If mosquito not found on a napkin, you need to raise the victim’s head, examine the sore spot with a flashlight. After the procedures with oil, the pest will significantly advance to the “exit”, you can remove the mosquito from the ear with a cotton swab. It should be removed carefully, as accurately as possible.

The insect needs to be inspected for integrity. If a small particle remains in the ear, inflammation will begin. It is necessary to try to take it out, having re-dripped the oil. Otherwise, you need to seek help from a specialist.

On a note!

If the mosquito in the ear is initially visible, you can do without dripping oil. Gently get it with a cotton swab soaked in medical alcohol. Use tweezers, a toothpick, a match, a needle is prohibited. Otherwise, you can damage the eardrum, the damage from the procedure will be much greater than from a mosquito.

If the presence of a foreign creature in the ear is detected immediately after it enters, the pest can be removed with simple actions. You need to tilt your head, move your ear, grab a lobe, move. Such efforts will cause the parasite to move towards the exit. You can also shake your head by tilting it down with your affected ear.

The consequences of incorrect actions

It is necessary to carry out the procedure as carefully as possible. Incorrect actions can lead to the following consequences:

• damage to the eardrum;
• infection
• trauma to the skin, bleeding;
• inflammation;
• pushing the mosquito deeper.

Do not take independent actions if the mosquito got into the ear, in which the development of purulent otitis was previously observed, the eardrum was damaged. It is forbidden to bury oil, it is impossible to pull out the insect in another way at home.

After removing the pest, you should monitor the condition of the auricle, sensations for a few more days. If this is a child - observe also behavior, mood, activity. Signs of inflammation, infection - hearing loss, dizziness, headache, weakness, fever, increased sulfur in the auricle, specific discharge.