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Photos of the spider before it was removed from the woman's
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A woman who went to China's Changsha Central Hospital complaining
of itching in the left side of her head was told by doctors that the source of
irritation was a spider that had been living inside her ear canal for five
days.
Doctors reportedly used a saline solution to flush out the
spider in order to avoid having the spider burrow deeper inside the canal or
bite her.
The flushing technique was successful and the woman
reportedly wept with gratitude after being told the spider was removed. Doctors
say they believe the spider entered the woman's home while the home was
undergoing renovations, and crawled into her ear while she was sleeping.
A report by CNN states that spiders and other bugs are
appearing in greater numbers this summer due to warm weather and drought
conditions across the U.S.
"All insects are cold-blooded, so in extreme heat they
develop quicker, which results in more generations popping up now compared to
previous summers," Jim Fredericks, an entomologist and wildlife ecology
expert with the National Pest Management Association, told the network.
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