Untreated otitis media, man has maggots nesting in his ear

On July 31, the Central Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital ( Hanoi ) said that doctors there had just admitted a male patient from Ninh Binh for examination due to pain and discharge from the ear and hearing loss.

After performing endoscopy, the doctors discovered many moving white foreign objects which were wriggling maggots filling the patient's eardrum. The doctors removed more than a dozen maggots on the spot. The patient's ear canal was swollen, narrowed, and there were still many maggots and inflammatory tissue inside, so they could not completely remove them.

Image of maggots removed from a patient's ear by a doctor. (Photo courtesy of BSCC).

This patient said that 2 years ago he had otitis media and went to get medicine near his house but it did not help. The pain in his hand, accompanied by discharge and hearing loss persisted so he went to the Central Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital for a check-up.

The patient was temporarily prescribed internal medicine, intravenous antibiotics, and anti-inflammatory drugs. Afterwards, the doctor continued endoscopic surgery to remove dozens of white maggots and treat the patient's inflamed tissues.

Resident doctor Pham Anh Tuan, Central Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital said this is a rare case. Because when the patient had otitis media, he did not treat it thoroughly and clean it properly, so the pus attracted female flies to lay eggs inside the infection and develop into maggots. If not treated early, it can cause the infection to spread to meningitis, otitis media, and even lead to death.

From the above case, the doctor recommends that when symptoms such as pain, blood, pus appear, people should quickly go to an ENT specialist for examination. In addition, people should clean their ears and personal hygiene every day.

Thu Phuong

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