Living spider removed from ear of woman

A living spider was removed from the ear of a woman, who relaxing at her home in India.

It was just another day for the 49-year-old housewife, who was unwinding after completing her household chores. Her regular routine is to lie down in the veranda during summer afternoons. However, this day was different.

As she woke up after falling asleep for a couple of hours, she started feeling discomfort in her right ear. She tried to remove the particle with the help of her finger but failed. After experiencing, unbearable pain and discomfort, she asked her daughter to look into her ear with a torch.

The sharp pains followed by a feeling of discomfort was unbearable. Her husband rushed her to Columbia Asia Hospital to consult with Dr. Santosh Shivaswamy.

"I was terrified as I could feel movement of a creature in my ear," the woman said. "The acute earache followed by sharp pain