Has A Bug Ever Crawled Into Your Ear While You Are Sleeping?

I woke up about 5 a.m. feeling a sound on my ear like my ear needed to pop from pressure. Weird feeling that would come & go. I put my finger in my ear to see if that would help and it kept happening. So I got up and got a cotton swab and dipped it into rubbing alcohol and stuck it in my ear & swirled it around. Had a tiny little ant on it.

We’ve had rain so often this past couple of weeks that all kinds of bugs are getting inside, mostly earwigs but also sugar ants and sometimes flies, swatted a mosquito on me inside the house yesterday too.

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faery · 31-35, F

Yes, I had a teeny tiny black beetle get into my ear one night. I woke up to a loud noise. I realized it was coming from inside my ear and my partner shone a flashlight into my ear and I had to endure listening to and feeling it crawl towards the light. Insane way to wake up, lol

It's been raining here a lot too, lately, and it's so hot. Ants and flies getting in worse than ever before and I keep treating inside and outside the house to keep them at bay.

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faery · 31-35, F

@cherokeepatti Another great tip, thank you. I'll do some research to find out how to get the most bang for my buck with the orange oil. I never thought about it in large amounts, just little bottles of essential oil and they are expensive. With a material amount, I could cover more square footage, so it just might be more effective overall. And I love the smell of oranges, so yay. Thanks again :)

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@faery They sell orange oil here in health food stores for cleaning. It is really good for taking labels of jars, I always use it and it takes just a tiny bit because it works so well…and I’ve tried a lot of things and it works the best. You can also order it on Amazon.

faery · 31-35, F

@cherokeepatti Alright, you've got me started on my way. I'm sure it's cheaper on Amazon than locally. I'll compare first, just in case it's worth it to support my local HFS. I try to shop locally as long as the difference isn't astronomical. I'd always used coconut oil (the refined kind) for labels. Still takes a bit of elbow grease.

4meAndyou · F

No, I am thankful to say it has not. I've had a bug fly up my nostril, and I swallowed a dead albino spider that had died in the bottom of my drinking glass....didn't see him until it was too late!!! And I have accidentally squished one of those gypsy moth caterpillars on the skin of my stomach...(where we were camping was infested with them). 🤮🤮🤮

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4meAndyou · F

@faery They are no longer present in the date...the date has eaten ALL of it...so munch away! I eat Larabars every morning for breakfast! Made almost entirely from dates!

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@4meAndyou I haven’t seen wasps around our fig bushes ever. Carmine also has been used in Yoplait yogurts that have a pinkish color. They could have used a tiny bit of beet powder, which would be very inexpensive, but chose to use bug dye. And shellac is used to coat jelly beans and other things like medications, it is made from bugs too.

4meAndyou · F

@cherokeepatti YUMMY!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

AbbeyRhode · F

I hope not! 😯
Glad you got it out.

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@AbbeyRhode I knew someone who was an army medic in the Vietnam War. They had to fly to a location to pick up a soldier with a bug in his ear. He said it took 4 men to pick him up and get him loaded up, I think they had to strapped down his arms. He was going nuts due to the buzzing on his eardrum. I’m glad that I read about putting alcohol in the ear for bugs, it kills them quickly but if it’s a big bug it needs to be flushed out after it dies.