Signs of ants crawling into your ear

Ants crawling into your ear will cause you certain uncomfortable feelings. And below are some specific symptoms that show that you are experiencing ants or some other insect crawling into your ear:

The first symptom when ants crawl into your ear that can be most easily recognized is the feeling of itchy ears. Because ants crawling in can bite or have barbed legs that pierce the ear, making you feel very itchy and uncomfortable.

- One ear has dull and severe pain for a long time even though there was no previous ear disease.

- The feeling of fullness in the ear is extremely uncomfortable, possibly accompanied by swelling of the ear due to ant bites.

The above are symptoms from mild to severe that you may experience when crawling into your ear or any other type of insect crawling into your ear.

In case you find dead ants, you can apply some ways to get the ants out such as shaking your head to make the ants fall out or pouring a little water into the ear canal to make the ants fall out or leaning towards the ear with the ants to make them fall out.

On the contrary, in the case that the ants are still alive and wriggling, making you feel very uncomfortable. You can apply 1 of 3 simple, safe and effective ways to handle ants crawling into the ear below:

1. Use vegetable oil or baby oil

Using cooking oil or baby massage oil is an extremely effective tip to treat ants crawling into the ear. This method is quite simple, you just need to tilt your head to the opposite side, then let the ear with the ants crawling in face up and pour a little cooking oil into the ear and the ants will quickly suffocate. At this time, they will float up and escape from the ear with the oil. When the ants are out of the ear, you just tilt your head back to let the cooking oil out of the ear canal and you do not need to wash to remove the oil in the ear canal.

For children with ants crawling into the ear, you should only use baby oil to remove the ants from the ear. You just need to choose a type of oil that is moderately warm, do not use an oil that is too hot. And you need to pay special attention not to put too much oil in the child's ear.

2. Use alcohol or hydrogen peroxide

Alcohol and hydrogen peroxide often contain a certain amount of alcohol, in addition to treating ants crawling into the ear, they can also disinfect wounds caused by ants in the ear canal. With this method, you just need to use a small piece of cotton soaked in a little alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Then place the cotton outside the ear and drop it into the ear canal, the smell of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide will make the ants feel uncomfortable and quickly crawl out.

When you see the ants crawling out of the ear canal, you can quickly use tweezers to gently pick up the ants to completely remove them from the ear. In the case of ants crawling into the ear of a newborn, in addition to using alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, you can use a clean syringe to put a little warm water into the ear. No matter what kind of ant or insect is stuck in the ear, it will definitely crawl out.

3. Use light

According to studies on insects in general and ants in particular, these are all light-oriented species. They often tend to go to places with light, so you just need to use a light to shine on their ears and they will quickly crawl out.

You can use a flashlight or light a candle in front of the ear to guide the ants to follow the light and crawl out of the ear. However, this method requires time and perseverance. If you do not want to use any catalyst in the ear canal, this is the most effective solution to treat ants crawling into the ear.

Some notes when ants crawl into the ear

When ants crawl into the ear, first you should calm down and think of a way to remove them from the ear. However, you also need to pay attention to some issues as well as some things not to do to avoid causing serious consequences:

When ants crawl into your ear, you will feel itchy and uncomfortable. At this time, you should not try to remove them by poking a cotton swab into your ear because this will make the ants go deeper into the ear. The most serious thing is that it can damage the middle ear and perforate the eardrum.

In case you have used all the above methods to treat ants crawling into the ear but still cannot remove the ants from the ear. You should not take further measures but quickly go to a specialist for timely treatment.
When you detect symptoms of bleeding or discharge in the ear, you absolutely should not use any catalyst to make the ants crawl out because it is very possible that the eardrum has been perforated by the ants. At this time, you should go to the hospital or see an ENT specialist for proper treatment.