By Eric Pfeiffer
Photos of the spider before it was removed from the woman's ear (Imgur)A
woman who went to China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining of
itching in the left side of her head was told by doctors that the source
of irritation was a spider that had been living inside her ear canal for five days.
Doctors
reportedly used a saline solution to flush out the spider in order to
avoid having the spider burrow deeper inside the canal or bite her.
The flushing technique was successful and the woman reportedly wept with gratitude
after being told the spider was removed. Doctors say they believe the
spider entered the woman's home while the home was undergoing
renovations, and crawled into her ear while she was sleeping.
A report by CNN
states that spiders and other bugs are appearing in greater numbers
this summer due to warm weather and drought conditions across the U.S.
"All insects are cold-blooded, so
in extreme heat they develop quicker, which results in more generations
popping up now compared to previous summers," Jim Fredericks, an
entomologist and wildlife ecology expert with the National Pest
Management Association, told the network.
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