Small cockroaches may crawl into the ear, and may cause intra-auricular damage, which requires timely consultation to clarify whether there is a foreign body and remove it.
When small cockroaches enter into the human ear and cause foreign bodies in the ear, they can irritate the skin of the ear canal and cause ants, ear stuffiness, ear pain caused by scratching the ear canal, and other clinical manifestations. When the cockroach enters into the ear canal and touches the tympanic membrane, it can also cause tinnitus, and in serious cases, it can scratch the tympanic membrane, causing bleeding and hearing loss.
Small cockroaches crawling into the ear can be removed by dropping vegetable oil into the ear canal and suffocating the cockroach to death.
Some stubborn cockroaches can be removed with a foreign body forceps under an otoscope. If there is damage to the ear canal or tympanic membrane, oral antibiotics can be taken to prevent infection, such as cefaclor tablets and amoxicillin capsules.
Small cockroaches crawling into the ear need to consult the otorhinolaryngology department, clear cause of the disease and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.